diff --git a/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb b/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb
index 9838297..c4293f7 100644
--- a/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb
+++ b/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Dwarf: article.rb,v 1.94 2004/11/21 14:21:03 ward Exp $
+# $Dwarf: article.rb,v 1.95 2005/01/30 14:24:13 ward Exp $
 # $Source$
 
 #
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ def printerr(server)
 	print "Error: #{$!}\n"
 end
 
-def quit
+def disconnect
 	# just testing if these should be reset...
 	@messageinfo = []
 
@@ -798,6 +798,12 @@ def quit
 	end
 end
 
+def quit
+	# just testing if these should be reset...
+	@messageinfo = []
+	disconnect
+end
+
 	private :ward_sort
 
 end # class
diff --git a/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb b/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
index addc788..6b2a9b8 100755
--- a/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
+++ b/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/local/bin/ruby -w
 
-# $Dwarf: ripnews.rb,v 1.89 2005/01/30 14:24:47 ward Exp $
+# $Dwarf: ripnews.rb,v 1.90 2005/01/30 14:47:00 ward Exp $
 # $Source$
 
 #
@@ -705,6 +705,7 @@ def main
 
 		# hier wachten op evt. threads...
 		if @decode_threads
+			@articles.disconnect
 			puts "Waiting for decode threads..."
 			@decode_threads.each{|thr| thr.join}
 			puts "Decode threads all done"