Re: Problem with one news server

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From: Robert Aldwinckle (robald_at_techemail.com)
Date: 02/02/04 

Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 20:03:08 -0500

> I had already tried to telnet to the address on port 119.
> I got no answer.

You can't even see the first prompt like this?
I think that leaves OE in the clear then.

<example>
200 News.GigaNews.Com
mode reader
480 authentication required
quit
205 goodbye

Connection to host lost.
</example>

What happens if you try to ping it? (E.g. just for the address)

<example>
>ping news.comcast.giganews.com -n 1

Pinging news.comcast.giganews.com [216.196.97.136] with 32 bytes of data:
</example>

(In fact in my case the response was received.)

Is that the same IP address that you get?

Tracert?

Hmm... somebody in my path doesn't like tracert. ;(

What's your OS? Firewall?

(on another subthread)
> I think I'll give a shot at uninstalling Nfilter.

What is Nfilter? Have you removed it yet?

HTH

Robert 

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"todd" <fatheree21@NOcomcastSPAM.net> wrote in message
news:ut$wapP6DHA.2168@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> I'm using the news server address and authentication assigned by my ISP.  I
> had already tried to telnet to the address on port 119.  I got no answer.
> Troubleshooting the connection in OE gives the following:
>
> NNTP: 13:19:20 [db] Connecting to 'news.comcast.giganews.com' on port 119.
> NNTP: 13:19:20 [db] srv_name = "news.comcast.giganews.com" srv_addr =
> 206.127.4.25
> NNTP: 13:19:41 [db] err: WSAGETSELECTEVENT = 0x10, WSAGETSELECTERROR = 10060
>
> I understand that the 10060 is basically a "can't find the server" error.
>
> todd
>
>
>
> "Robert Aldwinckle" <robald@techemail.com> wrote in message
> news:eOfsNcD6DHA.2404@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > I started being unable to get mail from my ISP's news server.
> >
> > Don't expect to get "mail" from a "news server".   <G>
> >
> >
> > > I can ping the news server name
> >
> > Instead of just ping'ing the server, try to use  telnet  to port 119  to
> simulate
> > what OE does when it connects.   Use troubleshooting logging for news
> > to see exactly what it is doing (and the replies it is getting.)
> >
> > Possible problems that that sort of diagnosis may uncover are:
> > 1.    trying to use one ISP's news server from another ISP's IP address.
> >     (It might be ignoring it or rejecting it.)
> > 2.    attempts to do unauthenticated log on to a server which requires
> >     userid and password to continue.  (Check with the server's operator.)
> >
> >
> > Good luck
> >
> > Robert Aldwinckle
> > ---
> >
> >
> > "todd" <fatheree21@NOcomcastSPAM.net> wrote in message
> > news:uBfU3a85DHA.2572@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > I have the Microsoft news server as well as my ISP's news server
> configured
> > > in Outlook Express.  A couple of days ago, I started being unable to get
> > > mail from my ISP's news server.  The error I get is "Unable to connect
> to
> > > server".  My access to the Microsoft news server works fine.  I can ping
> the
> > > news server name and I'm not running a firewall.  I can connect to the
> news
> > > server from another machine on my home network.  I've tried deleting and
> > > recreating the server.  I'm at a loss.
> > >
> > > todd
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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