Generate -+5V from 12V

[Jon Kirwan]

On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:29:26 +0100, "ian field"
<gangprobing.alien@ntlworld.com> wrote:

snip
121

Aka freenews.netfront.net

Got it working. Thanks!

Jon

 

[BobW]

"Jon Kirwan" <jonk@infinitefactors.org> wrote in message
news:7c6r25p5s7kij3qo2dgpbliciqck0qkrbh@4ax.com...

On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:29:26 +0100, "ian field"
gangprobing.alien@ntlworld.com> wrote:

snip
121

Aka freenews.netfront.net

Got it working. Thanks!

Jon

WTF? Did you try going to:

http://freenews.netfront.net


Bob
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[Jon Kirwan]

On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 17:36:08 -0700, "BobW"
<nimby_GIMME_SOME_SPAM@roadrunner.com> wrote:

"Jon Kirwan" <jonk@infinitefactors.org> wrote in message
news:7c6r25p5s7kij3qo2dgpbliciqck0qkrbh@4ax.com...
On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:29:26 +0100, "ian field"
gangprobing.alien@ntlworld.com> wrote:

snip
121

Aka freenews.netfront.net

Got it working. Thanks!

Jon

WTF? Did you try going to:

http://freenews.netfront.net

Nope. Didn't. I pinged it like this:

: C:\>ping freenews.netfront.net
:
: Pinging freenews.netfront.net [202.177.16.121] with 32 bytes of data:
:
: Reply from 202.177.16.121: bytes=32 time=223ms TTL=52
: Reply from 202.177.16.121: bytes=32 time=241ms TTL=52
: Reply from 202.177.16.121: bytes=32 time=221ms TTL=52
: Reply from 202.177.16.121: bytes=32 time=227ms TTL=52
:
: Ping statistics for 202.177.16.121:
: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
: Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
: Minimum = 221ms, Maximum = 241ms, Average = 228ms

That matched up with what IAN posted. So I just used it with NNTP:,
not HTTP:. Worked to get a few things, including your post there. I
was also able to pull down a list of newsgroups they support and add
that to my newsgroup directory list of lists.

I didn't expect it to support serving out HTML, so I didn't expect an
answer to http: requests.

Is there something you discovered?

Jon

 

[BobW]

"Jon Kirwan" <jonk@infinitefactors.org> wrote in message
newstdr25hb5fp274cm40s4pbplte161oa8vu@4ax.com...

On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 17:36:08 -0700, "BobW"
nimby_GIMME_SOME_SPAM@roadrunner.com> wrote:

"Jon Kirwan" <jonk@infinitefactors.org> wrote in message
news:7c6r25p5s7kij3qo2dgpbliciqck0qkrbh@4ax.com...
On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:29:26 +0100, "ian field"
gangprobing.alien@ntlworld.com> wrote:

snip
121

Aka freenews.netfront.net

Got it working. Thanks!

Jon

WTF? Did you try going to:

http://freenews.netfront.net

Nope. Didn't. I pinged it like this:

: C:\>ping freenews.netfront.net
:
: Pinging freenews.netfront.net [202.177.16.121] with 32 bytes of data:
:
: Reply from 202.177.16.121: bytes=32 time=223ms TTL=52
: Reply from 202.177.16.121: bytes=32 time=241ms TTL=52
: Reply from 202.177.16.121: bytes=32 time=221ms TTL=52
: Reply from 202.177.16.121: bytes=32 time=227ms TTL=52
:
: Ping statistics for 202.177.16.121:
: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
: Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
: Minimum = 221ms, Maximum = 241ms, Average = 228ms

That matched up with what IAN posted. So I just used it with NNTP:,
not HTTP:. Worked to get a few things, including your post there. I
was also able to pull down a list of newsgroups they support and add
that to my newsgroup directory list of lists.

I didn't expect it to support serving out HTML, so I didn't expect an
answer to http: requests.

Is there something you discovered?

