usenet

[F Murtz]

Toby Ponsenby wrote:

On Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:06:20 +1100, F Murtz blathered:

Parko wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:37:48 +1100, F Murtz wrote:

I am forced to have a bundled bigpong account because of where I live.
Alternatives are more expensive or do not work.
If I am paying for a service which includes usenet I should get it.
I was just trying to find out if it still exists and working for ammo
when told otherwise by the useless bigpong employees

Well it still works, but I use E-S.
settings:
server: news.bigpond.com
your email addy
your account pwd



I tried seting it up with both IE and seamonkey

When I try to connect to server with either seamonkey or IE it pretends
to start downloading groups and just stops.
In the case of IE at least it says,The tcp/ip connection was
unexpectedly terminated by the server.

umm.... do try and get your paws on a decent newsreader...

I mean a real one, not a pretend one

Seamonkey works and is not the cause of my immediate problem.

It is something to do with bigpond and my modem.
eternal-september works through port 119 and my modem but bigpond
terminates with port 119 and my modem.

 

[F Murtz]

Toby Ponsenby wrote:

On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 18:42:36 +1100, Jeßus blathered:

On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:02:15 +1100, F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com
wrote:

Jeßus wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:14:44 +1100, F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com
wrote:

Have included aus cars as some seem to know about telstra.


Anyone using bigpond usenet and is it still working?
I have just spent the last few hours trying to find someone in bigpong
to talk to about the usenet service and no one knows what I am talking
about,


Heh, so nothing has changed since I was on BPC I see

Have narrowed problem down to my end,a telstra personage who had never
heard of usenet till now (has been there 7 years), installed my
particulars on their computer and it worked and he is going to ring back.
I have since resurrected (put together) another computer and bigpond
usenet won't work on it either so I have nutted out something is amiss
betwixt me, modem and broadband.
Something in the orrible Thompson contraption has gone amiss so it will
have to be reconfigured or chucked and replaced with my spare
It will not connect with port 119 (server rejects request)

Sounds like the port is being blocked by your modem/router...
Can you connect to another Usenet server on port 119?
Does PigBond use ports other than 119 on their Useless server? If so,
you could try another port.

Try 80, and see what happens.

Tried port 80 still rejected.

when bigpong tech tried it at his end using my particulars on his
machine usenet worked (port 119)
more than one different computers connected through my modem are
rejected by bigpong server.

 

[Gary S]

Hey All,

Got something strange going on with Bigpond Usenet access.

Works fine at work, on ADSL2+, Windows 7 through Windows live mail.

At home have had occasional loss of access over the last few months, turning
into no service at all over the last few weeks, Using ADSL2+, Windows XP &
outlook express.

Same settings on news.bigpond.com, using port 119. Neither computers have
login / password...

Did try to contact big pond via email via a tech contact that was very
helpful when our exchange had a meltdown, who understood a lot about the
older services like usenet etc, but there is no reply to my email, and I
don't even feel like wasting my time with a call to tech. assistance.

Any ideas from anyone who frequents here would be appreciated...

Cheers,

Gary.


"F Murtz" wrote in message news:ker5pt$pob$1@dont-email.me...

Toby Ponsenby wrote:

On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 18:42:36 +1100, Jeßus blathered:

On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:02:15 +1100, F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com
wrote:

Jeßus wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:14:44 +1100, F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com
wrote:

Have included aus cars as some seem to know about telstra.


Anyone using bigpond usenet and is it still working?
I have just spent the last few hours trying to find someone in bigpong
to talk to about the usenet service and no one knows what I am talking
about,


Heh, so nothing has changed since I was on BPC I see

Have narrowed problem down to my end,a telstra personage who had never
heard of usenet till now (has been there 7 years), installed my
particulars on their computer and it worked and he is going to ring
back.
I have since resurrected (put together) another computer and bigpond
usenet won't work on it either so I have nutted out something is amiss
betwixt me, modem and broadband.
Something in the orrible Thompson contraption has gone amiss so it will
have to be reconfigured or chucked and replaced with my spare
It will not connect with port 119 (server rejects request)

Sounds like the port is being blocked by your modem/router...
Can you connect to another Usenet server on port 119?
Does PigBond use ports other than 119 on their Useless server? If so,
you could try another port.

