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  Re: Lugnet news is barfing - Details
 
Frank Filz wrote in message ... (...) Well, that one did, I'm getting the following error: (crud, I can't cut and paste so I'll try and re-type it) Outlook Express could not post the message 'Re: stuff (was: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?])' to (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Lugnet news is barfing - Details
 
Todd, I hope you don't mind, I tried to telnet into the news port to attempt to post a valid message, but I couldn't seem to get the right message stuff pasted in, so if you look at the logs, you'll notice several bunged attempts to post. I may try (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Lugnet news is barfing - Details
 
(...) Ah, that worked much better... Having a telnet which you can paste stuff into (correctly) makes the job a lot easier. (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Lugnet news is barfing - Details
 
(...) Actually, that's not the problem. The problem is that References: is exactly 511 characters (and yes, I counted.), no more and no less, long. It's a documented problem by now, see previous thread here. Cnews does Bad Things to headers 512+ (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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