Jon

When you just put that URL into a browser it says, "It works!"

I didn't realize that NNTP was the name of the transfer protocol for usenet.
I'll try that server on my newsreader and see if anyone salutes.

Bob
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[BobW]

"BobW" <nimby_GIMME_SOME_SPAM@roadrunner.com> wrote in message
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"Jon Kirwan" <jonk@infinitefactors.org> wrote in message
newstdr25hb5fp274cm40s4pbplte161oa8vu@4ax.com...
On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 17:36:08 -0700, "BobW"
nimby_GIMME_SOME_SPAM@roadrunner.com> wrote:

"Jon Kirwan" <jonk@infinitefactors.org> wrote in message
news:7c6r25p5s7kij3qo2dgpbliciqck0qkrbh@4ax.com...
On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:29:26 +0100, "ian field"
gangprobing.alien@ntlworld.com> wrote:

snip
121

Aka freenews.netfront.net

Got it working. Thanks!

Jon

WTF? Did you try going to:

http://freenews.netfront.net

Nope. Didn't. I pinged it like this:

: C:\>ping freenews.netfront.net
:
: Pinging freenews.netfront.net [202.177.16.121] with 32 bytes of data:
:
: Reply from 202.177.16.121: bytes=32 time=223ms TTL=52
: Reply from 202.177.16.121: bytes=32 time=241ms TTL=52
: Reply from 202.177.16.121: bytes=32 time=221ms TTL=52
: Reply from 202.177.16.121: bytes=32 time=227ms TTL=52
:
: Ping statistics for 202.177.16.121:
: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
: Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
: Minimum = 221ms, Maximum = 241ms, Average = 228ms

That matched up with what IAN posted. So I just used it with NNTP:,
not HTTP:. Worked to get a few things, including your post there. I
was also able to pull down a list of newsgroups they support and add
that to my newsgroup directory list of lists.

I didn't expect it to support serving out HTML, so I didn't expect an
answer to http: requests.

Is there something you discovered?

Jon

When you just put that URL into a browser it says, "It works!"

I didn't realize that NNTP was the name of the transfer protocol for
usenet. I'll try that server on my newsreader and see if anyone salutes.

Bob

Oooh. Yeah. That worked. Hmmm...I could save $3/month.

Bob
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== All google group posts are automatically deleted due to spam ==

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

ian field wrote:

"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:t5udnfAB9ZEXGbDXnZ2dnUVZ_rydnZ2d@earthlink.com...

ian field wrote:

One I clicked on installed as server name: 202.177.16.1321 it seems to
work
and carries alt.binaries,schematics.electronic


202.177.16.132 is a Hong Kong IP address.


My fingers are fraying about the edges so I clipped the 3 key at the same
time as the 2

The correct number is 202.177.16.121

What do you use to identify IP addresses?

http://private.dnsstuff.com/tools/ipall.ch?ip=202.177.16.121

--
You can't have a sense of humor, if you have no sense!

 

[Jon Kirwan]

On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 18:29:07 -0700, "BobW"
<nimby_GIMME_SOME_SPAM@roadrunner.com> wrote:

"Jon Kirwan" <jonk@infinitefactors.org> wrote in message
newstdr25hb5fp274cm40s4pbplte161oa8vu@4ax.com...
On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 17:36:08 -0700, "BobW"
nimby_GIMME_SOME_SPAM@roadrunner.com> wrote:

"Jon Kirwan" <jonk@infinitefactors.org> wrote in message
news:7c6r25p5s7kij3qo2dgpbliciqck0qkrbh@4ax.com...
On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:29:26 +0100, "ian field"
gangprobing.alien@ntlworld.com> wrote:

snip
121

Aka freenews.netfront.net

Got it working. Thanks!

