perl_access, 502 errors, and gracefully removing permissions

[Julien ÉLIE]

Hi David,

> Thanks!  I've applied the patch to return 411s and had a more
> consistent/usable user experience.

OK, that's great then.
Though news clients should be fixed.


Regarding tin, here is a patch from Urs:

=== modified file 'src/active.c'
--- src/active.c 2010-03-19 23:11:02 +0000
+++ src/active.c 2010-09-23 09:51:09 +0000
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
 #ifdef NNTP_ABLE
  char buf[NNTP_STRLEN];
  char line[NNTP_STRLEN];
- if (window < NUM_SIMULTANEOUS_GROUP_COMMAND && ptr) {
+ if (window < NUM_SIMULTANEOUS_GROUP_COMMAND && ptr &&
+   (!list_active || (newsrc_active && list_active && group_find(ptr, FALSE)))) {
  ngnames[index_i] = my_strdup(ptr);
  snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "GROUP %s", ngnames[index_i]);
 # ifdef DEBUG




You could also try to start tin with "-l" only (the default is "-n -l").




> Because the wishlist enhancement is really now for functionality and
> usability, not (just) paranoia, I hope its priority can get bumped.  In
> the meantime, the one-off patch seems to be working and I'll keep an eye
> on things here.

All right, thanks.

-- 
Julien ÉLIE

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