Odd 'automatic posting' on authentication

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Hi,

I've run into a oddity: when I try to run slrn, it seems like the program
tries to post something as soon as I authenticate, but does something
wrong, times out, and fails with an initialization error.

OS is Centos 6.10
slrn is 0.9.9p1 (not under my control)

Screen shows:


$ slrn --debug slrn.log
slrn 0.9.9p1

Loading /usr/share/slrn/slang/slrn.sl
Reading startup file /home/kjdavies/.slrnrc.
Using newsrc file /home/kjdavies/.jnewsrc for server news.usenetserver.com.
Connecting to host news.usenetserver.com ...
Username: kjdavies
Password:

Authenticating kjdavies ...
Connected to host.  Posting ok.slrn fatal error:
Failed to initialize server.


slrn.log shows (password elided)


!Connecting to server...
<200 news.usenetserver.com Welcome! (fx32.iad)^M
>MODE READER
>^M

<201 news.usenetserver.com Welcome! (fx32.iad) (No Posting)^M
>AUTHINFO USER kjdavies
>^M

<381 PASS required^M
>AUTHINFO PASS password
>^M

<281 Welcome to UsenetServer (Posting Allowed)^M
>POST
>^M

<340 Send Article to be Posted^M
>.
>^M

!Disconnecting from server.
!Disconnecting from server.
!Disconnecting from server.
!Disconnecting from server.
!Disconnecting from server.
!Disconnecting from server.
!Closing the server connection.


As best I can tell, I get authenticated ('Posting Allowed') and then slrn
tries to post a message that fails... and times out, prevent initialization.

I can connect from the same workstation via telnet, download a groups list,
download a message list, view headers and bodies in a newsgroup... the NNTP
server seems to be doing what is expected. What could cause slrn to behave
like this?

Thanks,
Keith

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&#39;ve run into a oddity: when I try to run slrn, it seems like the progra=
m tries to post something as soon as I authenticate, but does something wro=
ng, times out, and fails with an initialization error.</div><div><br></div>=
<div>OS is Centos 6.10</div><div>slrn is 0.9.9p1 (not under my control)</di=
v><div><br></div><div>Screen shows:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div=
>$ slrn --debug slrn.log</div><div>slrn 0.9.9p1</div><div><br></div><div>Lo=
ading /usr/share/slrn/slang/<a href=3D"http://slrn.sl">slrn.sl</a></div><di=
v>Reading startup file /home/kjdavies/.slrnrc.</div><div>Using newsrc file =
/home/kjdavies/.jnewsrc for server <a href=3D"http://news.usenetserver.com"=
>news.usenetserver.com</a>.</div><div>Connecting to host <a href=3D"http://=
news.usenetserver.com">news.usenetserver.com</a> ...</div><div>Username: kj=
davies</div><div>Password:</div><div><br></div><div>Authenticating kjdavies=
 ...</div><div>Connected to host.=C2=A0 Posting ok.slrn fatal error:</div><=
div>Failed to initialize server.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>sl=
rn.log shows (password elided)</div><div><br></div><div>=C2=A0<br></div><di=
v><div>!Connecting to server...</div><div>&lt;200 <a href=3D"http://news.us=
enetserver.com">news.usenetserver.com</a> Welcome! (fx32.iad)^M</div><div>&=
gt;MODE READER</div><div>&gt;^M</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;201 <a href=3D=
"http://news.usenetserver.com">news.usenetserver.com</a> Welcome! (fx32.iad=
) (No Posting)^M</div><div>&gt;AUTHINFO USER kjdavies</div><div>&gt;^M</div=
><div><br></div><div>&lt;381 PASS required^M</div><div>&gt;AUTHINFO PASS pa=
ssword</div><div>&gt;^M</div><div><br></div><div>&lt;281 Welcome to UsenetS=
erver (Posting Allowed)^M</div><div>&gt;POST</div><div>&gt;^M</div><div><br=
></div><div>&lt;340 Send Article to be Posted^M</div><div>&gt;.</div><div>&=
gt;^M</div><div><br></div><div>!Disconnecting from server.</div><div>!Disco=
nnecting from server.</div><div>!Disconnecting from server.</div><div>!Disc=
onnecting from server.</div><div>!Disconnecting from server.</div><div>!Dis=
connecting from server.</div><div>!Closing the server connection.</div></di=
v><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>As best I can tell, I get authenticate=
d (&#39;Posting Allowed&#39;) and then slrn tries to post a message that fa=
ils... and times out, prevent initialization.</div><div><br></div><div>I ca=
n connect from the same workstation via telnet, download a groups list, dow=
nload a message list, view headers and bodies in a newsgroup... the NNTP se=
rver seems to be doing what is expected. What could cause slrn to behave li=
ke this?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Keith</div></div></div>=
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