--- a/base/nntp.c
+++ b/base/nntp.c
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
 *** Public Routines
 **/
 
+int _nntp_post(const char *subject, newspost_data *data,
+		const char *buffer, long length,
+		boolean no_ui_updates);
+
 boolean nntp_logon(newspost_data *data) {
 	char buffer[STRING_BUFSIZE];
 
@@ -78,6 +82,35 @@
 int nntp_post(const char *subject, newspost_data *data, 
 	      const char *buffer, long length,
 	      boolean no_ui_updates) {
+	int retval = _nntp_post(subject, data, buffer, length, no_ui_updates);
+
+	if (retval == POSTING_FAILED-64) {
+		/* try log out then back in */
+		ui_nntp_posting_retry();
+		nntp_logoff();
+		socket_close();
+		sleep(5);
+
+		/* create the socket */
+		ui_socket_connect_start(data->address->data);
+		retval = socket_create(data->address->data, data->port);
+		if (retval < 0)
+			return retval;
+		ui_socket_connect_done();
+
+		ui_nntp_logon_start(data->address->data);
+		if (nntp_logon(data) == FALSE)
+			return POSTING_FAILED;
+		ui_nntp_logon_done();
+
+		retval = _nntp_post(subject, data, buffer, length, no_ui_updates);
+		}
+	return retval;
+}
+
+int _nntp_post(const char *subject, newspost_data *data, 
+	      const char *buffer, long length,
+	      boolean no_ui_updates) {
 	char response[STRING_BUFSIZE];
 	const char *pi;
 	long i, chunksize;
@@ -95,7 +128,7 @@
 	if (strncmp(response, NNTP_PROCEED_WITH_POST, 3) != 0) {
 		/* this shouldn't really happen */
 		ui_nntp_unknown_response(response);
-		return POSTING_FAILED;
+		return POSTING_FAILED-64;
 	}
 	
 	buff = buff_add(buff, "From: %s\r\n", data->from->data);
--- a/base/utils.c
+++ b/base/utils.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 }
 
 Buff * getline(Buff *buff, FILE *file){
-	char c = fgetc(file);
+	int c = fgetc(file);
 	buff = buff_free(buff);
 	while(TRUE){
 		if((c == '\n')