MT-Newswatcher and Snow Leopard

In article <netuse1-ED28C9.18181423102009.TakeThisOut@secure.news.us.easynews.com>,
Blackjack Joe <netuse1.TakeThisOut@jkonton.best.vwh.net> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Curious if anyone else is having the trouble that I'm having with
> MT-Newswatcher hanging a lot now that I'm running on Snow Leopard.
>
> I've tried both the current release and the latest beta. The hangs seem
> to be random, but very commonly it'll hang when I try to quit, but I
> have seen it hang right in the middle of typing an article to be posted.

I haven't noticed any problems since upgrading to SL.

I've had problems with MT-NW crashing when I quit, but they started long
before SL. Disabling SSL resolved this.

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In article <barmar-B70E12.21255023102009.TakeThisOut@news.eternal-september.org>,
Barry Margolin <barmar.TakeThisOut@alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> In article <netuse1-ED28C9.18181423102009.TakeThisOut@secure.news.us.easynews.com>,
> Blackjack Joe <netuse1.TakeThisOut@jkonton.best.vwh.net> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Curious if anyone else is having the trouble that I'm having with
> > MT-Newswatcher hanging a lot now that I'm running on Snow Leopard.
> >
> > I've tried both the current release and the latest beta. The hangs seem
> > to be random, but very commonly it'll hang when I try to quit, but I
> > have seen it hang right in the middle of typing an article to be posted.
>
> I haven't noticed any problems since upgrading to SL.
>
> I've had problems with MT-NW crashing when I quit, but they started long
> before SL. Disabling SSL resolved this.

It's not actually a crash, it's the spinning beach ball of death and I
have to force quit. I am using SSL. Never had a problem before moving to
Snow Leopard. If it's something else besides that I've upgraded to Snow
Leopard, I wonder what it is. It can happen at most any time, it doesn't
happen every time I quit, but about 50%. Most irritating was the time it
happened right in the middle of typing.

I'll try disabling SSL and see if that makes a difference.

Thanks.

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It's not actually a crash, it's the spinning beach ball of death and I
have to force quit. I am using SSL. Never had a problem before moving to
Snow Leopard. If it's something else besides that I've upgraded to Snow
Leopard, I wonder what it is. It can happen at most any time, it doesn't
happen every time I quit, but about 50%. Most irritating was the time it
happened right in the middle of typing.

I was going to try disabling SSL, but the nntp server I'm using requires
it, so I need to come up with something else, or just put up with it.

Thanks.

In article <barmar-B70E12.21255023102009.DeleteThis@news.eternal-september.org>,
Barry Margolin <barmar.DeleteThis@alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> I've had problems with MT-NW crashing when I quit, but they started long
> before SL. Disabling SSL resolved this.

Barry-

Please elaborate on how you disable SSL.

My 3.5.3b3 crashes when I quit, but I have tried closing the groups
window first. I thought that would disconnect the news host, and SSL
would no longer apply.

After closing the connection, I've tried changing the preferences before
quitting. About 2 out of 3 times, this seems to let MT-NewsWatcher quit
without crashing. Perhaps it is just a coincidence, but the crash is
almost 100% if I quit while still connected.

Fred

In article <netuse1-ED28C9.18181423102009.RemoveThis@secure.news.us.easynews.com>,
Blackjack Joe <netuse1.RemoveThis@jkonton.best.vwh.net> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Curious if anyone else is having the trouble that I'm having with
> MT-Newswatcher hanging a lot now that I'm running on Snow Leopard.
>
> I've tried both the current release and the latest beta. The hangs seem
> to be random, but very commonly it'll hang when I try to quit, but I
> have seen it hang right in the middle of typing an article to be posted.
>
> Thanks,
> Joe.

I'm not on 10.6, only 10.5.8. MT-NW VERY consistently hangs if I try
to Quit, though. There was something simple which cured the same thing
a few years ago. Anyone have an idea of what that fix was? Might help
with the random hangs you have, too.

In article <fmmck-7B27FA.00262324102009 DeleteThis @nntp.aioe.org>,
Fred McKenzie <fmmck DeleteThis @aol.com> wrote:

> In article <barmar-B70E12.21255023102009 DeleteThis @news.eternal-september.org>,
> Barry Margolin <barmar DeleteThis @alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>
> > I've had problems with MT-NW crashing when I quit, but they started long
> > before SL. Disabling SSL resolved this.
>
> Barry-
>
> Please elaborate on how you disable SSL.

Special->News Servers, Server Options tab, uncheck "Use secure
connection".

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In article <howard-6D9E8A.20464724102009.TakeThisOut@news.newsguy.com>,
Howard S Shubs <howard.TakeThisOut@shubs.net> wrote:

> In article
> <dahlb02-3DF4F5.14062224102009.TakeThisOut@feeder.eternal-september.org>,
> Bob Dahl <dahlb02.TakeThisOut@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > I'm not on 10.6, only 10.5.8. MT-NW VERY consistently hangs if I try
> > to Quit, though. There was something simple which cured the same thing
> > a few years ago. Anyone have an idea of what that fix was? Might help
> > with the random hangs you have, too.
>
> Yeah, upgrade to the beta. Required for 10.5 for some reason.

Well, I'm running the beta and still having these problems.
Unfortunately, I can't turn off secure server for this connection. This
last hang it was just sitting in the background and when I tried to
switch back, the cursor was spinning away. Had to force quit.

In article <barmar-0CDE8B.17160124102009 DeleteThis @news.eternal-september.org>,
Barry Margolin <barmar DeleteThis @alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> > Barry-
> >
> > Please elaborate on how you disable SSL.
>
> Special->News Servers, Server Options tab, uncheck "Use secure
> connection".

As far as I can tell, it solves the problem when the secure connection
is always unchecked. I think the problem may have been there before
Snow Leopard, but not as bad.

If I connect to a server with the secure connection, read the news,
close the connection and then uncheck the secure connection, the crash
may still occur.

I also tried connecting with the secure connection, disconnecting and
connecting to a different server with the secure connection unchecked.
As before, the crash may still occur.

Fred