diff -r 2fdc9cc89502 -r 0b76e099eb96 org/sonews/feed/PullFeeder.java
--- a/org/sonews/feed/PullFeeder.java	Wed Jul 22 14:04:05 2009 +0200
+++ b/org/sonews/feed/PullFeeder.java	Wed Aug 12 13:03:23 2009 +0200
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@
     {
       throw new IOException(line);
     }
+
+    // Send MODE READER to peer, some newsservers are friendlier then
+    this.out.println("MODE READER\r\n");
+    this.out.flush();
+    line = this.in.readLine();
   }
   
   private void disconnect()