From: Jesper Harder <harder@myrealbox.com>
Subject: Re: gnus v5.10.2 errors out on newsgroups with quotes (") in them
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2003 02:16:23 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3of1d4bvs.fsf@defun.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <x4u1bd2kq9.fsf@backbone.midwestcs.com>
wayne <wayne@midwestcs.com> writes:
> One thing I just discovered is that gnus v5.10.2 barfs when it
> encounters a newsgroup with a quote (") mark in it. Now, back when I
> used to be a news admin and read news, such charcters weren't allowed
> in newsgroup names. I don't know if this has changed or not.
Nope, they aren't allowed.
> Anyway, the news server that I use, corp.newsfeeds.com,
Sigh, newsfeeds.com is one of those places that boast about
"uncensored" newsfeeds -- nevermind that their active file is full of
garbage and invalid group names.
> has several newsgroups in its active file with quote marks, such as:
> alt.i.love.ab"ie.cummings
When you get the backtrace could you switch to the " *nntpd*" buffer
(note the leading space) and copy a couple of lines from the active
file around the offending group.
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2003-05-30 3:10 wayne
2003-06-05 0:16 ` Jesper Harder [this message]
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