diff --git a/mailnews/news/tests/Makefile.in b/mailnews/news/tests/Makefile.in
index 48ad87ebcc7..3998d006f1b 100644
--- a/mailnews/news/tests/Makefile.in
+++ b/mailnews/news/tests/Makefile.in
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ include $(DEPTH)/config/autoconf.mk
 MODULE=nntp
 LIBRARY_NAME=nntpTest
 
-# DIRS = nntp
-DIRS = newsParser
+DIRS = nntp newsParser
 
 EXPORTS = \
 	$(NULL)
diff --git a/mailnews/news/tests/newsParser/newsParserTest.cpp b/mailnews/news/tests/newsParser/newsParserTest.cpp
index 9a7dc766b4d..f2b2eaea2ee 100644
--- a/mailnews/news/tests/newsParser/newsParserTest.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/news/tests/newsParser/newsParserTest.cpp
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ nsresult newsTestDriver::RunDriver()
 nsresult newsTestDriver::GetPath(nsFileSpec& aPathName)
 {
     /* eventually turn news://news.mozilla.org/netscape.public.mozilla.unix 
-       into /tmp/mozillanews/news.mozilla.org/netscape.public.mozilla.unix 
-       getting /tmp/mozillanews from the account manager (which gets it
+       into /u/sspitzer/mozillanews/news.mozilla.org/netscape.public.mozilla.unix 
+       getting /u/sspitzer/mozillanews from the account manager (which gets it
        from the prefs 
     */
-  aPathName = "/tmp/mozillanews/news.mozilla.org/netscape.public.mozilla.unix";
+  aPathName = "/u/sspitzer/mozillanews/news.mcom.com.sbd/mcom.linux";
   return NS_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/mailnews/news/tests/nntp/Makefile.in b/mailnews/news/tests/nntp/Makefile.in
index 890bf7291d5..dc03f0f975b 100644
--- a/mailnews/news/tests/nntp/Makefile.in
+++ b/mailnews/news/tests/nntp/Makefile.in
@@ -53,19 +53,22 @@ LIBS = \
 	-lmozdbm	\
 	-lxp	\
 	-lpref	\
-	-ljs	\
+	-lmozjs	\
 	-lraptorbase \
 	-lgmbase$(MOZ_TOOLKIT) \
 	-lsecfree \
 	-lraptorhtml \
 	-lraptorhtmlpars	\
-	-lraptorgfx	\
+	-lexpat \
+	-lxmltok \
+	-lraptorgfx \
 	-ljsdom	\
 	-ljsurl	\
 	-limg	\
 	-lpng	\
 	-ljpeg	\
 	-lmozutil	\
+	-lmsgbaseutil \
 	$(ZLIB_LIBS) \
 	$(DIST)/lib/librdfbase_s.a \
 	$(NSPR_LIBS) \
diff --git a/mailnews/news/tests/nntp/nntpTest.cpp b/mailnews/news/tests/nntp/nntpTest.cpp
index e05986bf1ed..d412f4ed168 100644
--- a/mailnews/news/tests/nntp/nntpTest.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/news/tests/nntp/nntpTest.cpp
@@ -62,12 +62,14 @@
 #ifdef XP_PC
 #define NETLIB_DLL "netlib.dll"
 #define XPCOM_DLL  "xpcom32.dll"
+#define NEWS_DLL   "msgnews.dll"
 #else
 #ifdef XP_MAC
 #include "nsMacRepository.h"
 #else
 #define NETLIB_DLL "libnetlib.so"
 #define XPCOM_DLL  "libxpcom.so"
+#define NEWS_DLL   "libmsgnews.so"
 #endif
 #endif
 
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@
 
 static NS_DEFINE_CID(kNetServiceCID, NS_NETSERVICE_CID);
 static NS_DEFINE_CID(kEventQueueServiceCID, NS_EVENTQUEUESERVICE_CID);
+static NS_DEFINE_CID(kNntpUrlCID, NS_NNTPURL_CID);
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Define default values to be used to drive the test
@@ -218,8 +221,14 @@ nsNntpTestDriver::nsNntpTestDriver(nsINetService * pNetService,
 
 void nsNntpTestDriver::InitializeProtocol(const char * urlString)
 {
+    nsresult rv = NS_OK;
+
 	// this is called when we don't have a url nor a protocol instance yet...
-	NS_NewNntpUrl(&m_url, urlString);
+    rv = nsServiceManager::GetService(kNntpUrlCID,
+                                      nsINntpUrl::GetIID(),
+                                      (nsISupports**)&m_url);
+	if (NS_FAILED(rv)) return rv;
+
 	// now create a protocl instance...
 	m_nntpProtocol = new nsNNTPProtocol(m_url, m_transport);
 	m_protocolInitialized = PR_TRUE;
@@ -655,6 +664,7 @@ int main()
 
     nsComponentManager::RegisterComponent(kNetServiceCID, NULL, NULL, NETLIB_DLL, PR_FALSE, PR_FALSE);
     nsComponentManager::RegisterComponent(kEventQueueServiceCID, NULL, NULL, XPCOM_DLL, PR_FALSE, PR_FALSE);
+    nsComponentManager::RegisterComponent(kNntpUrlCID, NULL, NULL, NEWS_DLL, PR_FALSE, PR_FALSE);
 
 	// Create the Event Queue for this thread...
     nsIEventQueueService* pEventQService;