can't send news - II

[worldtouch]

my past enquiry: http://www.linuxnewbie.org/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=027027

[root@world1]# makehistory -b -f history.n -O -l 30000 -I
[root@world1]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/innd status
Please run makehistory and/or makedbz before starting innd.
[root@world1]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/innd restart
Please run makehistory and/or makedbz before starting innd.
[root@world1]#

vi news.notice
Mar 16 21:01:00 world1 rnews: cant open_remote Connection refused


[root@world1 news]# vi expire.log
expireover start Sun Mar 17 04:02:01 US 2002: ( -z/var/log/news/expire.rm)
expireover end Sun Mar 17 04:02:01 US 2002
expire begin Sun Mar 17 04:02:31 US 2002: (-v1)
Can't reserve server
Article lines processed 0
Articles retained 0
Entries expired 0
Old entries dropped 0
Old entries retained 0
expire end Sun Mar 17 04:02:31 US 2002
all done Sun Mar 17 04:02:31 US 2002
expireover start Mon Mar 18 04:02:01 US 2002: ( -z/var/log/news/expire.rm)
expireover end Mon Mar 18 04:02:01 US 2002
expire begin Mon Mar 18 04:02:31 US 2002: (-v1)
Can't reserve server
Article lines processed 0
Articles retained 0
Entries expired 0
Old entries dropped 0
Old entries retained 0
expire end Mon Mar 18 04:02:31 US 2002
all done Mon Mar 18 04:02:31 US 2002
expireover start Tue Mar 19 04:02:01 US 2002: ( -z/var/log/news/expire.rm)
expireover end Tue Mar 19 04:02:01 US 2002
expire begin Tue Mar 19 04:02:31 US 2002: (-v1)
Can't reserve server
Article lines processed 0
Articles retained 0
Entries expired 0
Old entries dropped 0
Old entries retained 0
expire end Tue Mar 19 04:02:31 US 2002
all done Tue Mar 19 04:02:31 US 2002

I got no idea and search goggle but do no know what I have done wrong.

do I need to open port 119 in linksys router ? I only need to send out news to newsgroup at the moment.

and I have not executed the firewall script since


[root@world1 news]# /sbin/iptables -v -L
Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT 2395 packets, 194K bytes)
pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination

Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes)
pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT 2072 packets, 298K bytes)
pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination
[root@world1 news]#

[ 18 March 2002: Message edited by: worldtouch ]

[ 18 March 2002: Message edited by: worldtouch ]

[SuperHornet]

Mar 16 21:01:00 world1 rnews: cant open_remote Connection refused


That’s your problem.
You can send packets out to the news server but it is dropping your request.

Can't reserve server

Is it possible that you have the wrong news server?

[ 18 March 2002: Message edited by: SuperHornet ]

[worldtouch]

[root@world1 ]# telnet localhost 119
Trying 127.0.0.1...
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused
[root@world1 ]# telnet 192.168.1.88 119
Trying 192.168.1.88...
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused
[root@world1 ]# telnet 192.168.1.99 119
Trying 192.168.1.99...
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused
[root@world1 ]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/innd restart
Please run makehistory and/or makedbz before starting innd.
[root@world1 ]# makehistory
[root@world1 ]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/innd restart
Please run makehistory and/or makedbz before starting innd.
[root@world1 ]#

group.index
[root@world1 overview]# pwd
/var/spool/news/overview
[root@world1 overview]

what is in your group.index of /var/spool/news/overview ???????

mine looks like it is a garbage!!

In fact I have tried other "rare , not busy one news group by myself" before I post this SOS. Well I will tried once more again.

[ 18 March 2002: Message edited by: worldtouch ]

[SuperHornet]

Ok 1 question.
Did you do this
Please run makehistory and/or makedbz before starting innd.

It looks like the server is crashing,
thats why you cant telnet in to it.

Are there any messages when it restarts in /var/log/messages?

[ 20 March 2002: Message edited by: SuperHornet ]