DeMoN_LaG wrote:
>
> Holger Metzger wrote:
>
> > On 6/10/01 6:20 PM, Chuck Simmons wrote:
> >
> >
> >>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.
> >>
> >
> > The latter sounds logical, yes. Most ISPs use the oldest machines they
> > have to set up a news server, and then it stands in the corner. When I
> > was asked to set up a news server for the company I work for they gave
> > me a Pentium/133mhz with 64mb and a 2 gig hard drive. If it breaks, and
> > I'm on vacation it won't be fixed until I'm back. Maybe same thing
> > happened at Netscape. Let's hope :)
> >
> > Holger
> >
>
> well it can't be completely down... I'm reading this via
> secnews.netscape.com
You are using port 119 which does not have some of the groups in
question. The secure server on port 563 is refusing connections.
Chuck
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