It appears that at least one newsreader doesn't like the return codes from nntpcache. Given the commands: group austin.general 211 1187 51994 53205 austin.general XHDR Subject 53000-53003 If I connect directly to an INN server, the response is: 221 SUBJECT fields follow <subject lines here> but if I connect to nntpcache, the response is: 224 data follows <subject lines here> Obviously most readers don't care as long as it's not an error code, but some do (I think it was newswatcher). frank -- Frank Smith -- System Administrator E-mail: fsmith@spec.com Systems & Processes Engineering Corp. (SPEC) Voice:(512) 306-1100 x154 401 Camp Craft Road Fax: (512) 306-1122 Austin, TX 78746-6558 Web: http://www.spec.com