diff --git a/mailnews/news/src/nsNNTPProtocol.cpp b/mailnews/news/src/nsNNTPProtocol.cpp
index 7e784abdedd..7803838b728 100644
--- a/mailnews/news/src/nsNNTPProtocol.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/news/src/nsNNTPProtocol.cpp
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ PRInt32 nsNNTPProtocol::LoadURL(nsIURL * aURL, nsISupports * aConsumer)
   PRBool cancel = FALSE;
   char* colon;
   nsINNTPNewsgroupPost *message=NULL;
-  char *message_id = 0;
+  //char *message_id = 0;
 
   nsresult rv = NS_OK;
 
diff --git a/mailnews/news/tests/nntp/nntpTest.cpp b/mailnews/news/tests/nntp/nntpTest.cpp
index f80c63088d1..d0e677e890d 100644
--- a/mailnews/news/tests/nntp/nntpTest.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/news/tests/nntp/nntpTest.cpp
@@ -233,9 +233,9 @@ nsNntpTestDriver::InitializeProtocol(const char * urlString)
         return rv;
     }
 
-    //m_url->foobar(urlString);
+    m_url->SetSpec(urlString);
 
-	// now create a protocl instance...
+	// now create a protocol instance...
 	m_nntpProtocol = new nsNNTPProtocol(m_url, m_transport);
 	m_protocolInitialized = PR_TRUE;