Jon

WTF? Did you try going to:

http://freenews.netfront.net

Nope. Didn't. I pinged it like this:

: C:\>ping freenews.netfront.net
:
: Pinging freenews.netfront.net [202.177.16.121] with 32 bytes of data:
:
: Reply from 202.177.16.121: bytes=32 time=223ms TTL=52
: Reply from 202.177.16.121: bytes=32 time=241ms TTL=52
: Reply from 202.177.16.121: bytes=32 time=221ms TTL=52
: Reply from 202.177.16.121: bytes=32 time=227ms TTL=52
:
: Ping statistics for 202.177.16.121:
: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
: Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
: Minimum = 221ms, Maximum = 241ms, Average = 228ms

That matched up with what IAN posted. So I just used it with NNTP:,
not HTTP:. Worked to get a few things, including your post there. I
was also able to pull down a list of newsgroups they support and add
that to my newsgroup directory list of lists.

I didn't expect it to support serving out HTML, so I didn't expect an
answer to http: requests.

Is there something you discovered?

Jon

When you just put that URL into a browser it says, "It works!"

Well, that's probably just the dummy page they serve out. An address
on the internet is just a "location" so to speak, but not a lingo.
Each location can support one or more (okay, I won't argue if someone
insists on zero) lingos. They use different software programs for
each, basically. So when you connect to an address somewhere, that
location also needs to know what lingo you want. If you specify HTTP:
then you get a port or hookup that ties in with a specific prorgam
running at that location. That program takes over the hook, so to
speak, and start speaking it's own lingo -- hopefully, your end
understands it. If you use HTTP, then you get the web page serving
program which has it's own rules about default directories, which page
to serve by default, etc., etc. If your end is a web browser program,
everything is good because it speaks HTTP. If you use NNTP, you get a
different program and it expects to talk to something quite different
on your end, too. Whole different thing, same address. They probably
just set up a dummy stub for their HTTP program, which minimizes any
worries, effort, etc., and just lets you know they are there. Kind of
like PING.

I didn't realize that NNTP was the name of the transfer protocol for usenet.

Yes. A later one, if I remember. NNTP has been around a long, long
time, but I remember something earlier. I think it was called Netnews
and it used an underlying UUCP, rather than TCP and IP. RFC977 talks
about NNTP, I think.

I'll try that server on my newsreader and see if anyone salutes.

Looks like it did, given your later post.

Jon

 

[Jon Kirwan]

On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 19:03:17 -0700, "BobW"
<nimby_GIMME_SOME_SPAM@roadrunner.com> wrote:

snip
Oooh. Yeah. That worked. Hmmm...I could save $3/month.

Bob

Hehe. Every dollar counts. That's three high-calorie double beef
cheese burgers from McDonalds. Might make the difference between
starving to death and life some month!

Jon

 

[Jon Kirwan]

On Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:27:43 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
<mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote:

ian field wrote:

"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:t5udnfAB9ZEXGbDXnZ2dnUVZ_rydnZ2d@earthlink.com...

ian field wrote:

One I clicked on installed as server name: 202.177.16.1321 it seems to
work
and carries alt.binaries,schematics.electronic


202.177.16.132 is a Hong Kong IP address.


My fingers are fraying about the edges so I clipped the 3 key at the same
time as the 2

The correct number is 202.177.16.121

What do you use to identify IP addresses?

http://private.dnsstuff.com/tools/ipall.ch?ip=202.177.16.121

Or,
http://private.dnsstuff.com/tools/whois.ch?ip=202.177.16.121

Looks like a Japanese company owns it?

Jon

 

[Jasen Betts]

On 2009-06-09, BobW <nimby_GIMME_SOME_SPAM@roadrunner.com> wrote:

"Jon Kirwan" <jonk@infinitefactors.org> wrote in message
news:7c6r25p5s7kij3qo2dgpbliciqck0qkrbh@4ax.com...
On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:29:26 +0100, "ian field"
gangprobing.alien@ntlworld.com> wrote:

snip
121

Aka freenews.netfront.net

Got it working. Thanks!

Jon


WTF? Did you try going to:

http://freenews.netfront.net

apache default web page page.

