diff --git a/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb b/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb
index 1fea237..b2e44ba 100644
--- a/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb
+++ b/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb
@@ -68,7 +68,12 @@ def get_group_body(subj)
 end
 
 def get_group_body_first(subj)
-	resp, id, messid, list = @nntp.body(@groups[subj]["messages"][0])
+	begin
+		resp, id, messid, list = @nntp.body(@groups[subj]["messages"][0])
+	rescue Net::NNTPReplyError
+		print "Caught Net::NNTPReplyError reading article #{@groups[subj]["messages"][0]}\n"
+		return false
+	end
 		print "getting article: #{subj}\n" if Debuglevel > 0
 		print "message id:      #{messid}\n" if Debuglevel > 0
 		print "id:              #{id}\n" if Debuglevel > 0
@@ -79,7 +84,12 @@ def get_group_body_rest(subj, file=nil)
 	result = []
 	for i in @groups[subj]["messages"][1..@groups[subj]["messages"].length]
 		print "getting article: #{i}\n" if Debuglevel > 0
-		resp, id, messid, list = @nntp.body(i)
+		begin
+			resp, id, messid, list = @nntp.body(i)
+		rescue Net::NNTPReplyError
+			print "Caught Net::NNTPReplyError reading article #{@groups[subj]["messages"][0]}\n"
+			return false
+		end
 		if file
 			for line in list
 				file.print "#{line}\n"