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kenny
Grafter
Posts: 78
Registered: ‎30-07-2007

User Groups

Is the user groups working ok, its knocking me off.
It was Ok the otherday now today it will not let me in.
My setting have not changed:
text.usenet.force9.co.uk
I`m using Outlook Express 
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jelv
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Registered: ‎10-04-2007

Re: User Groups

Which server are you using?
jelv (a.k.a Spoon Whittler)
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kenny
Grafter
Posts: 78
Registered: ‎30-07-2007

Re: User Groups

Quote from: jelv
Which server are you using?

plusnet.vsrv-ams.supernews.net
kenny
Grafter
Posts: 78
Registered: ‎30-07-2007

Re: User Groups

Quote from: jelv
Which server are you using?

I`ve just tried it with this and it works
usenet.f9.net.uk
but it used to work with the other one? at least it works
so problem solved
jelv
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Re: User Groups

I'm using news.plus.net - but they are all the same server!
C:\Documents and Settings\John>nslookup plusnet.vsrv-ams.supernews.net
Server:  localhost
Address:  127.0.0.1
Non-authoritative answer:
Name:    plusnet.vsrv-ams.supernews.net
Address:  138.199.67.64

C:\Documents and Settings\John>nslookup usenet.f9.net.uk
Server:  localhost
Address:  127.0.0.1
Non-authoritative answer:
Name:    plusnet.vsrv-ams.supernews.net
Address:  138.199.67.64
Aliases:  usenet.f9.net.uk, usenet.force9.net, nntp-readers.plus.net

C:\Documents and Settings\John>nslookup news.plus.net
Server:  localhost
Address:  127.0.0.1
Non-authoritative answer:
Name:    plusnet.vsrv-ams.supernews.net
Address:  138.199.67.64
Aliases:  news.plus.net, usenet.plus.net

Why it's started working for you I can't imagine!
jelv (a.k.a Spoon Whittler)
   Why I have left Plusnet (warning: long post!)   
Broadband: Andrews & Arnold Home::1 (FTTC 80/20)
Line rental: Pulse 8 Home Line Rental (£14.40/month)
Mobile: iD mobile (£4/month)
kenny
Grafter
Posts: 78
Registered: ‎30-07-2007

Re: User Groups

Quote from: kenny
Quote from: jelv
Which server are you using?

plusnet.vsrv-ams.supernews.net

I had a muck about with the ports went back to default 119 and its working I had it at a different one.
The thing is I was only on the same setting a few days ago and it worked then. Anyway it works now using
news account: usenet.f9.net.uk
server: usenet.f9.net.uk
Port: 119
also
news account: usenet.f9.net.uk
server: plusnet.vsrv-ams.supernews.net
Port: 119   

I`ve no idea why it used to work on the other port
setting but now not. I think it was 443