diff --git a/grendel/dog/mail/nntp/Newsgroup.java b/grendel/dog/mail/nntp/Newsgroup.java
index 78a1afa7125..c8911675e3c 100644
--- a/grendel/dog/mail/nntp/Newsgroup.java
+++ b/grendel/dog/mail/nntp/Newsgroup.java
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ public class Newsgroup extends Folder {
 	public void open(int mode) throws MessagingException {
 		if (open)
 			throw new MessagingException("Newsgroup is already open");
-		if (mode!=READ_ONLY)
-			throw new MessagingException("Newsgroup is read-only");
+		//if (mode!=READ_ONLY)
+		//	throw new MessagingException("Newsgroup is read-only");
 		((NNTPStore)store).open(this);
 		open = true;
 		notifyConnectionListeners(ConnectionEvent.OPENED);
@@ -174,18 +174,18 @@ public class Newsgroup extends Folder {
 		if (!open)
 			throw new MessagingException("Newsgroup is not open");
         NNTPStore s = (NNTPStore)store;
-		if (articles==null)
+		//if (articles==null)
 			articles = s.getArticles(this);
-		else { // check for new articles
-			Article[] nm = s.getNewArticles(this, checkpoint);
-			if (nm.length>0) {
-				Article[] m2 = new Article[articles.length+nm.length];
-				System.arraycopy(articles, 0, m2, 0, articles.length);
-				System.arraycopy(nm, 0, m2, articles.length, nm.length);
-				articles = m2;
-			}
-		}
-		checkpoint = new Date();
+		//else { // check for new articles
+		//	Article[] nm = s.getNewArticles(this, checkpoint);
+		//	if (nm.length>0) {
+		//		Article[] m2 = new Article[articles.length+nm.length];
+		//		System.arraycopy(articles, 0, m2, 0, articles.length);
+		//		System.arraycopy(nm, 0, m2, articles.length, nm.length);
+		//		articles = m2;
+		//	}
+		//}
+		//checkpoint = new Date();
         return articles;
 	}
 	
diff --git a/grendel/storage/MessageExtraWrapper.java b/grendel/storage/MessageExtraWrapper.java
index 06b2e8ba316..7c215ae4c6e 100644
--- a/grendel/storage/MessageExtraWrapper.java
+++ b/grendel/storage/MessageExtraWrapper.java
@@ -257,13 +257,17 @@ class MessageExtraWrapper implements MessageExtra {
       buf.append(Constants.BYTEBUFLINEBREAK);
     }
     buf.append(Constants.BYTEBUFLINEBREAK);
+
+    ByteBuf buf2 = new ByteBuf();
     try {
-      return new SequenceInputStream(buf.makeInputStream(),
-                                     m.getInputStream());
+      buf2.append(m.getContent());
     } catch (IOException ee) {
       throw new MessagingException("I/O error", ee);
     }
 
+    return new SequenceInputStream(buf.makeInputStream(),
+                                   buf2.makeInputStream());
+
   }
 
 }