Microsoft KB Archive/173406

= Microsoft Knowledge Base =

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.