144270 - News client doesn't send credentials when only needed for posting

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 94439

(MailNews Core :: Networking: NNTP, defect)

Description

[Jeff Shipman]

I'm trying to connect to a news server that doesn't
require authentication to read, but it does to
post. This presents a problem because mozilla is
apparently not sending any credentials ever because
to read it doesn't need any. This means the news
server denies me when I try to post.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Go to http://www.trolltech.com/newsapply.html and register to be able to post
to the server.
2. Sign up for nntp.trolltech.com/trolltech.qt-interest newsgroup.
3. Read some postings and go "Wow, Qt rocks"
4. Try to post a new message with Mozilla 1.0RC1

Instead of posting properly, it says that it's not posting successfully.
The Trolltech news admin told me it was because Mozilla isn't sending
any credentials (they need to assure my email is on the list).

Comment 1

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*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 94439 ***

Comment 2

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verified dup