[mew-int 01293] leafnode-2 doesn't give out default-article to mew newsreader

[clemens fischer]

leafnode keeps a list of "interesting" newsgroups for small sites
that don't want all the groups of a large newsfeed, but it still
offers them to clients.  so if a client asks for a newsgroup not
currently collected from the upstream, leafnode will offer a default
article just stating the fact that leafnode will commence getting
this newsgroup for the client the next time fetchnews(8) is run.

here's the log of the NNTP dialogue, where a fresh installation of
mew-3.2 ordered an article of a yet non-existing article (slightly
edited for readability).  i'd like to know why mew failed to display
this default article:

Mar  2 14:18:03 <news.debug> leafnode[1719]: config: debugmode is 1409
Mar  2 14:18:03 <news.info> leafnode[1719]: local  host: localhost:119 (127.0.0.1)
Mar  2 14:18:03 <news.info> leafnode[1719]: remote host: localhost:25088 (127.0.0.1)
Mar  2 14:18:03 <news.debug> leafnode[1719]: reading /var/spool/news/leaf.node/groupinfo and /etc/leafnode/local.groups
Mar  2 14:18:04 <news.debug> leafnode[1719]: <MODE READER
Mar  2 14:18:04 <news.debug> leafnode[1719]: >200 Leafnode 2.0.0.alpha20030209a, pleased to meet you!
Mar  2 14:18:04 <news.debug> leafnode[1719]: <GROUP gmane.discuss
Mar  2 14:18:04 <news.debug> leafnode[1719]: >211 1 651 651 gmane.discuss group selected
Mar  2 14:18:04 <news.debug> leafnode[1719]: <XOVER 651-651
Mar  2 14:18:04 <news.debug> leafnode[1719]: >224 Overview information (pseudo) for postings 651-651:
Mar  2 14:18:04 <news.debug> leafnode[1719]: >651  Leafnode placeholder for group gmane.discuss
  news at example.com (Leafnode)
  Sun, 02 Mar 2003 14:18:04 +0100
  <leafnode:placeholder:gmane.discuss at example.com>
  1000    40      Xref: spotteswoode.dnsalias.org gmane.discuss:651
Mar  2 14:18:04 <news.debug> leafnode[1719]: <ARTICLE
  <leafnode:placeholder:gmane.discuss at example.com>
Mar  2 14:18:04 <news.debug> leafnode[1719]: >430 No such article:
  <leafnode:placeholder:gmane.discuss at example.com>
Mar  2 14:18:04 <news.debug> leafnode[1719]: <QUIT
Mar  2 14:18:04 <news.debug> leafnode[1719]: >205 Always happy to serve!

  clemens