diff --git a/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb b/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
index ac86371..a1c6d9e 100755
--- a/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
+++ b/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/local/bin/ruby -w
 
-# $Dwarf: ripnews.rb,v 1.97 2005/02/02 09:25:12 ward Exp $
+# $Dwarf: ripnews.rb,v 1.98 2005/02/02 10:27:58 ward Exp $
 # $Source$
 
 #
@@ -444,16 +444,16 @@ def get_multi(subj, group)
 					# XXX if there is a yenc problem I want the data so I can research it
 					output_data(tsubj, 0600, "YencProblem", tbody)
 					# XXX return succes even though it's not true
-					return true
+					Thread.current.exit
 				rescue PermError
 					print "#{$!}\n"
 					print "	Skipping article...\n"
-					return false
+					Thread.current.exit
 				end
 			end
 			if tmode == false
 				print "	Decoding failed skipping article...\n"
-				return false
+				Thread.current.exit
 			end
 
 			if tfile