Re: [leafnode-list] Server refuses connection

[Matthias Andree <ma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Doug Laidlaw <laidlaws@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> I am running version 2.0b8_ma9.  I have successfully downloaded a list of 
> newsgroups, but every time I try to subscribe using Knode, I get a message 
> "The server refused the connection."  I have just tried with tin, and got a 
> similar result: "failed to connect ..."  Tin being run from a terminal, says 
> that it is trying to connect to 127.0.0.1.
>
> I have checked that the leafnode and xinetd services are enabled, and the 
> NNTPSERVER variable is O.K.  In xinetd, because it is an older version, I 
> have used the config file from the HTML FAQ, rather than the one suggested in 
> the README file.  It worked with Version 1.9.19.
>
> Where else should I look?

Use xinetd's debug mode to figure what's going on. Kill off xinetd and
run xinetd -d.

Connection refusal usually hints to configuration problems with your
[x]inetd.

-- 
Matthias Andree

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."         Benjamin Franklin

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