there’s not enough free memory.

Quit some other application to free some memory

a TCP protocol error occurred (response too long)

a TCP protocol error occurred (unexpected data)

one of the .MSG files is corrupt

there are too many open windows

I just didn’t know what to do with them

the AREAS file is corrupt

the Address Book is corrupt

the Kill File is corrupt

its .messages file is corrupt

its .articles file is corrupt

the database has been created with a newer version of MacSOUP.  This version can’t open it

the “Mailboxes” file is corrupt

the “Newsgroups” file is corrupt

the settings file is either corrupt or has been created by a newer version of MacSOUP.  This version can’t open it

no settings file is currently open

an error of type %ld occurred

the disk is full

there’s not enough memory available.

You should quit MacSOUP and increase its memory partition in the “Get Info” box

the settings “file” is a folder, not a file

one of the database folders is a file, not a folder