 

[Jasen Betts]

On 2009-06-09, Jon Kirwan <jonk@infinitefactors.org> wrote:

On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 18:29:07 -0700, "BobW"
nimby_GIMME_SOME_SPAM@roadrunner.com> wrote:

"Jon Kirwan" <jonk@infinitefactors.org> wrote in message
newstdr25hb5fp274cm40s4pbplte161oa8vu@4ax.com...
On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 17:36:08 -0700, "BobW"
nimby_GIMME_SOME_SPAM@roadrunner.com> wrote:

"Jon Kirwan" <jonk@infinitefactors.org> wrote in message
news:7c6r25p5s7kij3qo2dgpbliciqck0qkrbh@4ax.com...
On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:29:26 +0100, "ian field"
gangprobing.alien@ntlworld.com> wrote:

snip
121

Aka freenews.netfront.net

Got it working. Thanks!

Jon

WTF? Did you try going to:

http://freenews.netfront.net

Nope. Didn't. I pinged it like this:

: C:\>ping freenews.netfront.net
:
: Pinging freenews.netfront.net [202.177.16.121] with 32 bytes of data:
:
: Reply from 202.177.16.121: bytes=32 time=223ms TTL=52
: Reply from 202.177.16.121: bytes=32 time=241ms TTL=52
: Reply from 202.177.16.121: bytes=32 time=221ms TTL=52
: Reply from 202.177.16.121: bytes=32 time=227ms TTL=52
:
: Ping statistics for 202.177.16.121:
: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
: Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
: Minimum = 221ms, Maximum = 241ms, Average = 228ms

That matched up with what IAN posted. So I just used it with NNTP:,
not HTTP:. Worked to get a few things, including your post there. I
was also able to pull down a list of newsgroups they support and add
that to my newsgroup directory list of lists.

I didn't expect it to support serving out HTML, so I didn't expect an
answer to http: requests.

Is there something you discovered?

Jon

When you just put that URL into a browser it says, "It works!"

Well, that's probably just the dummy page they serve out. An address
on the internet is just a "location" so to speak, but not a lingo.

they're called "ports" and there's 65535 of them.
some of them are reserved for special puropsed (like WWW, Email, FTP
etc) but you can run the services on odd-ball ports and if the
client supports it it'll still work.

Each location can support one or more (okay, I won't argue if someone
insists on zero) lingos. They use different software programs for
each, basically. So when you connect to an address somewhere, that
location also needs to know what lingo you want. If you specify HTTP:
then you get a port or hookup that ties in with a specific prorgam
running at that location. That program takes over the hook, so to
speak, and start speaking it's own lingo -- hopefully, your end
understands it. If you use HTTP, then you get the web page serving
program which has it's own rules about default directories, which page
to serve by default, etc., etc.

yeah if you use the wrong client program to connect to the server the
experienc can be less satisfying. however most internet protocols are plain
text based, and if the user knows what to type they can interact with
the server.

eg
telnet google.com 80
[wait for the connection]
get / http/1.0
host: google.com
[empty line]

telnet freenews.netfront.net 119
[wait for the '200' message]
list
[wait for the list]
quit

If your end is a web browser program,
everything is good because it speaks HTTP. If you use NNTP, you get a
different program and it expects to talk to something quite different
on your end, too. Whole different thing, same address. They probably
just set up a dummy stub for their HTTP program, which minimizes any
worries, effort, etc., and just lets you know they are there. Kind of
like PING.

It looks like the apache web server software has been installed but not
configured, also the web server is old (2004) whilst the news server
is new (2009-june-02) it may have been installed and forgotten.

 

[Jasen Betts]

On 2009-06-08, ian field <gangprobing.alien@ntlworld.com> wrote:

"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:t5udnfAB9ZEXGbDXnZ2dnUVZ_rydnZ2d@earthlink.com...

ian field wrote:

One I clicked on installed as server name: 202.177.16.1321 it seems to
work
and carries alt.binaries,schematics.electronic


202.177.16.132 is a Hong Kong IP address.


