Re: Timeout for POST?

Eric Wick <[email protected]> wrote:
> The newsserver at my provider will take a longer time for
> authentication, so i get lots of mails with "failed posting" from my sn.

Well, the "posting failed" e-mails come from the HELLO script, so if the
problem is that the upstream server is slow in accepting login, you could
try sticking a sleep-command in your .HELLO, before it tries to upload
articles.

Could you also try applying this patch, which should put the actual NNTP
error in the Subject line of the e-mails, and tell me what it is?

--- HELLO.in~	Tue Nov 21 04:19:35 2000
+++ HELLO.in	Sat May 19 19:54:57 2001
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
   if [ "x$CODE" != x240 ]; then
     rmcr <$art;
     # XXX Problem with LOGNAME if snget started by pppd
-    mail -s 'Posting failed' ${NEWSMASTER:-${LOGNAME:-!!DEFAULT_ADMIN_EMAIL!!}} <$tmp ||
+    mail -s "Posting failed ($CODE $SAID)" ${NEWSMASTER:-${LOGNAME:-!!DEFAULT_ADMIN_EMAIL!!}} <$tmp ||
       end "Can't run mail"
   fi
   rm -f $art


  - Patrik

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