Re: Strange problem when posting via news.gmane.org

On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 10:57:58PM +0100, Urs Jan=DFen wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 06:54:11PM +0000, Chris Green wrote:
> > I'm having a strange problem posting to *some* newsgroups on
> > news.gmane.org with tin.
> >=20
> > I *can* post to gmane.test using tin, and I can post to a couple of
> > other groups.
> >=20
> > However when I try to post to any of the following groups:-
> >=20
> >     gmane.org.clubs.dba.bargelife
> >     gmane.org.clubs.dba.general
> >     gmane.org.clubs.dba.waterways.ce
> >     gmane.org.clubs.dba.waterways.gb
> >
> > using tin the posting fails and I get an error mailed back to me by
> > the DBA with the following:-
> >=20
> >     Hello Chris Green
> >=20
> >     A posting sent to the forum contains a blank subject and the
> >     message:  - 'Barge Life'.
>=20
> [...]
>=20
> Which version of tin are you using and on what kind of OS? (the output =
of
> tin -V would be helpfull).
>=20
Sorry, I should have added those details.  I'm running tin on xubuntu
version 12.10.  -V reports:-

    Version: tin 2.1.1 release 20120623 ("Mulindry") Jun 29 2012 20:50:14
    Platform:
            OS-Name  =3D "linux-gnu"
    Compiler:
            CC       =3D "gcc"
            CFLAGS   =3D "-g -g -O2 -fstack-protector
    --param=3Dssp-buffer-size=3D4 -Wformat -Werror=3Dformat-security"
            CPP      =3D "gcc -E"
            CPPFLAGS =3D "-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=3D2 -D_GNU_SOURCE
    -I/usr/include/ncursesw"
    Linker and Libraries:
            LD       =3D "gcc"
            LDFLAGS  =3D "-g -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro"
            LIBS     =3D "-lncursesw -ltinfo   -luu -licuuc -lrt"
            PCRE     =3D "8.30 2012-02-04"
    Characteristics:
            +DEBUG +NNTP_ABLE -NO_POSTING -BROKEN_LISTGROUP +XHDR_XREF
            -HAVE_FASCIST_NEWSADMIN +ENABLE_IPV6 -HAVE_COREFILE
            -NO_SHELL_ESCAPE -DISABLE_PRINTING -DONT_HAVE_PIPING
    -NO_ETIQUETTE
            +HAVE_LONG_FILE_NAMES +APPEND_PID +HAVE_MH_MAIL_HANDLING
            +HAVE_ISPELL +HAVE_METAMAIL +HAVE_SUM
            +HAVE_COLOR -HAVE_PGP -HAVE_PGPK +HAVE_GPG
            -MIME_BREAK_LONG_LINES +MIME_STRICT_CHARSET +CHARSET_CONVERSI=
ON
            +MULTIBYTE_ABLE -NO_LOCALE -USE_LONG_ARTICLE_NUMBERS
            +USE_CANLOCK -EVIL_INSIDE -FORGERY -TINC_DNS -ENFORCE_RFC1034
            -REQUIRE_BRACKETS_IN_DOMAIN_LITERAL -FOLLOW_USEFOR_DRAFT


I have found out one further piece of information.  I *can* post to the
same gmane newsgroups using thunderbird, so we have the following matrix:=
-

                    gmane.test        gmane DBA groups
thunderbird             works           works
tin                     works           fails

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Chris Green