Re: slrn, run-time error by ssl connection

On 28-07-2021 01:29, Sven Guckes wrote:
 > * Kees de Koster <[email protected]> [2021-07-27 21:07]:
 >> Hello, slrn aborts lately when starting. Did take me a
 >> moment before I figured out what the problem was. The
 >> problem is trying to use a ssl connection to the news
 >> server. It worked flawless[ly], until some files are
 >> upgraded on my Debian Buster system. When I change to settings,
 >> in slrnrc, to the same server without ssl, it work[s] again.
 > "some files are upgraded".. which?

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https://i.imgur.com/Vco7apT.png

Debian Buster, including openssl, tls .....

After that update, slrn ssl connection to a news server doesn't work 
anymore. On the same system, network, from Thunderbird, with the same 
news server settings, port ... no problem

 > \starting with the debug option,
 >
 > <output>
 > $ cat debug.txt
 > !Connecting to server...
 > !Disconnecting from server.
 > Failed to initialize server
 > Run-Time Error
 > Reason:
 > !Server connect failed.
 > </output>
 > what's in debug.txt? o_O

[...]

Not much

/usr/bin/slrn --debug ~/debug.txt

Thanks