upgrading from inn 2.2.1 -> 2.4.1

[Jason]

well, In my nnrp.access on both the old and the new server, I have

# Default to no access
*:: -no- : -no- :!*
# Allow access from localhost
*:Read Post:::*

and on the new server, In the readers.conf, I have

auth "pub" {
  hosts: *
  default: ""
}
access "full" {
  users: ""
  newsgroups: *
  access: RP       # Read and post access. Adjust accordingly
}

but when I connect to the server with 
tir -g kendo
I still get 
servers active-file contains no newsgroups. Exiting.
and get disconnected.

regards,
Jason