Try 80, and see what happens.

Tried port 80 still rejected.

when bigpong tech tried it at his end using my particulars on his
machine usenet worked (port 119)
more than one different computers connected through my modem are
rejected by bigpong server.

 

[F Murtz]

Gary S wrote:

Hey All,

Got something strange going on with Bigpond Usenet access.

Works fine at work, on ADSL2+, Windows 7 through Windows live mail.

At home have had occasional loss of access over the last few months,
turning into no service at all over the last few weeks, Using ADSL2+,
Windows XP & outlook express.

Same settings on news.bigpond.com, using port 119. Neither computers
have login / password...

Did try to contact big pond via email via a tech contact that was very
helpful when our exchange had a meltdown, who understood a lot about the
older services like usenet etc, but there is no reply to my email, and I
don't even feel like wasting my time with a call to tech. assistance.

Any ideas from anyone who frequents here would be appreciated...

Cheers,

Gary.


"F Murtz" wrote in message news:ker5pt$pob$1@dont-email.me...

Toby Ponsenby wrote:
On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 18:42:36 +1100, Jeßus blathered:

On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:02:15 +1100, F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com
wrote:

Jeßus wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:14:44 +1100, F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com
wrote:

Have included aus cars as some seem to know about telstra.


Anyone using bigpond usenet and is it still working?
I have just spent the last few hours trying to find someone in
bigpong
to talk to about the usenet service and no one knows what I am
talking
about,


Heh, so nothing has changed since I was on BPC I see

Have narrowed problem down to my end,a telstra personage who had never
heard of usenet till now (has been there 7 years), installed my
particulars on their computer and it worked and he is going to ring
back.
I have since resurrected (put together) another computer and bigpond
usenet won't work on it either so I have nutted out something is amiss
betwixt me, modem and broadband.
Something in the orrible Thompson contraption has gone amiss so it will
have to be reconfigured or chucked and replaced with my spare
It will not connect with port 119 (server rejects request)

Sounds like the port is being blocked by your modem/router...
Can you connect to another Usenet server on port 119?
Does PigBond use ports other than 119 on their Useless server? If so,
you could try another port.

Try 80, and see what happens.

Tried port 80 still rejected.
when bigpong tech tried it at his end using my particulars on his
machine usenet worked (port 119)
more than one different computers connected through my modem are
rejected by bigpong server.
I have been having trouble for a month

No access from bigpond through port 119 but can from eternal-september
server (with different computers)

Today a tech took controll of my computer with logmein and fiddled,
removed, and changed a few things and now it works.
But I am not convinced it was all my computer as a completely different
computer with no association would not work
When I get time I will fire other computer up and see if it now works.
It may be that they fixed something their end and kept it secret (don't
trust em)

 

[F Murtz]

F Murtz wrote:

Gary S wrote:

Hey All,

Got something strange going on with Bigpond Usenet access.

Works fine at work, on ADSL2+, Windows 7 through Windows live mail.

At home have had occasional loss of access over the last few months,
turning into no service at all over the last few weeks, Using ADSL2+,
Windows XP & outlook express.

Same settings on news.bigpond.com, using port 119. Neither computers
have login / password...

Did try to contact big pond via email via a tech contact that was very
helpful when our exchange had a meltdown, who understood a lot about the
older services like usenet etc, but there is no reply to my email, and I
don't even feel like wasting my time with a call to tech. assistance.

Any ideas from anyone who frequents here would be appreciated...

Cheers,

Gary.


"F Murtz" wrote in message news:ker5pt$pob$1@dont-email.me...

Toby Ponsenby wrote:
On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 18:42:36 +1100, Jeßus blathered:

On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:02:15 +1100, F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com
wrote:

Jeßus wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:14:44 +1100, F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com
wrote:

Have included aus cars as some seem to know about telstra.


