Comments on: Notice for users of PlusNet's Usenet service! http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/03/27/notice-for-users-of-plusnets-usenet-service/ News and Updates on the Community. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:19:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jon Harley http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/03/27/notice-for-users-of-plusnets-usenet-service/comment-page-1/#comment-2498 Jon Harley Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:13:24 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/03/27/notice-for-users-of-plusnets-usenet-service/#comment-2498 It's not working for me, it's demanding authentication. Plusnet, please get this sorted out. It's not working for me, it's demanding authentication. Plusnet, please get this sorted out.

]]> By: J. P.Gilliver http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/03/27/notice-for-users-of-plusnets-usenet-service/comment-page-1/#comment-2355 J. P.Gilliver Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:48:18 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/03/27/notice-for-users-of-plusnets-usenet-service/#comment-2355 It's back. Yes, it took too long - and, my system is downloading the last year and a half's posts. It ought to be possible to do this sort of thing without this happening. It's back. Yes, it took too long - and, my system is downloading the last year and a half's posts. It ought to be possible to do this sort of thing without this happening.

]]> By: John Pearle http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/03/27/notice-for-users-of-plusnets-usenet-service/comment-page-1/#comment-2354 John Pearle Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:17:39 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/03/27/notice-for-users-of-plusnets-usenet-service/#comment-2354 It's back. All now works OK. I think it's taken too long to fix this, hopefully lessons will be learned. It's back. All now works OK. I think it's taken too long to fix this, hopefully lessons will be learned.

]]> By: J. P.Gilliver http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/03/27/notice-for-users-of-plusnets-usenet-service/comment-page-1/#comment-2350 J. P.Gilliver Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:29:30 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/03/27/notice-for-users-of-plusnets-usenet-service/#comment-2350 No it isn't (Tuesday 22:25 BST). Agreed that the 'phone status should definitely not say "there are no issues". The on-line status page says "Customers connecting via the trial 'RIN' network, and those trying to use server authentication may still be experiencing difficulties connecting to the servers." I know nothing of RIN, and my client isn't set to use authentication - but I'm still being asked for it: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 22:27:40 Collecting Usenet News from usenet.plus.net Tue, 1 Apr 2008 22:27:41 Authentication required for usenet.plus.net Tue, 1 Apr 2008 22:27:41 Unexpected NEWS 5xx : 501 bad authentication Tue, 1 Apr 2008 22:27:41 News connection to usenet.plus.net closed So it's asking me for authentication, not me asking it. And the person I just spoke to on the 'phone didn't really know whether anyone was working on it, or they'd all gone home. No it isn't (Tuesday 22:25 BST). Agreed that the 'phone status should definitely not say "there are no issues". The on-line status page says "Customers connecting via the trial 'RIN' network, and those trying to use server authentication may still be experiencing difficulties connecting to the servers." I know nothing of RIN, and my client isn't set to use authentication - but I'm still being asked for it:
Tue, 1 Apr 2008 22:27:40 Collecting Usenet News from usenet.plus.net
Tue, 1 Apr 2008 22:27:41 Authentication required for usenet.plus.net
Tue, 1 Apr 2008 22:27:41 Unexpected NEWS 5xx : 501 bad authentication
Tue, 1 Apr 2008 22:27:41 News connection to usenet.plus.net closed

So it's asking me for authentication, not me asking it. And the person I just spoke to on the 'phone didn't really know whether anyone was working on it, or they'd all gone home.

]]> By: John Pearle http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/03/27/notice-for-users-of-plusnets-usenet-service/comment-page-1/#comment-2345 John Pearle Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:14:55 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/03/27/notice-for-users-of-plusnets-usenet-service/#comment-2345 Not working for me, still getting error480 "Authentication required" here. Trying to connect to news.plus.net. Not using server authentication - as far as I know. Not working for me, still getting error480 "Authentication required" here.
Trying to connect to news.plus.net. Not using server authentication - as far as I know.

]]> By: Andy Burns http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/03/27/notice-for-users-of-plusnets-usenet-service/comment-page-1/#comment-2337 Andy Burns Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:08:12 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/03/27/notice-for-users-of-plusnets-usenet-service/#comment-2337 yeah, it's working again ... yeah, it's working again ...

]]> By: Stu B http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/03/27/notice-for-users-of-plusnets-usenet-service/comment-page-1/#comment-2332 Stu B Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:00:54 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/03/27/notice-for-users-of-plusnets-usenet-service/#comment-2332 Seems like this move has not been a great success. No usenet yesterday and the next update is shown as being at 1800 hrs Tuesday .The Status Phone Line makes no mention of "usenet" .Just says " There are no Service issues" when there patently are .!!! Seems like this move has not been a great success. No usenet yesterday and the next update is shown as being at 1800 hrs Tuesday .The Status Phone Line makes no mention of "usenet" .Just says " There are no Service issues" when there patently are .!!!

]]> By: Andy Burns http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/03/27/notice-for-users-of-plusnets-usenet-service/comment-page-1/#comment-2320 Andy Burns Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:44:51 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/03/27/notice-for-users-of-plusnets-usenet-service/#comment-2320 I've tried news.plus.net and plusnet.vsrv-ams.supernews.net which both resolve to 138.199.67.64 for me I even tried news.plus.com, which resolves but seems to have no nntp server. I've tried news.plus.net and plusnet.vsrv-ams.supernews.net
which both resolve to 138.199.67.64 for me

I even tried news.plus.com, which resolves but seems to have no nntp server.

]]> By: bobpullen http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/03/27/notice-for-users-of-plusnets-usenet-service/comment-page-1/#comment-2319 bobpullen Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:22:54 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/03/27/notice-for-users-of-plusnets-usenet-service/#comment-2319 http://usertools.plus.net/status/archive/1206982747.htm We've raised a case with Giganews. What server address are you using Andy? http://usertools.plus.net/status/archive/1206982747.htm

We've raised a case with Giganews. What server address are you using Andy?

]]> By: Andy Burns http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/03/27/notice-for-users-of-plusnets-usenet-service/comment-page-1/#comment-2313 Andy Burns Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:28:53 +0000 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/03/27/notice-for-users-of-plusnets-usenet-service/#comment-2313 seems this work has begun, I can no longer post to the usenet server(s) ... seems this work has begun, I can no longer post to the usenet server(s) ...

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