[leafnode-list] Can't seem to get initial news list

[Matthias Andree]

Kingsley schrieb am 2003-12-27:

> Anyway, I believe I had leafnode configured correctly, but if I run 
> fetchnews
> it fails to get a list, and says I can't post to the server - which is
> incorrect:
> 
> # /usr/local/sbin/fetchnews
> Groupinfo file too small, forcing active fetch.
> ERROR: FETCHNEWS MUST REFETCH THE WHOLE ACTIVE FILE NEXT RUN.
> REASON: fetching the active list from a server failed.
> WARNING: found no server with posting permission!
> 
> syslog:
> Dec 27 12:00:47 bluegum fetchnews[24241]: leafnode 1.9.46.rel: verbosity 
> level is 0
> Dec 27 12:00:47 bluegum fetchnews[24241]: Groupinfo file too small, forcing 
> active fetch.
> Dec 27 12:01:17 bluegum fetchnews[24241]: ERROR: FETCHNEWS MUST REFETCH THE 
> WHOLE ACTIVE FILE NEXT RUN.
> Dec 27 12:01:17 bluegum fetchnews[24241]: REASON: fetching the active list 
> from a server failed.
> Dec 27 12:01:17 bluegum fetchnews[24241]: WARNING: found no server with 
> posting permission!
> Dec 27 12:01:17 bluegum fetchnews[24241]: wrote active file with 0 lines

Somewhere in between, there is a problem, an active file size of 0 lines
is not correct. Try to set debugmode=3 in your config file, then re-run
"fetchnews -vvv" and see if it can fetch any news groups, or if it
cannot, why.

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Matthias Andree

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