My fingers are fraying about the edges so I clipped the 3 key at the same
time as the 2

The correct number is 202.177.16.121

What do you use to identify IP addresses?

whois will do it for this one

also www.maxmind.com or other ip-geolocation service can tell you.

 

[ian field]

"Baron" <baron.nospam@linuxmaniac.nospam.net> wrote in message
news:h0k0pa$d33$1@news.eternal-september.org...

ian field wrote:


"Jon Kirwan" <jonk@infinitefactors.org> wrote in message
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On Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:56:55 +0100, Baron
baron.nospam@linuxmaniac.nospam.net> wrote:

ian field wrote:


"Jon Kirwan" <jonk@infinitefactors.org> wrote in message
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On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 21:08:45 +0100, "ian field"
gangprobing.alien@ntlworld.com> wrote:


"Jon Kirwan" <jonk@infinitefactors.org> wrote in message
news:9goq251ual7soq52aiestb3d8kqsr25mo7@4ax.com...
On Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:15:35 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote:

Jon Kirwan wrote:

On Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:37:52 -0700, Jon Kirwan
jonk@infinitefactors.org> wrote:

On Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:11:45 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote:

Jon Kirwan wrote:

On Sun, 7 Jun 2009 17:10:26 -0700, "BobW"
nimby_GIMME_SOME_SPAM@roadrunner.com> wrote:


"vic" <news@bidouille.org> wrote in message
news:4a291f7d$0$696$426a74cc@news.free.fr...
Hi,

I need to generate a symmetric +/-5V supply from a
single +12V supply. I
need about 150mA from the +5V side, and less than 50mA
from the -5V side.

I've thought about using two 7805 in the following
configuration
:


Supply + ----+--------[7805]---- +5 V
| |
`-[7805]----+------ 0v
|
Supply - ---------+------------- -5V


does it make sense ? Would it be OK for the 7805 to
sink current
instead
of sourcing current, in the case of the 7805 in charge
of the 0V
supply ?

If this idea is garbage, what would be the recommended
solution to this
problem ?

Thanks.

See alt.binaries.schematics.electronic for a (linear)
circuit that
will work
up to about 200mA on each supply with a minimum input
voltage of 10.6V.

Sadly, Verizon (and other major service providers) have
completely
eliminated all alt.* groups from their servers. This
affects me, as
well. It may yet force me to get an extra-cost service
added.

I know I've posted this link at least a dozen times. It
is a
read
only portal for selected binaries newsgroups.

http://www.usenet-replayer.com/

First time it got my attention. I'll give it a shot.

Thanks,
Jon

Okay. It got my attention long enough to register and check
for the
group, alt.binaries.schematics.electronic. It doesn't appear
on their
list. Besides, they don't support NNTP and would be quite
difficult to make use of, if I understand what this means.

In short, it doesn't look usable for this purpose because it
doesn't
include the group. And it doesn't look usable, more
generally, because the mechanism (emailing every message, or
every message of a thread) isn't a means I would willingly
choose.

that's strange, because I've used it when the Earthlink news
farm was
dying. It is like Google groups, except it is a read only
portal. I
used it when someone mentioned a binary file on the group. The
propogation is slow, but most binaries from the group do end up
there.

http://www.usenet-replayer.com/groups/alt.binaries.schematics.electronic.html

Thanks. What I did before was to go to the main page at which
you referred me and then clicked on "get the USENET messages"
link. That took me to:

http://www.usenet-replayer.com/sign_up_feed.html

I then went through the process of signing up. They sent me an
email,
which I saved and edited into an HTML page. Loaded that, then
clicked
on the "Feed On" button. (I gather they allow me to sign up for
10
different groups.) When I clicked that JAVA link, it set me up
on a page where I could ask it to display the ALT groups I might
want to
include in my 10. alt.binaries.schematics.electronic wasn't in
the list.

