Holger Metzger wrote:
>
> On 6/10/01 4:19 PM, Mark wrote:
>
> > After calling Netscape Communications on Friday evening when
> > Netscape's secured news servers (secnews.netscape.com, port 563)
> > when it become inaccessible, John from Netscape Communications
> > informed me that Netscape is no longer interested in continuing
> > the news server service and has pulled the service. He asked me
> > if I read the recent news story about Netscape no longer being in
> > the web browser business. I said Yes and he said that is probably
> > why Netscape has ceased the secnews.netscape.com service.
> >
> > What are we supposed to do for good end user support for
> > Netscape Communicator 4.x support?
> >
> > Contacting Netscape Communications
> > http://home.netscape.com/company/contacts/index.html?cp=cmp
> >
> >
>
> The news server still works on port 119. They should make
> netscape.communicator and the netscape.netscape6.* groups available for
> that port as well.
>
> Holger
They were specifically asked not to. The news admins, however, are not
answering pages and fail to reply to email. I think one may be on
sabatical but there should be coverage. I suspect either a DNS screwup
or apathy. History says the latter is fairly likely but the former is
possible.
Chuck
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... The times have been,
That, when the brains were out,
the man would die. ... Macbeth
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