On 16.06.02 12:22, Bruce Feist Replied As Follows:

--- Original Message ---

> I'm using Mozilla 1.0 for news (among other things).
> 
> I can try to send news articles to this ng; no problem.
> 
> I was able to send news articles to my old ISP's news server; no problem.
> 
> When I try to send news articles to my new ISP's news server, I get an error 
> message saying that my IP address isn't authorized to do so.  I can read the 
> articles without difficulty, though.
> 
> When I try Microsoft Outlook Express (bleh) with what appear to be equivalent 
> settings with my new ISP's news server, it works fine for both reading and 
> posting articles.
> 
> My settings (on both news readers) are:
> e-mail address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Server name: news.east.cox.net
> Port: 119
> Use SSL: No
> 
> What else can I look for to solve this issue?  I'm getting paranoid enough to 
> worry that my ISP is checking to see if the originating software is Outlook 
> Express and rejecting anything that isn't!
> 
> Bruce
> 

This can happen if you're dialing in to ISP "A" and trying to use the
services of ISP "B".

-- 
Jay Garcia - Netscape Champion
Novell MCNE-5/CNI-Networking Technologies-OSI
UFAQ - http://www.UFAQ.org
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