Re: Accessing Secnews
On 05.07.2008 09:58, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused Blinky the
Shark to generate the following:? :
> Jay Garcia wrote:
>
>> On 04.07.2008 00:18, clay wrote:
>>
>> --- Original Message ---
>>
>>
>>> Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:
>>>
>>>> clay wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Jay Garcia wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My umpteen year old work profile worked without tweaking. No joy
>>>>>>> from the newer install home box.
>>>>>>> Interesting, made a test post in testing. Wouldn't let me post with
>>>>>>> only a Subject. Had to put something in the body for the post to be
>>>>>>> accepted. This a new feature?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> The 40 bit encryption block was only added in the TB 2.0.0.xx versions,
>>>>>> don't remember which one started it as well as the later Seamonkey
>>>>>> versions. If you're using an older TB or SM or Mozilla for that matter
>>>>>> then you don't need to tweak the setting(s) in about:config.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Home box= Version 1.5.0.14ubu (20080306)
>>>>> The settings are there and tweaked...
>>>>> Still can't get in. 'Connection to server secnews... timed out.'
>>>>> It worked before the expiration.
>>>>>
>>>> are you using port 563 and is SSL checked?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Yup...
>>>
>> Check your firewall settings/permissions. "Timed out" and "Connection
>> refused" are not the same thing, the latter being the one if your SSL
>> setting are not set to "true".
>>
>
> Jay, I'm probably just burning up my Stupid Question For The Month at a
> very early date, but what's the advantage to the user of using the
> secnews server?
>
>
>
that was your question of the month
now - ask a sensible question :-P
because ALL THE GOOD PEOPLE live at secnews - that's why.
reg
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