"Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T." wrote:
>
> Jay Garcia wrote:
> >
> > Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T. wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > 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 must have got it when they were preforming a test. because I tried
> > > just a few minutes ago and received messge that the server was not
> > > accepting messages as per a previous .jpg image I sent further back in
> > > this thread.
> > >
> >
> > secnews.netscape.com:119 is up and active/accessible .. :563 is down due
> > to cert renewal difficulties. There, no more rumor milling now !! :-)
> >
> > --
> > Jay Garcia - Netscape Champion
> > Novell MCNE-5/CNI
> > UFAQ - http://www.UFAQ.org
> > Post To Group ONLY, No Email Please!!
>
> This moring was able to receive secnews.netscape.com groups on on port
> 583. So eveidently they have got their certificate problems fixed.
>
Sorry about that the old arthritis is kicking up should be port 563 not 583.
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