--- nntp.el.old	Sun Dec  8 17:45:38 2002
+++ nntp.el	Sun Dec  8 17:42:44 2002
@@ -406,15 +406,16 @@
 				nntp-server-buffer
 				wait-for nnheader-callback-function)
 	  ;; If nothing to wait for, still remove possibly echo'ed commands
-	  (unless wait-for
-	    (nntp-accept-response)
-	    (save-excursion
-	      (set-buffer buffer)
-	      (goto-char pos)
-	      (if (looking-at (regexp-quote command))
-		  (delete-region pos (progn (forward-line 1)
-					    (gnus-point-at-bol))))
-	      )))
+	  (unless nntp-open-connection-function 'nntp-open-network-stream
+		  (unless wait-for
+		    (nntp-accept-response)
+		    (save-excursion
+		      (set-buffer buffer)
+		      (goto-char pos)
+		      (if (looking-at (regexp-quote command))
+			  (delete-region pos (progn (forward-line 1)
+						    (gnus-point-at-bol))))
+		      ))))
       (nnheader-report 'nntp "Couldn't open connection to %s."
 		       nntp-address))))