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| Author: | ccm001 [ Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | eastlink newsservers? |
Does eastlink still have newsgroup servers? I haven't checked any newsgroups in a while. I went to check them a couple of days ago and got a message that it couldn't connect. I thought maybe the servers were down, but its till doing it today. Anyone know if they still have newsgroup servers or if the settings have changed? I've always had news.hfx.eastlink.ca port 119. |
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| Author: | oliverct [ Sun Aug 22, 2010 8:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: eastlink newsservers? |
From what I've read on hfx.general, EastLink have shut their news server down. |
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| Author: | Dr_BenD_over [ Mon Aug 23, 2010 3:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: eastlink newsservers? |
They were leeching off telus anyway, try theirs. http://www.eastlink.ca/support/hsi/serversettings.asp No server settings for newsgroups anymore... |
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| Author: | Flama22 [ Tue Aug 24, 2010 9:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: eastlink newsservers? |
I thought most newsgroups were getting disabled world-wide along with... Telnet or something? |
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| Author: | ccm001 [ Wed Aug 25, 2010 11:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: eastlink newsservers? |
They were indeed using telus for their newsgroups. Here is the response I got from them via email: Quote: Thank you for your recent inquiry. We appreciate the opportunity to respond. The domain name news.eastlink.ca routes to Telus' newsgroup service, which EastLink used to use for providing newsgroup service to our customers. EastLink formally ended support for newsgroups and terminated this arrangement with Telus over a year and a half ago, yet due to a few clerical errors Telus continued to permit EastLink IPs to use their service, and EastLink neglected to remove the routing for news.eastlink.ca. If you are no longer able to access the newsgroup server, it would be because Telus has updated their records to remove access to EastLink's IP blocks. EastLink no longer offers newsgroup service directly; we encourage our customers to investigate alternative news servers or services. We apologize for the confusion this has caused, and we thank you for choosing EastLink. We look forward to serving your communication and entertainment needs. Thank you, EastLink Customer Care Anyone know any good free news servers that would include hfx.general and hfx.forsale? I used to enjoy checking in on hfx.general every once in a while. |
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