Re: Unable to post

Am Samstag 09 Dezember 2000 00:45 schrieben Sie:
> Peter Heckert <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Am Freitag 08 Dezember 2000 17:04 schrieben Sie:
> > > On Fri, 08 Dec 2000, you wrote:
> > > > Tom Schuyten <[email protected]> wrote:

> > > > > When I want to post a message I get "Unable to post".
> > > >
> > > > That error comes from the POST script. What does your log file(s)
> > > > say?
> > >
> > > I found the log in the sys log viewer, it says
> > >
> > > /applications/sn/bin/POST: cat: command not found
> > > snsend:can't read aricle: No such file or directory
> > > snntpd:POST:Unable to post
> > > snntpd:do_post:POST died with 9
> >
> > I had the same problem.
> > Near to the end of the POST script is a single line containing "cat".
> > I changed this to /bin/cat. This fixed it.
>
> I guessed it would... The question then is why "/bin" is not in your
> $PATH... Could you insert "echo $PATH" at the start of the POST script and
> tell me what you get in your logs then? (That goes for Peter, too.)
>

Path is set to /usr/local/sbin . This is where I installed sn.
Maybe, inetd or tcpd deletes the PATH, for security reasons ?

> BTW, I guess you both use inetd, and not tcpserver?
>

Yes I use inetd. I intend to use xinetd in  future.
I dont know what tcpserver is, so I dont use it :-).

> > I also had another problem. Seemingly you dont have this prob because
> > your sn already has accepted the posting.
> > My sn said "Hi, you cant post!". Seemingly setting env-vars (POSTING_OK")
> > within hosts.allow doesnt work. (I use Mandrake 7.2.)
> > I changed the source of sn to fix this.
>
> Well, setting env vars in /etc/hosts.allow should work just fine. (And does
> work for me.) I noticed, however, that Harold put this comment in
> INSTALL.run:
>
>   NOTE: the "setenv" capability is said to be unworkable in the tcpd that
>   ships with certain versions of the Red Hat Linux distribution.
>

I have used www.google.com/linux to learn more about this.
Seemingly there are some problems.
First, I believe, the syntax should be "setenv POSTING_OK 1".
"setenv=POSTING_OK" is not the correct syntax.
Also Wietse Venema,the author of tcpd says,that at least one argument must be 
given.
Also there are problems with redhats tcpd and setenv mentioned.
I believe,that "setenv" doesnt work for Mandrakes tcpd.

When I goto xinetd then this probs hopefully will go away.

Just let me say this:
I am using sn with some workaround successfully. I have tested leafnode (slow 
download),inn (monster size),newscache (trashes newsspool,when the connection 
goes down) and slrnpull (unflexible) and I have found that sn is the best for 
me,because of flexibility and download speed.

Thanks, and greetings,

Peter