Subject: pine 3.91 hangs when trying to post via NNTP

From: [email-masked] (Fuzzy)
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 1995 20:37:16 GMT

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From: Fuzzy <[email-masked]>
Subject: pine 3.91 hangs when trying to post via NNTP

we experience a hung process when a user tries to POST to usenet. the NNTP
server is defined in the system wide config file, included below.

we wondered what we are doing incorrectly. we have tin for nntp running
correctly, (able to post and read news). we wondered if there was some
'external' component missing or misconfigured perhaps? for example, trn
for nntp also exhibits the same symptoms, (able to read the news server,
but unable to post). this leads  us to belive that perhaps there is a 
missing or misconfigured program for 'news' interaction. 

Q: does pine 3.91 require any externel news software to work correctly for
   posting to usenet via nntp?

   attachments (in-line) ~/.pinerc & /usr/local/lib/pine.conf

                      Thanks in advance,
                     
                      a rather confused,

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~/.pinerc
# Updated by Pine(tm) 3.91, copyright 1989-1993 University of Washington.
#
# Pine configuration file -- customize as needed.
#
# This file sets the configuration options used by Pine and PC-Pine.  If you
# are using Pine on a Unix system, there may be a system-wide configuration
# file which sets the defaults for these variables.  There are comments in
# this file to explain each variable, but if you have questions about
# specific settings see the section on configuration options in the Pine
# notes.  On Unix, run pine -conf to see how system defaults have been set.
# For variables that accept multiple values, list elements are separated
# by commas.  A line beginning with a space or tab is considered to be a
# continuation of the previous line.  For a variable to be unset its value
# must be blank.  To set a variable to the empty string its value should
# be "".  You can override system defaults by setting a variable to the
# empty string.  Switch variables are set to either "yes" or "no", and
# default to "no".
# Lines beginning with "#" are comments, and ignored by Pine.

########################### Essential Parameters ###########################

# Over-rides your full name from Unix password file. Required for PC-Pine.
personal-name=

# Sets domain part of From: and local addresses in outgoing mail.
user-domain=

# List of SMTP servers for sending mail. If blank: Unix Pine uses sendmail.
smtp-server=

# NNTP server for posting news. Also sets news-collections for news reading.
nntp-server=

# Path of (local or remote) INBOX, e.g. ={mail.somewhere.edu}inbox
# Normal Unix default is the local INBOX (usually /usr/spool/mail/$USER).
inbox-path=

###################### Collections, Folders, and Files #####################

# List of incoming msg folders besides INBOX, e.g. ={host2}inbox, {host3}inbox
# Syntax: optnl-label {optnl-imap-host-name}folder-path
incoming-folders=

# List of directories where saved-message folders may be. First one is
# the default for Saves. Example: Main {host1}mail/[], Desktop mail\[]
# Syntax: optnl-label {optnl-imap-hostname}optnl-directory-path[]
folder-collections=

# List, only needed if nntp-server not set, or news is on a different host
# than used for NNTP posting. Examples: News *[] or News *{host3/nntp}[]
# Syntax: optnl-label *{news-host/protocol}[]
news-collections=

# Over-rides default path for sent-mail folder, e.g. =old-mail (using first
# folder collection dir) or ={host2}sent-mail or ="" (to suppress saving).
# Default: sent-mail (Unix) or SENTMAIL.MTX (PC) in default folder collection.
default-fcc=

# Over-rides default path for postponed messages folder, e.g. =pm (which uses
# first folder collection dir) or ={host4}pm (using home dir on host4).
# Default: postponed-mail (Unix) or POSTPONE.MTX (PC) in default fldr coltn.
postponed-folder=

# If set, specifies where already-read messages will be moved upon quitting.
read-message-folder=

# Over-rides default path for signature file. Default is ~/.signature
signature-file=

# List of file or path names for global/shared addressbook(s).
# Default: none
# Syntax: optnl-label path-name
global-address-book=

