Re: [Pan-users] New 0.138 version on Pan ppa

[Bob]

On Sat, 16 Jun 2012 10:55:01 +0000, Bob wrote:

> On Sat, 16 Jun 2012 04:22:57 +0000, Duncan wrote:
> 
>> Bob posted on Sat, 16 Jun 2012 00:28:24 +0000 as excerpted:
>> 
>>> Again, the PPA version of 0.138 does not have SSL installed.
>>> 
>>> Came through as an upgrade to Mint 13 Maya, so I tried it.  All works
>>> fine until time to get new headers.  Pan hangs on trying to connect.
>>> 
>>> I removed it, and went back to debian sid unstable and reinstalled Pan
>>> 0.137-1 via synaptic.   All is working again.
>> 
>> Some more info would be nice.
>> 
>> The big question, is the failing connect via SSL or normal NNTP?  Also,
> 
> Connect via SSL on port 563
> 
>> what port do you connect on and is it the normal one for that security
>> mode (119 for normal nntp, 563 for SSL/TLS)?  If it's not too private,
>> which provider?  And if SSL, did you try the always accept checkbox or
>> not?
>> 
> Always accept and providers are APN from Forte Inc. and gmane.org
> 
>> Also, you mentioned headers.  I don't suppose you tried refreshing the
>> group list or possibly posting, did you?  IOW, was it /just/ getting
>> headers, or was it any connection to that server?
>> 
>> And do you have just one server or more than one, and if more than one,
> 
> two servers, Gmane and Forteinc.com Both set as primary and both set to
> 563, always accept.
> 
>> was it affecting them all, or just the one?  Only certain groups, or
>> all?  I don't suppose you tried a completely new group that you hadn't
>> used before, did you?  (IOW, was it possibly local group-history
>> related?)
> 
> It was an upgrade via Mint 13's update manager, and also I am running
> the Mate DE.  I tried groups on both APN and gmane.  Same response,
> 
> Connecting  0/1  alt.os.linux.mint
> 
> then adding this group:
> 
> Connecting 0/2  gmane.comp.apps.pan.user
> 
> While doing this, the screen was frozen, except for the event log. 
> Event log was totally blank.   Could move mouse,
> but no response from pan.  I had to use force-quit to exit.
> 
> Since I am running this version of Pan(0.137-1) from Debian Sid unstable
> on LMDE 201204, Mint 13 (Mate) and Mint 11;  I will redo the upgrade and
> get more information
> 
> 
>> Anything else you can think of that might help tracing the problem...
> 
> will post further when information is available.
> 
> bob

Re-installed the 0.138 from the ppa.  I must have been thinking of 0.137
when I said what I did about the servers.  0.138 is not set up for SSL, and
I wish that information would be posted somewhere before an upgrade is 
attempted.

Sorry for waste of bandwidth.