Newsbin/Agent Server Header Retrieval Error

[rockphantom]

Howdy,

I'm having difficulty downloading headers from the Agent Premium News server using
Newsbin 6.01.

I am able to retrieve older headers which I've downloaded weeks ago.
However, I have been unable to download new headers for the last few weeks.
I am running Windows 7 64 Bit and Newsbin 6.01B1: 00 67 DA 1A 61 E6 64 bit

This is the error message which I've received:

[06:08:34] ERROR Socket - Error: WSARecv Socket Error Code: 10060
[06:08:34] ERROR NNTPSocket - Server:news60.forteinc.com NNTPServer:
Compressed Headers - Timeout Waiting for Server to send Data: Socket -
Read or Write Timeout
[06:08:34] ERROR NNTPSocket - Server:news60.forteinc.com NNTPServer:
Timeout - Waiting for Server to send Data: Socket - Read or Write
Timeout
[06:10:51] ERROR Socket - Error: WSARecv Socket Error Code: 10060
[06:10:51] ERROR NNTPSocket - Server:news60.forteinc.com NNTPServer:
Compressed Headers - Timeout Waiting for Server to send Data: Socket -
Read or Write Timeout
[06:10:51] ERROR NNTPSocket - Server:news60.forteinc.com NNTPServer:
Timeout - Waiting for Server to send Data: Socket - Read or Write
Timeout
[06:13:11] ERROR Socket - Error: WSARecv Socket Error Code: 10060
[06:13:11] ERROR NNTPSocket - Server:news60.forteinc.com NNTPServer:
Compressed Headers - Timeout Waiting for Server to send Data: Socket -
Read or Write Timeout
[06:13:11] ERROR NNTPSocket - Server:news60.forteinc.com NNTPServer:
Timeout - Waiting for Server to send Data: Socket - Read or Write
Timeout

Any assistance would be
appreciated.

Thank You!

Milan

[Quade]

In the server options try "Disable XFeatures" and see if the symptoms change. "Disable Xfeatures" turns off compression which means the header download reverts to just text. A V scanner should pass the text on without blocking.

This might indicate a server problem or might indicate a problem with your virus scanner terminating the connection because it doesn't like something in the data. If you can use SSL, I'd give SSL a try. Someone reported something similar the other day with one of the servers I use and I couldn't reproduce it. We sort of came to the conclusion that something on his PC was blocking it. I suggest using SSL because SSL will often hide the data from the V scanner.

[itimpi]

It might be worth switching off the X-Features under Options->Network in case that server has a problem handling compressed headers in a manner compatible with Newsbin.

[rockphantom]

Howdy,

Thanks for the advice Quade and itimpi!

Disabling the X-Features solved the problem.

Have a nice weekend!

Milan