diff --git a/contrib/mblow b/contrib/mblow
index d151504..7ad163c 100755
--- a/contrib/mblow
+++ b/contrib/mblow
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@ nntp.write(".\r\n")
 msg = nntp.gets
 
 abort msg  unless msg =~ /^240 /
+puts msg