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  • Thunderbird not requesting username/password for NNTP

    From Michael J. Ryan@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Sun Feb 28 11:34:55 2021
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/208#note_1663

    @rswindell @deuce setting no-anonymous, and using 480 works...Around line 297```writeln("480 Authorization Required");```
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  • From Rob Swindell@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Sun Feb 28 11:58:27 2021
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/208#note_1664

    Line 297 is currently a blank line. Maybe you mean line 303:`writeln("502 Authentication required");` ?Also, "the defaults" already don't have auto-login or anonymous/guest (assuming the sysop did not create a guest account).
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  • From Rob Swindell@1:103/705 to GitLab issue in main/sbbs on Sun Feb 28 14:33:06 2021
    close https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/208
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  • From Michael J. Ryan@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Sun Feb 28 18:42:46 2021
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/208#note_1666

    That's the line... with 502, Thunderbird just hang or closed the window... with 480 it will prompt for access.And if the sysop doesn't have a guest account, the web UI doesn't work at all. Just thinking the anonymous access for nntp should be opt-in instead of opt-out, beyond just the guest account existign.
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  • From Michael J. Ryan@1:103/705 to GitLab issue in main/sbbs on Sun Feb 28 18:44:29 2021
    reopen https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/208

    Using -na or -auto, Thunderbird over NNTP doesn't request authentication...Replacing the status response 502 on nntpservice.js line 303[1] with 450 appears to address the issue.May want to also do similar under "POST" for guest user.[1] https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/blob/master/exec/nntpservice.js#L303
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