On 25/01/2019 11:04, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
The reader80.eternal-september.org seems to have been completely
inaccessible now, since around the 18th. Have they switched it off
permanently?

I'm using news.eternal-september.org without any difficulty.
Are you aware of the eternal-september.support newsgroup? You can see
what's exercising other minds or ask your own questions over there.

Nick