Update: I found how to go back to a previous version from github (instructions at https://www.espruino.com/Modules). With the previous version of the MQTT module, I have no problems.
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Update: I found how to go back to a previous version from github (instructions at https://www.espruino.com/Modules). With the previous version of the MQTT module, I have no problems.