i have this : fr.rec.son-image.dvd-video.titres how i can use this newsgroup with the hack ? (no login or pass required )

Go in the database and set the newsgroup to fr.rec.son-image.dvd-video.titres and then fill in the server with the host name of the server you have access to. You can then leave the username and password blank since it's not required for you.

First of all, thanks a bunch for this great hack.

I have tried fastforward's version before but I couldn't continue to use it because of CPU restrictions for PERL scripts with my ISP.

I have installed this script successfully and imported webdiscuss news postings with no problems. But, while posting new threads and replies I get the following problem:

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group(s) gatewayed.
Logging in to webdiscuss.com, group webdiscuss.test
Posting Message from Srinivas Annam: 441 Can't parse "Date" header
Posting Message from Srinivas Annam: 441 Can't parse "Date" header
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I get can't parse error twice when a new thread is posted and once when a reply is being posted.

- Srinivas

Since you were using the test server, webdiscuss.test, I know it has nothing to do with the server accepting it. I checked out your site where your forums are and it returned "X-Powered-By: PHP/4.0.3pl1" and the date format I use requires PHP 4.0.4 or greater to work.

So, either you can try to convince your webhost to upgrade, or you can make the following changes:

Whereever you find:
Replace it with:
I'll have that change in the next release.

Ok. And one more thing. How do I get the posts to show up in a forum? I used different forumid numbers and nothing showed up. But it did list everything in stats (total posts, top poster, etc.). How do you determine the forum if you have sub-forums?

Just go into the forum you want to use for the newsgroup and in the URL, it'll have something like "forumid=3" and this corresponds to forum 3, so put 3 in the forumid column in the database.

thanx Gilby for the work!
all went smooth :)

On running the gateway file the following eror is showing, any clues to solving this:

1 group(s) gatewayed.
Could not connect to NNTP-serverLogging in to news.demon.net, group alt.binaries.satellite-tv,alt.dss
Not connectedNot connected

Thanks for the help. That fixed it.

I have one more minor issue:

I have posted few test messages to the test newsgroup at webdiscuss. My message got transmitted properly, but I see the following lines below my actual message:

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Srinivas Annam - Moderator

'$2' ($1)
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What is the $2 and $1? Is it somehow trying to put my signature on to the usenet? If so, how do I disable it?

Also, transmitting Moderator to the USENET newsgroup is not a good idea in my opinion.

I appreciate very much for this hack!

- Srinivas

I have done a bit more testing. Looks like it is not the signatures which is the problem (since quotes is also giving the same issue). It appears like another issue with older PHP.

Could you please take a look at this thread and offer me a fix please:

http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/sho...threadid=16654

PS: Thank you for putting up with my old version of php. I don't have much choice in the PHP version, my ISP (pair.com) does not easily upgrade it. (they go through rigorous evaluation/testing process before upgrading).