Re: Cannot get nntp-open-via-rlogin-and-netcat to work

[Michael Ekstrand]

Katsumi Yamaoka <yamaoka@jpl.org> writes:
>>>>>> Michael Ekstrand wrote:
>> I'm trying to get Gnus connecting to my Leafnode server via SSH and
>> Netcat, thus far to no avail.  I have the following as my select method:
>
>>       '(nntp "news.elehack.net"
>>              (nntp-address "news.elehack.net")
>>              (nntp-port-number 119)
>>              (nntp-open-connection-function nntp-open-via-rlogin-and-netcat)
>>              ; (nntp-pre-command "testrun.sh")
>>              (nntp-via-rlogin-command "ssh")
>>              (nntp-via-user-name "michael")
>>              (nntp-end-of-line "\n")
>>              (nntp-via-address "border.elehack.net"))
>
> I tried a similar method and noticed right now that the value of
> `nntp-port-number' should be a string, at least for
> `nntp-open-via-rlogin-and-netcat'.  Could you try this?
>
>       (nntp-port-number "119")
>
> I need to review code, doc string, and info concerning this...

Providing the port number as a string makes it work.  Thanks!

- Michael

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