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
>
Correct, port 119 is accessible and port 563 isn't. Same box ...
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