# List of file or path names for personal addressbook(s).
# Default: ~/.addressbook (Unix) or \PINE\ADDRBOOK (PC)
# Syntax: optnl-label path-name
address-book=

############################### Preferences ################################

# List of features; see Pine's Setup/options menu for the current set.
# e.g. feature-list= select-without-confirm, signature-at-bottom
# Default condition for all of the features is no-.
feature-list=

# Pine executes these keys upon startup (e.g. to view msg 13: i,j,1,3,CR,v)
initial-keystroke-list=

# Only show these headers (by default) when composing messages
default-composer-hdrs=

# Add these customized headers (and possible default values) when composing
customized-hdrs=Approved:,
	X-Anon-Password:,
	X-Anon-To:,
	Return-Receipt-To: Fuzzy <[email-masked]>

# Determines default folder name for Saves...
# Choices: default-folder, by-sender, by-from, by-recipient, last-folder-used.
# Default: "default-folder", i.e. "saved-messages" (Unix) or "SAVEMAIL" (PC).
saved-msg-name-rule=

# Determines default name for Fcc...
# Choices: default-fcc, by-recipient, last-fcc-used.
# Default: "default-fcc" (see also "default-fcc=" variable.)
fcc-name-rule=

# Sets presentation order of messages in Index. Choices:
# subject, from, arrival, date, size. Default: "arrival".
sort-key=Arrival

# Sets presentation order of address book entries. Choices: dont-sort,
# fullname-with-lists-last, fullname, nickname-with-lists-last, nickname
# Default: "fullname-with-lists-last".
addrbook-sort-rule=

# Reflects capabilities of the display you have. Default: US-ASCII.
# Typical alternatives include ISO-8859-x, (x is a number between 1 and 9).
character-set=

# Specifies the program invoked by ^_ in the Composer,
# or the "enable-alternate-editor-implicitly" feature.
editor=

# Program to view images (e.g. GIF or TIFF attachments).
image-viewer=

# If "user-domain" not set, strips hostname in FROM address. (Unix only)
use-only-domain-name=

########## Set within or by Pine: No need to edit below this line ##########

# Your printer selection
printer=lpr

# Special print command if it isn't one of the standard printers
personal-print-command=

# Set by Pine; controls beginning-of-month sent-mail pruning.
last-time-prune-questioned=95.2

# Set by Pine; controls display of "new version" message.
last-version-used=3.91

/usr/local/lib/pine.conf
#      /usr/local/lib/pine.conf -- system wide pine configuration
#
# Values here affect all pine users unless they've overidden the values
# in their .pinerc files.  A copy of this file with current comments may
# be obtained by running "pine -conf". It will be printed to standard output.
#
# For a variable to be unset its value must be null/blank.  This is not the
# same as the value of "empty string", which can be used to effectively
# "unset" a variable that has a default or previously assigned value.
# To set a variable to the empty string its value should be "".
# Switch variables are set to either "yes" or "no", and default to "no".
# Except for feature-list items, which are additive, values set in the
# .pinerc file replace those in pine.conf, and those in pine.conf.fixed
# over-ride all others.  Features can be over-ridden in .pinerc or
# pine.conf.fixed by pre-pending the feature name with "no-".
#
# (These comments are automatically inserted.)

# Sets domain part of From: and local addresses in outgoing mail.
user-domain=

# List of SMTP servers for sending mail. If blank: Unix Pine uses sendmail.
smtp-server=

# NNTP server for posting news. Also sets news-collections for news reading.
nntp-server=news2.new-york.net

# Path of (local or remote) INBOX, e.g. ={mail.somewhere.edu}inbox
# Normal Unix default is the local INBOX (usually /usr/spool/mail/$USER).
inbox-path=

# List of incoming msg folders besides INBOX, e.g. ={host2}inbox, {host3}inbox
# Syntax: optnl-label {optnl-imap-host-name}folder-path
incoming-folders=

