Re: Lost All Newsgroups/Error Message

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"AHAllen" <AHAllen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Here is an update on what I have done...

NNTP: 17:42:35 [tx] MODE READER
NNTP: 17:44:44 [db] Connection to 'msnews.microsoft.com' closed.


Apparently you increased the timeout? Now 2 minutes instead of 1? ; )

Have you tried simulating this with telnet yet and waiting even longer than this?

What happens if you try entering other NNTP commands via telnet anyway?
E.g. enter HELP (or QUIT)

Earlier Michael suggested you check your firewall settings
and I agree the symptoms could be due to a firewall configuration error.
E.g. notice that all we know is that you can't *send* commands
but the server's messages can be *received*. So check for
an outbound block on port 119. Alternatively, temporarily get rid
of your software firewall and use the Windows firewall instead.

Otherwise I still think you should escalate this to your ISP. It's obviously not
an out and out block of port 119 because you get the prompt from the server
but something is clearly preventing outbound traffic and they should be
able to help you given such symptoms.


Good luck

Robert
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