Public bug reported: Beginning with at least slrn version 1.0.3+dfsg-3 it is no longer to connect to a secure news server. The following command fails:
NNTPSERVER=snews://secure-us.news.easynews.com:8000 slrn --create ... Connecting to host secure-us.news.easynews.com ... Failed to initialize server Run-Time Error Reason: slrn fatal error: Failed to initialize server. While this command succeeds: NNTPSERVER=news.easynews.com:8000 slrn --create ... Connecting to host news.easynews.com ... Connected to host. Posting NOT ok. Username: slrn fatal error: Authorization needed, but could not determine username / password. The servers for easynews listen on mutliple ports (https://help.easynews.com/kb/article/11-nntp-server-addresses/) but it is not possible to connect to any of the SSL setups. This works fine in Ubuntu 18.04 with slrn version 1.0.3+dfsg-1, although looking at the changelog it is likely an issue with an underlying library. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10 Package: slrn 1.0.3+dfsg-4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-42.46-generic 5.4.44 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-42-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu45 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip Date: Sun Sep 13 22:23:11 2020 ProcEnviron: LD_LIBRARY_PATH=<set> TERM=screen.xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) LD_PRELOAD=<set> SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: slrn UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) mtime.conffile..etc.news.slrn.rc: 2020-09-13T22:22:32.628395 ** Affects: slrn (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug groovy -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1895480 Title: slrn cannot connect when using SSL encrypted connections To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slrn/+bug/1895480/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
