Re: Accessing Secnews

[Blinky the Shark <no.spam@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:
> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>> Jay Garcia wrote:
>>> On 05.07.2008 02:58, Blinky the Shark wrote:
>>>
>>>  --- Original Message ---
>>>
>>>> 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?
>>>>
>>> Summed up pretty nicely by Dan, but I can add:
>>>
>>> 1. Because it's there! ;-)
>>> 2. No incoming OR outgoing feed to usenet or otherwise
>>> 3. Liberal posting policy(s)
>>> 4. Spam harvesting softwares are few and far between that can
>>> scan/harvest an SNEWS server. Yes, it CAN be done but usually not worth
>>> the effort.
>>> 5. NNTP Server software loaded/running on dedicated server, not shared.
>>> 6. It's FREE !!
>>> 7. reg is not blocked. :-)
>> I'm lost.  I added secnews.netscape.com.  I'm using port 563. 
>> Everything's dandy.  Except I don't see any netscape.mozilla* hierarchy. 
>>    I don't see a TB group.  I don't see a FF group.  The hell am I doing 
>> wrong?
> 
> ssl needs to be checked and see the last paragraph here:
> news://news.mozilla.org:119/qLKdnUo2u4WJKffVnZ2dnUVZ_o3inZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx
> or
> http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.general/msg/82dec92432bb006b

Okay, I did that stuff for the certs and the advanced config and 
refreshed the groups list from the server.

It apparently worked -- if there are only seven non-dev newsgroups in 
the whole netscape.mozilla* hierarchy.


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