--- nntp.el.old	2002-12-09 13:22:57.000000000 +0100
+++ nntp.el	2002-12-09 14:35:30.000000000 +0100
@@ -251,6 +251,9 @@
   (autoload 'mail-source-read-passwd "mail-source")
   (autoload 'open-ssl-stream "ssl"))
 
+(defvar nntp-delete-echo nil)
+
+
 
 
 ;;; Internal functions.
@@ -408,17 +411,17 @@
 	  ;; If nothing to wait for, still remove possibly echo'ed commands.
 	  ;; We don't have echos if nntp-open-connection-function
 	  ;; is `nntp-open-network-stream', so we skip this in that case.
-	  (unless (or wait-for
-		      (equal nntp-open-connection-function
-			     'nntp-open-network-stream))
-	    (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))))
-	      )))
+	  
+	    (when (and (not wait-for)
+		       nntp-delete-echo)
+	      (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))))
 
@@ -1031,7 +1034,25 @@
 	      (set-buffer pbuffer)
 	      (nntp-read-server-type)
 	      (erase-buffer)
+
 	      (set-buffer nntp-server-buffer)
+
+	      ;; Send a No-Op command to recognize if we need to delete local echo
+	      ;; in future. This only makes sense, if we are using a non-direct connection...
+
+	      (unless (equal nntp-open-connection-function
+			     'nntp-open-network-stream)
+
+		(let ((command "MODE READER")
+		      (pos (point)))
+		  (nntp-send-string process command)
+		  (nntp-wait-for process "\n" (current-buffer))
+		  (goto-char pos)
+		  (when (looking-at (regexp-quote command))
+		    (setq nntp-delete-echo t)
+		    (delete-region pos (progn (forward-line 1)
+					      (gnus-point-at-bol))))))
+	      
 	      (let ((nnheader-callback-function nil))
 		(run-hooks 'nntp-server-opened-hook)
 		(nntp-send-authinfo t))))