>I just had something change every entry in my newsrc file to '!', which
>makes it impossible to get any news.
>
>Does this happen if souper tries to get news while the news server may
>be having problems?
>
>This has happened two or three times, but it is very rare. Seems like
>it happened most often when my new server was having problems awhile
>back.
I have had the same thing(s) happen to me, with Souper95, when my
ISP's news server is having problems, or when I have a DUN connection
that is not working properly (at the time). I just go back to
.newsrc, edit and replace each instance of "!" with ":", save it, and
try again.
I hope that helps.
Debra Walker
-- Debra Walker debraw@wwa.com Chicago, IL