What you've shown me is something different. It appears to be a
bit
strange. I'm struggling with the format, which appears to only
be the
pictures and no text bodies when messages don't include
pictures. If so, that means I may be able to access pictures
this way but not
comments sent to the group about them. Threading seems... well,
I'm
not seeing how, yet. It looks as though I may be able to pick
up on
some pictures this way, though. If I'm quick about it...
otherwise I may have to weed through pages and hope that my eye
can pick out what I'm looking for in the thumbnails.

Perhaps they don't include alt.binaries.schematics.electronic in
their emailing service, but do offer a web page with
pictures-only component from the group?

Jon

Google for binary news server - there's some freebies listed.

I did, some time ago. Finding a good NNTP server that includes a
binary newsgroup like alt.binaries.schematics.electronic was a "no
show." I spent the spare time of a few days on it. Not looking
forward to that, again. Especially, if someone has a specific
idea on hand that does NNTP for that group in particular.

Of course, when I get a strong enough interest to push the time
envelop out some more in the future, I'll take another shot at it.

But for now, yeah. Been there, done that, came up zero.

Jon

One I clicked on installed as server name: 202.177.16.1321 it seems
to work and carries alt.binaries,schematics.electronic

Ian. Would you like to correct that ip 202.177.16.??? I guessing
its
132. Since that responds with "Operation in Progress"

Hehe. 1321 is indeed impossible -- at least with the traditional
system which allows only up to 255.

Jon

Here's the right number again - 121

Thanks. That one works ! Its a bit slow but its got the
alt.binaries.schematics.electronic group. I also got the attached pdf.
Good one.

--
Best Regards:
Baron.

It also carries News:alt.binaries.e-book.technical from time to time there's
a huge collection of electronics books (that is the collection is re-posted
occasionally) and some of the electronics magazines get uploaded.

 

[Jon Kirwan]

On Tue, 9 Jun 2009 19:13:35 +0100, "ian field"
<gangprobing.alien@ntlworld.com> wrote:

snip
It also carries News:alt.binaries.e-book.technical from time to time there's
a huge collection of electronics books (that is the collection is re-posted
occasionally) and some of the electronics magazines get uploaded.

I'm finding some problems with it, now. Not sure if it is my setup?
Or what. Almost no headers. I got Bob's files showing up and I think
that is all I've seen in days. That worries me and makes me think
there is something else wrong, since I'm pretty sure there is more
activity of late, than just ZERO.

Jon

 

[ian field]

"Jon Kirwan" <jonk@infinitefactors.org> wrote in message
news:bndt25pkf7alb8vbf04hkqd6bu68geb443@4ax.com...

On Tue, 9 Jun 2009 19:13:35 +0100, "ian field"
gangprobing.alien@ntlworld.com> wrote:

snip
It also carries News:alt.binaries.e-book.technical from time to time
there's
a huge collection of electronics books (that is the collection is
re-posted
occasionally) and some of the electronics magazines get uploaded.

I'm finding some problems with it, now. Not sure if it is my setup?
Or what. Almost no headers. I got Bob's files showing up and I think
that is all I've seen in days. That worries me and makes me think
there is something else wrong, since I'm pretty sure there is more
activity of late, than just ZERO.

Jon

You could try eu.usenet-news.net but I just tried it and it didn't collect
as many headers from e-book.technical as did the one named by its IP
address.

 

[BobW]

"Jon Kirwan" <jonk@infinitefactors.org> wrote in message
news:bndt25pkf7alb8vbf04hkqd6bu68geb443@4ax.com...

On Tue, 9 Jun 2009 19:13:35 +0100, "ian field"
gangprobing.alien@ntlworld.com> wrote:

snip
It also carries News:alt.binaries.e-book.technical from time to time
there's
a huge collection of electronics books (that is the collection is
re-posted
occasionally) and some of the electronics magazines get uploaded.

