My OE has been refusing to connect to my ISP's news server for uploading
messages for over a day now. Just tried a 'REPLY' to one of my old posts,
and that went up ok, so now trying a 'NEW POST' here .... |:-\

Puzzled Arfa

On Jan 22, 7:23*pm, "Arfa Daily" wrote:
My OE has been refusing to connect to my ISP's news server for uploading
messages for over a day now. Just tried a 'REPLY' to one of my old posts,
and that went up ok, so now trying a 'NEW POST' here .... * * |:-\

Puzzled Arfa

Seems to be working ok, maybe the northern lights or some other
phenomena intervened.

On 1/22/2010 5:23 PM Arfa Daily spake thus:

My OE has been refusing to connect to my ISP's news server for uploading
messages for over a day now. Just tried a 'REPLY' to one of my old posts,
and that went up ok, so now trying a 'NEW POST' here .... |:-\

I'm sure you realize, or at least suspect, that it's not OE (as ****ty
as it may be) but your ISP's news server that's probably choking here.
(Unless you're having some kind of network problems at your end.)


--
You were wrong, and I'm man enough to admit it.

- a Usenet "apology"

Arfa Daily wrote:
My OE has been refusing to connect to my ISP's news server
for uploading messages for over a day now.

David Nebenzahl wrote:
I'm sure you realize, or at least suspect, that it's not OE
(as ****ty as it may be) but your ISP's news server
that's probably choking here.
(Unless you're having some kind of network problems at your end.)

....which COULD be tested for in a group with *test* in its name.
news:alt.test

I've only seen ONE example of a situation
where it was acceptable to post a test to a non-*test* newsgroup
....and the group referenced was NOT among the Big 8.
(It was more of M$'s junk, of course.)

http://groups.google.com/group/sci.e...xample+discard

"JeffM" wrote in message
...
Arfa Daily wrote:
My OE has been refusing to connect to my ISP's news server
for uploading messages for over a day now.

David Nebenzahl wrote:
I'm sure you realize, or at least suspect, that it's not OE
(as ****ty as it may be) but your ISP's news server
that's probably choking here.
(Unless you're having some kind of network problems at your end.)

...which COULD be tested for in a group with *test* in its name.
news:alt.test

I've only seen ONE example of a situation
where it was acceptable to post a test to a non-*test* newsgroup
...and the group referenced was NOT among the Big 8.
(It was more of M$'s junk, of course.)

http://groups.google.com/group/sci.e...xample+discard

Yes, thank you Jeff. I think that I contribute enough to this group (and
have done for enough years) to be allowed to perpetrate the odd
'transgression' of its rules without need for someone to have a pop at me.
If you've nothing better to do with your time, have a go at all the real
trolls and spammers ...

Do have a good weekend.

Arfa

"David Nebenzahl" wrote in message
.com...
On 1/22/2010 5:23 PM Arfa Daily spake thus:

My OE has been refusing to connect to my ISP's news server for uploading
messages for over a day now. Just tried a 'REPLY' to one of my old posts,
and that went up ok, so now trying a 'NEW POST' here .... |:-\

I'm sure you realize, or at least suspect, that it's not OE (as ****ty as
it may be) but your ISP's news server that's probably choking here.
(Unless you're having some kind of network problems at your end.)



Yes indeed David. However, last year, I had a whole bunch of occasions where
exactly this kept happening, and each time, the problem was 'fixed' by doing
a full power-down restart of the computer (it's normally on and connected to
the 'net 24/7). Then, all of a sudden, the problem stopped. No changes to
the machine or the OS, except the usual MS updates, so I really don't know
what caused it. I could still connect to the newsgroups ok, and could still
read them. I just couldn't post. X-News worked ok, however, which led me to
believe that it wasn't an ISP / news server problem (I use their own server
which they provide as part of their internet access package).

I suppose there could be some kind of network issue. This particular machine
is hardwired through a (quite old) router, and then onto the cable modem,
and occasionally, both of those need a 'restart' when 'net access
disappears. Friend of mine who works for the cable company told me that the
reason for this is when something - can't remember what he said now -
happens on his side of things, and it screws up the IP addresses, and
everything my side then needs to gain new ones from each other and the
provider. It's all voodoo to me ...

Still, 'problem' seems to have gone away again now, so that's OK. :-)

Arfa

On 1/23/2010 1:52 AM Arfa Daily spake thus:

"David Nebenzahl" wrote in message
.com...

On 1/22/2010 5:23 PM Arfa Daily spake thus:

My OE has been refusing to connect to my ISP's news server for uploading
messages for over a day now. Just tried a 'REPLY' to one of my old posts,
and that went up ok, so now trying a 'NEW POST' here .... |:-\

I'm sure you realize, or at least suspect, that it's not OE (as ****ty as
it may be) but your ISP's news server that's probably choking here.
(Unless you're having some kind of network problems at your end.)

Yes indeed David. However, last year, I had a whole bunch of occasions where
exactly this kept happening, and each time, the problem was 'fixed' by doing
a full power-down restart of the computer (it's normally on and connected to
the 'net 24/7). Then, all of a sudden, the problem stopped. No changes to
the machine or the OS, except the usual MS updates, so I really don't know
what caused it. I could still connect to the newsgroups ok, and could still
read them. I just couldn't post. X-News worked ok, however, which led me to
believe that it wasn't an ISP / news server problem (I use their own server
which they provide as part of their internet access package).

Well, that part *is* odd, that you could access newsgroups through one
application (Xnews) but not another (OE), which would tend to point the
finger of blame at the Micro$oft software ...


--
You were wrong, and I'm man enough to admit it.

- a Usenet "apology"