On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 08:14:45AM +0300, Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> On 25/05/12 07:46, Adam Carter wrote:
> >> Using newsrc file /home/wenpincui/.jnewsrc for server
> >> news.newsgroups.com.hk.
> >> Connecting to host news.newsgroups.com.hk ...
> >> Failed to resolve news.newsgroups.com.hk
> >
> > So the host is not called news.newsgroups.com.hk.
> >
> > $ host news.newsgroups.com.hk
> > Host news.newsgroups.com.hk not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)
> > $ host -t NS newsgroups.com.hk
> > newsgroups.com.hk name server ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com.
> > newsgroups.com.hk name server ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com.
> > newsgroups.com.hk name server ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com.
> > newsgroups.com.hk name server ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com.
> > newsgroups.com.hk name server ns15.dnsmadeeasy.com.
> > newsgroups.com.hk name server ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com.
> >
> > So newsgroups.com.hk is a real domain, but the hostname in that domain
> > is not "news". You'll need to double check what the hostname is.
>
> Hmm, his original hostname works though:
>
> $ host news.newsgroup.com.hk
> news.newsgroup.com.hk has address 59.188.5.218
>
>
hey, guys,
actually it's not newsgroup(s).com.hk issue.
other usenet server like "news.cn99.com" can't be accessed, neither.
I've checked with IT administator, port 119 was blocked. So ...
TIA.
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