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echo: mystic
to: Edmund Wong
from: Christian Sacks
date: 2021-12-01 09:32:00
subject: Re: NNTP server

On 01 Dec 2021, Edmund Wong said the following...
 
 EW> Hi,
 EW> 
 EW> I've set up NNTP access on my BBS and used my newsgroup client
 EW> (SeaMonkey) to read messages.  
 EW> 
 EW> However, everytime I read one message, it'd ask if I want to subscribe
 EW> to a messge#.  How do I prevent this from happening?  I'm guessing the
 EW> NNTP server links messages using the message # based on the message base
 EW> and not the actual newsgroup message id (or however that works).  
 EW> 
 EW> I've looked at the message base settings but haven't come across
 EW> something that fixes this.  
 EW> 
 EW> Any clarifications appreciated,

Hi,

This isn't really any help, but maybe it's your NNTP client? I use claws mail and thunderbird to access the echomail on my BBS via NNTP, and that doesn't happen on my system, so I would suggest maybe it's your NNTP client.

Have you tried either of the above clients I use? Perhaps give them a look as they might be better for your needs, unless the same happens with them too, and you'll be back to the start.

Sorry that this isn't really a "help" but maybe something to think about at least.

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