Subject: Pine error. Help wanted.

From: Saurabh Bagchi <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 09:52:28 -0600 (CST)

When I try opening a newsgroup using pine, it gives the message:

"No permission to talk. Goodbye."

and doesnot open the newsgroup.

What change do I need to make in the .pinerc file. Please give the
required information and oblige.

							- Thanks,
							  Saurabh.

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From: Mike Brudenell <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 16:25:30 +0000 (GMT)

Basically you need to use another news server.
Or ask the administrator of the news server you are currently using to
give your machine access to it.

At the moment the news server software is configured to not allow your
machine to read or post articles.  The error message you quote is actually
not from Pine itself, but from the News Server software (and Pine is
merely reporting to you the error message it received).

cheers,

-- 
Mike Brudenell                                         <[email-masked]>
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