# List of directories where saved-message folders may be. First one is
# the default for Saves. Example: Main {host1}mail/[], Desktop mail\[]
# Syntax: optnl-label {optnl-imap-hostname}optnl-directory-path[]
folder-collections=

# List, only needed if nntp-server not set, or news is on a different host
# than used for NNTP posting. Examples: News *[] or News *{host3/nntp}[]
# Syntax: optnl-label *{news-host/protocol}[]
news-collections=

# Over-rides default path for sent-mail folder, e.g. =old-mail (using first
# folder collection dir) or ={host2}sent-mail or ="" (to suppress saving).
# Default: sent-mail (Unix) or SENTMAIL.MTX (PC) in default folder collection.
default-fcc=sent

# Over-rides default path for postponed messages folder, e.g. =pm (which uses
# first folder collection dir) or ={host4}pm (using home dir on host4).
# Default: postponed-mail (Unix) or POSTPONE.MTX (PC) in default fldr coltn.
postponed-folder=postponed

# Pine compares this value with the first folder collection directory.
# If they match (or no folder collections are defined), and the directory
# does not exist, Pine will create and use it. Default: ~/mail
mail-directory=

# If set, specifies where already-read messages will be moved upon quitting.
read-message-folder=read

# Over-rides default path for signature file. Default is ~/.signature
signature-file=

# List of file or path names for global/shared addressbook(s).
# Default: none
# Syntax: optnl-label path-name
global-address-book=

# List of file or path names for personal addressbook(s).
# Default: ~/.addressbook (Unix) or \PINE\ADDRBOOK (PC)
# Syntax: optnl-label path-name
address-book=

# List of features; see Pine's Setup/options menu for the current set.
# e.g. feature-list= select-without-confirm, signature-at-bottom
# Default condition for all of the features is no-.
feature-list=old-growth,
        assume-slow-link,
        enable-mail-check-cue,
        expanded-view-of-addressbooks,
        include-header-in-reply,
        news-approximates-new-status,
        news-read-in-newsrc-order,
        show-selected-in-boldface

# Pine executes these keys upon startup (e.g. to view msg 13: i,j,1,3,CR,v)
initial-keystroke-list=

# Only show these headers (by default) when composing messages
default-composer-hdrs=To,
        Cc,
        Subject,
        Return-Receipt-To

# Add these customized headers (and possible default values) when composing
customized-hdrs=Return-Receipt-To:

# Determines default folder name for Saves...
# Choices: default-folder, by-sender, by-from, by-recipient, last-folder-used.
# Default: "default-folder", i.e. "saved-messages" (Unix) or "SAVEMAIL" (PC).
saved-msg-name-rule=

# Determines default name for Fcc...
# Choices: default-fcc, by-recipient, last-fcc-used.
# Default: "default-fcc" (see also "default-fcc=" variable.)
fcc-name-rule=last-fcc-used

# Sets presentation order of messages in Index. Choices:
# subject, from, arrival, date, size. Default: "arrival".
sort-key=

# Sets presentation order of address book entries. Choices: dont-sort,
# fullname-with-lists-last, fullname, nickname-with-lists-last, nickname
# Default: "fullname-with-lists-last".
addrbook-sort-rule=nickname-with-lists-last

# Reflects capabilities of the display you have. Default: US-ASCII.
# Typical alternatives include ISO-8859-x, (x is a number between 1 and 9).
character-set=

# Specifies the program invoked by ^_ in the Composer,
# or the "enable-alternate-editor-implicitly" feature.
editor=

# Program to view images (e.g. GIF or TIFF attachments).
image-viewer=

# If "user-domain" not set, strips hostname in FROM address. (Unix only)
use-only-domain-name=

# Your printer selection
printer=

# Special print command if it isn't one of the standard printers
personal-print-command=

# The system wide standard printer
standard-printer=

# Full name for bug report address used by "Report Bug" command
bugs-fullname=

# Email address used by "Report Bug" command
bugs-address=