Matthias Andree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on Wed, 6 Jul 2005 :
> I cannot reproduce this. Please check your log files for errors - see
> the README files for how to configure syslog.
OK, let me try explaining a different way. One such newsgroup that I have
in mind is
alt.binaries.aquaria
First I try the leafnode script "touch_newsgroup":
unix:~> touch_newsgroup alt.binaries.aquaria
Can't select alt.binaries.aquaria
That seems to fail. So then I try direct access with telnet:
unix:~> telnet 127.0.0.1 nntp
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to 127.0.0.1.
Escape character is '^]'.
200 Leafnode NNTP Daemon, version 1.11.3.rel running at localhost (my
fqdn: news.geddis.org)
group comp.lang.lisp
211 1555 13432 14986 comp.lang.lisp group selected
group alt.binaries.aquaria
411 No such group
quit
205 Always happy to serve!
Connection closed by foreign host.
As you can see, an "ordinary" group like comp.lang.lisp seems to work fine,
but leafnode gives me a 411 error when I try the alt.binaries.aquaria group.
So, is that group even available from my newsserver? Let's try there:
unix:~> telnet newsgroups.comcast.net nntp
Trying 216.196.97.136...
Connected to comcast.dca.giganews.com.
Escape character is '^]'.
200 News.GigaNews.Com
authinfo user [...some username...]
381 more authentication required
authinfo pass [...some password...]
281 News.GigaNews.Com
group comp.lang.lisp
211 62358 115515 177872 comp.lang.lisp
group alt.binaries.aquaria
211 110 21524 21633 alt.binaries.aquaria
quit
205 goodbye
Connection closed by foreign host.
I've interpreted this evidence as saying that the group exists on the
upstream server, but since leafnode can't get a description of it in its
groupinfo file, it refuses to allow a client to attempt to subscribe to it.
I found no logging messages of interest in the syslog file. It appears that
leafnode never attempts to download the group from any upstream server.
I'm not even sure what the architecture is supposed to do. Presumably,
"touch_newsgroup" would be the interface to tell leafnode what groups I
want to download. But that script is obviously rejecting my group before
ever contacting one of the upstream servers, so it clearly can't have any
idea whether that group exists on the upstream server or not.
-- Don
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