25904 - News message headers not been downloading

Status: VERIFIED WORKSFORME

(MailNews Core :: Backend, defect, P1)

Description

[Karen Huang]

Mac only: Used Mac 2000-01-28-12-M14 netscape5-mac-m14.sea.bin commercial build

News message headers not been downloading, from the status bar: it keep 
displaying "Looking for folders" and the News msgs never been downloading.

Set up info:
1) Used new profile
2) Used Account Wizard to create any new news account (ex: news:news, 
newsgroup:mcom.test)

Steps:
1) Create the new profile
2) Create the news News account from the account wizard (ex: news)
3) Select the "Subscribe.." menu from the "File" drop down menu
4) Subscribe one newsgroup (ex: mcom.test)
5) Actual Results: It keeps displaying "Looking for Folders..." On the status 
bar and the news messages not been downloading.

Expected results: Should download/display the News msg headers successfully.

Comment 1

[Karen Huang]

Change Priority to P1.
Adding dogfood & pp for the keyword.
This problem not occurred on Linux & WinNT.

Comment 2

[laurel]

Karen, does this happen with other than new profiles?

Comment 3

[Karen Huang]

I can only use new profile Since I cannot get migrated profiles for 01-28-12-M14 
build.

Comment 4

[laurel]

Working for me in 2000-01-31-11m14 commercial on mac OS 8.5.1
Works in a new profile, newly subscribed group. All headers download and are
readable.

Comment 5

[Karen Huang]

Yes. It worked for me on today's 2000-01-31-11-M14 netscape5 build.
Marking as workforme.

Comment 6

[lchiang]

mark verified per Karen and Laurel's comments.