diff --git a/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb b/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb
index 348f7be..5ede297 100644
--- a/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb
+++ b/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def get_group_info(server)
 				print "Got error \"#{$!}\" from #{server}\n"
 				raise PermError, "#{$!}"
 			rescue Errno::EPIPE, Errno::ECONNRESET
-				print "Caught Errno::EPIPE reading from server #{server} (get_group_info)\n"
+				print "Caught #{$!.type} reading from server #{server} (get_group_info)\n"
 				print "Error: #{$!}\n"
 				reconnect(server)
 				retry
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ def get_xhdr(server, range, header)
 					raise TempError
 				end
 			rescue Net::NNTP::RuntimeError
-				print "Caught Net::NNTP::RuntimeError reading from server #{server} (get_xhdr)\n"
+				print "Caught #{$!.type} reading from server #{server} (get_xhdr)\n"
 				print "Error: #{$!}\n"
 				if ( $!.to_s =~ /^503|^400/ )
 					reconnect(server)
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ def get_xhdr(server, range, header)
 					print "Won't handdle this... yet :(\n"
 				end
 			rescue Errno::EPIPE, Errno::ECONNRESET, EOFError
-				print "Caught #{$!.message} reading from server #{server} (get_xhdr)\n"
+				print "Caught #{$!.type} reading from server #{server} (get_xhdr)\n"
 				print "Error: #{$!}\n"
 				reconnect(server)
 				get_group_info(server)
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ def get_body(server, message)
 			rescue Net::NNTPReplyError
 				a = ''
 				a += $!
-				print "Caught Net::NNTPReplyError reading article #{message} from #{server} (get_body)\n"
+				print "Caught #{$!.type} reading article #{message} from #{server} (get_body)\n"
 				print "Error: #{$!}\n"
 				if retries == 0 && (a =~ /^503/ || a =~ /^400/)
 					reconnect(server)
@@ -274,11 +274,11 @@ def get_body(server, message)
 				end
 				return false
 			rescue EOFError
-				print "Caught EOFError reading article #{message} from #{server} (get_body)\n"
+				print "Caught #{$!.type} reading article #{message} from #{server} (get_body)\n"
 				print "Error: #{$!}\n"
 				return false
 			rescue Errno::EPIPE, Errno::ECONNRESET
-				print "Caught Errno::EPIPE reading from server #{server} (get_body)\n"
+				print "Caught #{$!.type} reading from server #{server} (get_body)\n"
 				print "Error: #{$!}\n"
 				reconnect(server)
 				get_group_info(server)