Re: News Server Won't Connect After Windows Update

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"PeerGuardian is known to be incompatible with McAfee and BlackICE firewalls."
http://peerguardian.methlabs.org/pg2_faq.html

[methlabs.org, what a lovely domain name]
--
~PA Bear


glamart wrote: 
You put your finger on it. I use Peer Guardian and the latest update
is blocking corel.com. Don't know why? Will check with the Peer
Guardian team and find out. Thanks for the good info!

"Jim Pickering" <jim.pickering@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eK5VhQXjFHA.576@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Try telnet to the server to see if something is blocking from your
> computer. FWIW, I can telnet to the server w/o problems.
>
> Open a command window (Win 95/98 -Start/Run and type:
> command)(Win2k/XP- Start/Run and type: cmd)
>
> When the command box opens, type the following:
>
> telnet cnews.corel.com 119
>
> When you hit the Enter key, you should get a message that you are
> connected and that posting is OK. If not, you have something in
> either a firewall, a router or some type of blocking software that
> is preventing you from connection. I do not believe the problem
> can be ascribed to Outlook Express since other users can connect
> without problems.
> --
> Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6
> Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be
> helped. Thanks.
>
>
> "glamart" <glamartNS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OlFdTcWjFHA.1048@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > That is correct!
> > --
> >
> > "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:%23RvJeYWjFHA.2772@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Please clarify: You cannot connect to cnews.corel.com using a
> > > new Named Identity?
> > > --
> > > ~PA Bear
> > >
> > > glamart wrote:
> > > > Thanks for the response - I restarted after deleting the
> > > > account but
> > > > no help.
> > > > I created a new identity and tried both an account which
> > > > connects OK
> > > > and an account which does not - same problem - can not connect
> > > > to
> > > > the account that won't connect.
> > > > The message is "unable to connect to the server" (after a
> > > > time out). in the details:
> > > > Configuration:
> > > > Account: cnews.corel.com
> > > > Server: cnews.corel.com
> > > > Protocol: NNTP
> > > > Port: 119
> > > > Secure(SSL): 0
> > > > Code: 800ccc0e
> > > >
> > > > I have another computer on the same 2-computer network which
> > > > works
> > > > OK. I removed the router and made a direct connection to the
> > > > computer that has the problem, but no help. I disabled Zone
> > > > Alarm
> > > > and verified that the Microsoft firewall was still disabled,
> > > > still
> > > > no help.
> > > > Definitely something corrupt somewhere - very strange! Any
> > > > other
> > > > thoughts appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > "Michael Santovec" <michael_santovec@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> > > > message
> > > > news:%23daAVAVjFHA.2644@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > What error message are you getting when you try to connect?
> > > > >
> > > > > As for deleting and adding the account back, try closing OE
> > > > > and
> > > > > restarting it after deleting the account and before adding
> > > > > the
> > > > > account back.
> > > > >
> > > > > If you still have problems, create a new identity and then
> > > > > add the
> > > > > problem news account there. If that works, then there may be
> > > > > some
> > > > > corruption in the main identity.
> > > > >
> > > > > How to Create and Use Identities in Outlook Express
> > > > > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=209169
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > >
> > > > > Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "glamart" <glamartNS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > > news:u34r2MUjFHA.2152@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > I normally use about 4 news servers. For some reason, after
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > last windows Update, my Corel server will not connect. No
> > > > > > problem
> > > > > > with Comcast, Microsoft, etc., servers. Is their some way
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > completely reset a news account. I tried deleting then
> > > > > > adding back
> > > > > > and no help.
> > > > > > Thanks! 

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