[root@wozzle /root]# rpm -q up2date
up2date-2.0.6-1
[root@wozzle /root]# 


run up2date. upgrade one or more packages. up2date retrieves correctly,
performs the rpm upgrade, then:

[root@wozzle /root]# cat typescript 
Script started on Thu Nov  2 18:49:09 2000
[root@wozzle /root]# up2date
/var/spool/up2date/gnorpm-0.95.1-5.i386.rpm: md5 gpg OK
Traceback (innermost last):
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date/gui.py", line 475, in doInstallation
    up2date.installPackages(self.selectedPkgList, self.rpmCallback)
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date/up2date.py", line 1040, in installPackages
    rc = ts.run(0, 0, rpmCallback, cfg.readEntry("storageDir"))
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date/gui.py", line 434, in rpmCallback
    up2date.remoteAddPackage((name, version, release, epoch))
  File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date/up2date.py", line 615, in remoteAddPackage
    raise CommunicationError(e.errmsg)
up2date.CommunicationError: Error communicating with server.  The message
was:
Internal Server Error
[***at this point i did a killall up2date***]
Terminated
[root@wozzle /root]# exit

Script done on Thu Nov  2 18:56:07 2000
[root@wozzle /root]# 

This behavior occurs 100% of the times that up2date is used to upgrade a
package. it has *never* terminated correctly unless no packages were
upgraded.

This behavior occurs with the original up2date rpm shipped with 7.0, as
well as the one currently installed.

see machine configuration in rhn: wozzle.geeksrus.net.