Re: Authorization problem

On Sat, Sep 23, 2006 at 10:14:00PM +0400, Evgeny Kurbatov wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> I've compiled tin with -DDEBUG and runned 'tin -rD 1 -A' then it says:
> 
> <<<: 201 830.ru InterNetNews NNRP server INN 2.4.3 ready (no posting).
> >>>: LIST EXTENSIONS
> <<<: 202 Supported NNTP extensions.
> <<<: AUTHINFO USER
> <<<: LISTGROUP
> >>>: MODE READER
> <<<: 201 830.ru InterNetNews NNRP server INN 2.4.3 ready (no posting).
> >>>: AUTHINFO GENERIC ANY kurbatov
> <<<: 503 No such authenticator ANY
> >>>: AUTHINFO GENERIC ANY kurbatov
> <<<: 503 No such authenticator ANY
> >>>: AUTHINFO USER *my login*
> <<<: 381 PASS required
> >>>: AUTHINFO PASS *my password*
> <<<: 281 Ok

authentication successfull

> >>>: MODE READER
> <<<: 200 830.ru InterNetNews NNRP server INN 2.4.3 ready (posting ok).
> >>>: XOVER
> <<<: 412 Not in a newsgroup
> >>>: LIST overview.fmt
> <<<: 215 Order of fields in overview database.
> <<<: Subject:
> <<<: From:
> <<<: Date:
> <<<: Message-ID:
> <<<: References:
> <<<: Bytes:
> <<<: Lines:
> <<<: Xref:full
> <<<: Keywords:full
> >>>: LIST
> <<<: 215 Newsgroups in form "group high low flags".
> >>>: GROUP control
> >>>: GROUP control.cancel
> >>>: GROUP junk
> >>>: GROUP misc.test
> >>>: GROUP misc.test.moderated
> >>>: GROUP fido.su.kaschenko.local
> >>>: GROUP fido.titanic.pvt
> <<<: 502 Permission denied

the server doesn't like the group commands (which is very strange, mybe it
doesn't like the pipelining, but inn usualy do n ot have a problem with this
and in RFC 3977 (not yet released) allows pipeling for group).

> What the error 503 means?  Should I post the whole /tmp/NNTP to you?
> 
> By the way the group names in the GROUP entry are of groups on my local 
> news server.  I don't know may tin go to the local server if I set the 
> news server explicitly in NNTPSERVER and NNTPPORT?

tin connects to what is set in $NNTPSERVER - if you use multiple newsservers
you should use ~/.tin/newsrctable and the -g cmdline switch.

urs
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