my code resides in a CVS repository. I can checkout the contents of the CVS repository using the Tortoise CVS client using the following CVS ROOT:

:pserver;password=12345678:myusername@project1.cvs.mycompany.com:/cvsroot/project1

I have created an entry in the codestiker.conf for the CVS repository as

@valid_repositories =
    (
':pserver;password=12345678:myusername@project1.cvs.mycompany.com:/cvsroot/project1'
    );

When I try to create a topic, I enter values for
title, description, module, email, reviewers, cc.

But I get the error

No filename or module/tags were entered.
The repository value set for ":pserver;password=12345678:myusername@project1.cvs.mycompany.com:/cvsroot/project1" is invalid.
Please correct this value in your codestriker.conf file, and try again.

I have specified correct module name as defined in the CVS. my CVS ROOT string is also correct because I have copy pasted this from the Tortise CVS client. So why am I getting this error?