I'm finding some problems with it, now. Not sure if it is my setup?
Or what. Almost no headers. I got Bob's files showing up and I think
that is all I've seen in days. That worries me and makes me think
there is something else wrong, since I'm pretty sure there is more
activity of late, than just ZERO.

Jon

I haven't seen any activity there for a while. I'll go post something.

Bob
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[ian field]

"Jon Kirwan" <jonk@infinitefactors.org> wrote in message
news:bndt25pkf7alb8vbf04hkqd6bu68geb443@4ax.com...

On Tue, 9 Jun 2009 19:13:35 +0100, "ian field"
gangprobing.alien@ntlworld.com> wrote:

snip
It also carries News:alt.binaries.e-book.technical from time to time
there's
a huge collection of electronics books (that is the collection is
re-posted
occasionally) and some of the electronics magazines get uploaded.

I'm finding some problems with it, now. Not sure if it is my setup?
Or what. Almost no headers. I got Bob's files showing up and I think
that is all I've seen in days. That worries me and makes me think
there is something else wrong, since I'm pretty sure there is more
activity of late, than just ZERO.

Jon

Just a thought but news.virginmedia.com stopped requiring UN&PW to log in
some time ago so I'm not sure what stops anyone from using the server who
wants to - maybe that's why its overloaded so often!

 

[Baron]

ian field wrote:

"Jon Kirwan" <jonk@infinitefactors.org> wrote in message
news:bndt25pkf7alb8vbf04hkqd6bu68geb443@4ax.com...
On Tue, 9 Jun 2009 19:13:35 +0100, "ian field"
gangprobing.alien@ntlworld.com> wrote:

snip
It also carries News:alt.binaries.e-book.technical from time to time
there's
a huge collection of electronics books (that is the collection is
re-posted
occasionally) and some of the electronics magazines get uploaded.

I'm finding some problems with it, now. Not sure if it is my setup?
Or what. Almost no headers. I got Bob's files showing up and I
think
that is all I've seen in days. That worries me and makes me think
there is something else wrong, since I'm pretty sure there is more
activity of late, than just ZERO.

Jon

Just a thought but news.virginmedia.com stopped requiring UN&PW to log
in some time ago so I'm not sure what stops anyone from using the
server who wants to - maybe that's why its overloaded so often!

If you aren't connecting via Virgin you can't use the server.

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Best Regards:
Baron.

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

Jon Kirwan wrote:

On Tue, 9 Jun 2009 19:13:35 +0100, "ian field"
gangprobing.alien@ntlworld.com> wrote:

snip
It also carries News:alt.binaries.e-book.technical from time to time there's
a huge collection of electronics books (that is the collection is re-posted
occasionally) and some of the electronics magazines get uploaded.

I'm finding some problems with it, now. Not sure if it is my setup?
Or what. Almost no headers. I got Bob's files showing up and I think
that is all I've seen in days. That worries me and makes me think
there is something else wrong, since I'm pretty sure there is more
activity of late, than just ZERO.

Jon

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[Michael A. Terrell]

ian field wrote:

"Jon Kirwan" <jonk@infinitefactors.org> wrote in message
news:bndt25pkf7alb8vbf04hkqd6bu68geb443@4ax.com...
On Tue, 9 Jun 2009 19:13:35 +0100, "ian field"
gangprobing.alien@ntlworld.com> wrote:

snip
It also carries News:alt.binaries.e-book.technical from time to time
there's
a huge collection of electronics books (that is the collection is
re-posted
occasionally) and some of the electronics magazines get uploaded.

I'm finding some problems with it, now. Not sure if it is my setup?
Or what. Almost no headers. I got Bob's files showing up and I think
that is all I've seen in days. That worries me and makes me think
there is something else wrong, since I'm pretty sure there is more
activity of late, than just ZERO.

Jon

Just a thought but news.virginmedia.com stopped requiring UN&PW to log in
some time ago so I'm not sure what stops anyone from using the server who
wants to - maybe that's why its overloaded so often!

Some ISPs use your IP address to control who uses their news server.


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