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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.