Wierd 2.3.1 server problem (no matching entry in storage.conf)

[Ian Freislich]

Hi

We have a weird problem that I can't figure out. 

A "rouge" message keeps on taking out our feeder machine. The weird
thing is if I try to feed an article myself into the server, leaving
out required header items, it pukes about missing entries in
storage.conf. However if I change the messageID slightly it then
moans as it should about the missing header info, so I don't think
that the messageID is too long.

I upgraded this server from 2.3experimental 14-Dec-1999 yesterday.

Half the irritation is that the server throttles, I'd much rather
it go on and accept and store the articles it can and log those it
can't.

Our starage.conf:
method cnfs {
        newsgroups: *
        class: 0
        size: 0,1048576
        expires: 0,0
        options: MAIN
}

maxartsize in inn.conf is set to 1000000.

Feb 16 04:30:01.120 - news-dc.gip.net <3klo8ts20jt55cdgnt5rjmacrrcq874r4e at 4ax.com> 436 cant store article
~~~~~
Feb 16 09:06:37.033 - news-dc.gip.net <3klo8ts20jt55cdgnt5rjmacrrcq874r4e at 4ax.com> 436 cant store article



200 newsfeed01.iafrica.com InterNetNews server INN 2.3.1 ready
ihave <3klo8ts20jt55cdgnt5rjmacrrcq874r4e at 4ax.com>
335
PATH: iafrica.com
From: test
Subject: foo
Newsgroups: iafrica.test

waaaaahhhhh
.
400 no matching entry in storage.conf storing article -- throttling
Connection closed by foreign host.


200 newsfeed01.iafrica.com InterNetNews server INN 2.3.1 ready
ihave <3klo8ts20jt55cdgnt5rjmacrrcq874r4e at 123.net>
335
PATH: iafrica.com
From: test
Subject: foo
Newsgroups: iafrica.test

waaaaahhhhh
.
437 Bad "Message-ID" header


FWIW on our reader machine:

200 nnrp01.ops.uunet.co.za InterNetNews server INN 2.3experimental 14-Dec-1999 ready
ihave <3klo8ts20jt55cdgnt5rjmacrrcq874r4e at 4ax.com>
335
PATH: iafrica.com
From: test
Subject: foo
Newsgroups: iafrica.test

waaaaahhhhh
.
437 Bad "Message-ID" header
quit