Anyone using bigpond usenet and is it still working?
I have just spent the last few hours trying to find someone in
bigpong
to talk to about the usenet service and no one knows what I am
talking
about,


Heh, so nothing has changed since I was on BPC I see

Have narrowed problem down to my end,a telstra personage who had never
heard of usenet till now (has been there 7 years), installed my
particulars on their computer and it worked and he is going to ring
back.
I have since resurrected (put together) another computer and bigpond
usenet won't work on it either so I have nutted out something is amiss
betwixt me, modem and broadband.
Something in the orrible Thompson contraption has gone amiss so it
will
have to be reconfigured or chucked and replaced with my spare
It will not connect with port 119 (server rejects request)

Sounds like the port is being blocked by your modem/router...
Can you connect to another Usenet server on port 119?
Does PigBond use ports other than 119 on their Useless server? If so,
you could try another port.

Try 80, and see what happens.

Tried port 80 still rejected.
when bigpong tech tried it at his end using my particulars on his
machine usenet worked (port 119)
more than one different computers connected through my modem are
rejected by bigpong server.
I have been having trouble for a month
No access from bigpond through port 119 but can from eternal-september
server (with different computers)

Today a tech took controll of my computer with logmein and fiddled,
removed, and changed a few things and now it works.
But I am not convinced it was all my computer as a completely different
computer with no association would not work
When I get time I will fire other computer up and see if it now works.
It may be that they fixed something their end and kept it secret (don't
trust em)
Now it does not work again.

The only thing I have done is changed bigpong password, mail works after
entering new password news does not (news does not ask for password)

 

[F Murtz]

F Murtz wrote:

F Murtz wrote:
Gary S wrote:

Hey All,

Got something strange going on with Bigpond Usenet access.

Works fine at work, on ADSL2+, Windows 7 through Windows live mail.

At home have had occasional loss of access over the last few months,
turning into no service at all over the last few weeks, Using ADSL2+,
Windows XP & outlook express.

Same settings on news.bigpond.com, using port 119. Neither computers
have login / password...

Did try to contact big pond via email via a tech contact that was very
helpful when our exchange had a meltdown, who understood a lot about the
older services like usenet etc, but there is no reply to my email, and I
don't even feel like wasting my time with a call to tech. assistance.

Any ideas from anyone who frequents here would be appreciated...

Cheers,

Gary.


"F Murtz" wrote in message news:ker5pt$pob$1@dont-email.me...

Toby Ponsenby wrote:
On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 18:42:36 +1100, Jeßus blathered:

On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:02:15 +1100, F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com
wrote:

Jeßus wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:14:44 +1100, F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com
wrote:

Have included aus cars as some seem to know about telstra.


Anyone using bigpond usenet and is it still working?
I have just spent the last few hours trying to find someone in
bigpong
to talk to about the usenet service and no one knows what I am
talking
about,


Heh, so nothing has changed since I was on BPC I see

Have narrowed problem down to my end,a telstra personage who had
never
heard of usenet till now (has been there 7 years), installed my
particulars on their computer and it worked and he is going to ring
back.
I have since resurrected (put together) another computer and bigpond
usenet won't work on it either so I have nutted out something is
amiss
betwixt me, modem and broadband.
Something in the orrible Thompson contraption has gone amiss so it
will
have to be reconfigured or chucked and replaced with my spare
It will not connect with port 119 (server rejects request)

Sounds like the port is being blocked by your modem/router...
Can you connect to another Usenet server on port 119?
Does PigBond use ports other than 119 on their Useless server? If so,
you could try another port.

Try 80, and see what happens.

Tried port 80 still rejected.
when bigpong tech tried it at his end using my particulars on his
machine usenet worked (port 119)
more than one different computers connected through my modem are
rejected by bigpong server.
I have been having trouble for a month
No access from bigpond through port 119 but can from eternal-september
server (with different computers)

Today a tech took controll of my computer with logmein and fiddled,
removed, and changed a few things and now it works.
But I am not convinced it was all my computer as a completely different
computer with no association would not work
When I get time I will fire other computer up and see if it now works.
It may be that they fixed something their end and kept it secret (don't
trust em)
Now it does not work again.
The only thing I have done is changed bigpong password, mail works after
entering new password news does not (news does not ask for password)
Bigpong News has suddenly asked for password and now works.

Dont know whether the server end did it or seamonkey updated itself and
did it, if that were the case it does not explain why IE would not work
but now does ,without being touched.