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Usenet server prompting for userid/password

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darjeelingf
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Usenet server prompting for userid/password

This happens from time to time, then someone at Plusnet chases GigaNews and the problem gets resolved.

Mike.

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BrightonRock
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usenet

usenet.plus.net has started asking for a username & password. It shouldn't, of course.

Just me, or are others seeing this as well?

bobpullen
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Re: Usenet server prompting for userid/password

I'll take a look tomorrow.

Bob Pullen
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thejudge
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Re: Usenet server prompting for userid/password

Happening here too.

Jaggies
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Re: Usenet server prompting for userid/password

Moi aussi...
bobpullen
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Re: Usenet server prompting for userid/password

Fix

I've nudged (elbowed?) the relevant parties.

Bob Pullen
Plusnet Product Team
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john_eason
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Giganews server requiring authentication?

Plusnet's news feed appears to be throwing errors at the moment (not for the first time...). I'm getting the following error when trying to update one of the newsgroups:

group microsoft.public.vb.general.discussion
200 News.GigaNews.Com
480 authentication required
quit

Has someone forgotten to put any moneyy in the meter again? 😗

dvorak
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Re: Giganews server requiring authentication?


Moderators Note


Topics merged.

Customer / Moderator
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If it fixed it click 'This fixed my problem'
john_eason
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Re: Giganews server requiring authentication?

Thanks. I'd have added to this thread if I'd been able to find it! 😊

Jaggies
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Re: Giganews server requiring authentication?

Still happening. 😞
john_eason
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Re: Giganews server requiring authentication?

Back now! 🙂

darjeelingf
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Re: Usenet server prompting for userid/password

All back to normal now - thanks Bob.

quelquod
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Re: Usenet server prompting for userid/password

Yes - OK here too. Smiley

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john_eason
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Re: Giganews server requiring authentication?

Doctor, Doctor, it happened again! (News.GigaNews.Com
480 authentication required)!