Re: Accessing Secnews
On 07.07.2008 20:08, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused Blinky the
Shark to generate the following:? :
> squaredancer wrote:
>
>> On 06.07.2008 07:28, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused Blinky the
>> Shark to generate the following:? :
>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>> click the update button next to the server-list!
>>
>
> <sigh>
>
> What is unclear about "and refreshed the groups list from server", above?
>
> That's how I got the groups I do show. I will repeat *this* for you, as
> well: there are only seven non-dev newsgroups showing in the whole
> netscape.mozilla* hierarchy.
>
> Is that really all there are?
>
>
ohhhh - so THAT is what you meant....
but "yes" - there are only 7+1 and, of the 7, Firebird is a bit obsolete!
reg
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