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Connection Terminated by News Server When Posting Large Messages
Last reviewed: October 6, 1997
Article ID: Q173406
The information in this article applies to:
  • The Microsoft Network versions 2.0, 2.5

SYMPTOMS

When you post very large messages to Internet newsgroups while you are using MSN, The Microsoft Network, you may receive the following error message: 

   Internet News
   The connection was unexpectedly terminated by the news server. Please
   try again. If this persists, contact your LAN administrator or Internet
   provider.
When you click OK, you are disconnected from the news server or from MSN.

CAUSE

This behavior may be caused by an authentication problem on secure servers.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, break the messages into smaller components to avoid authentication problems.

Additional query words: 2.00 2.50
Keywords : msnother kberrmsg kbtool
Version : WINDOWS:2.0,2.5
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: October 6, 1997
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