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Date:	Sun, 6 Jul 2003 07:46:14 PDT7
From:	Zdenek Jizba <jizba@verizon.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: problem with access to newsgroups

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Peter Skye wrote:

>
> > Zdenek Jizba said:
> >
> > >I am unable even today to access any newsgroup
> > >. . .
> > > newscache0.freenet.de
>
> Steven Levine wrote:
> >
> > Run iptrace according to the Mr. KIA article and post the results.

Before I run iptrace (I have to find it first -- is it somewhere within
eCS?) I want to read Mr. Kia's article first.

> Hi Denny,
>
> Steven's idea is an excellent one.
>
> Also, since your problem appears to be that you can't connect, you might
> want to try using TELNET to see what kind of response the various news
> servers give you.
>
> For example, to telnet to the German news server above, go to a command
> line and run:
>
> telnet -p 119 newscache0.freenet.de

I just ran this line. The response was:

201 news.freenet.de NNRP Service Ready - news@freenet.de (no posting)

I suppose that the (no posting) explain why I could not submit my note.

>
> (The "-p 119" makes telnet use port 119, which is the standard port
> number for news servers.)
>
> TELNET might respond with a "Trying..." prompt that never does anything
> more, indicating the news server isn't responding (you might have a bad
> url or you might be trying to reach the news server from outside their
> allowed IP range or your ISP might be blocking you on port 119 or you
> might have a firewall that's not letting port 119 through).
>
> Or, you might get a message back from the news server that begins with
> the number 200 or 201, in which case you can type in "quit" to get back
> to the command line.
>
> I just tried to telnet to four different news servers from my cox.net
> connection down here in San Diego. Here are my results:
>
> news.cox.net worked
> news.earthlink.net failed (connected, then dropped me)
> news.verizon.net failed ("Trying...")
> newscache0.freenet.de worked

Is cox.net a server that I might access? (I will try it anyway)
Will keep you posted

Denny

>
>
> - Peter
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