Is Eternal September usenet server down or is just me??

TIA

Bob

On 21/09/2017 19:55, Bob Minchin wrote:
Is Eternal September usenet server down or is just me??


Still flaky for me - seems to go OK for a few posts then gives a
connection error. Using aioe for now.


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RJH wrote:
On 21/09/2017 19:55, Bob Minchin wrote:
Is Eternal September usenet server down or is just me??


Still flaky for me - seems to go OK for a few posts then gives a
connection error. Using aioe for now.


Thanks,
More than flaky here - refusing multiple attempts to connect.
using Virgin for this enquiry.

Bob

On 21/09/2017 19:55, Bob Minchin wrote:
Is Eternal September usenet server down or is just me??


Been flaky for me ever since they swamped servers a week or so ago.

I thought it was getting better but it isn't working again today.

In message , Bob Minchin
writes
Is Eternal September usenet server down or is just me??

The only time I noticed a problem was the beginning of last week, when I
could not connect for a whole morning. After that, it settled, and I
did not experience any of the problems others mentioned.

Today, however, no problem connecting, but I notice from replies that I
am not receiving all articles. I did not, for example, see the initial
question about white hardboard for a boat, but have seen the replies.
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Graeme

On 21/09/2017 21:01, Graeme wrote:
In message , Bob Minchin
writes
Is Eternal September usenet server down or is just me??

The only time I noticed a problem was the beginning of last week, when I
could not connect for a whole morning.Â* After that, it settled, and I
did not experience any of the problems others mentioned.

Today, however, no problem connecting, but I notice from replies that I
am not receiving all articles.Â* I did not, for example, see the initial
question about white hardboard for a boat, but have seen the replies.



If you use ES I commend the ES support group for news on the server.
Ray Banana posted there re timeout issues at 19:37

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Robin
reply-to address is (intended to be) valid

On 21/09/2017 19:55, Bob Minchin wrote:
Is Eternal September usenet server down or is just me??

TIA

Bob

I could not even post that question, and at one point could not view
other posts.

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Michael Chare

On Thu, 21 Sep 2017 19:55:21 +0100, Bob Minchin
wrote:

Is Eternal September usenet server down or is just me??

Is there a more reliable supplier that members would recommend? I
have no objection to paying a reasonable subscription in return for
reliable service.

On 22/09/2017 07:34, Scott wrote:
On Thu, 21 Sep 2017 19:55:21 +0100, Bob Minchin
wrote:

Is Eternal September usenet server down or is just me??

Is there a more reliable supplier that members would recommend? I
have no objection to paying a reasonable subscription in return for
reliable service.


https://news.individual.net/

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On 21/09/2017 21:46, Robin wrote:
On 21/09/2017 21:01, Graeme wrote:
In message , Bob Minchin
writes
Is Eternal September usenet server down or is just me??

The only time I noticed a problem was the beginning of last week, when
I could not connect for a whole morning.Â* After that, it settled, and
I did not experience any of the problems others mentioned.

Today, however, no problem connecting, but I notice from replies that
I am not receiving all articles.Â* I did not, for example, see the
initial question about white hardboard for a boat, but have seen the
replies.



If you use ES I commend the ES support group for news on the server. Ray
Banana posted there re timeout issues at 19:37

The problem is that I can't see this support group from my alternate
newsserver so when eternal-september is down I can't see the support
messages explaining why it is down.

It was flakey for a while yesterday. Not checked today yet.
Brian

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"Bob Minchin" wrote in message
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Is Eternal September usenet server down or is just me??

TIA

Bob

I tend to alternate between albersani and Eternal September. One has to
remember with the latter that the server was only replaced a couple of weeks
ago and they are still working on some bits of the installation.
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On 22/09/2017 07:34, Scott wrote:
On Thu, 21 Sep 2017 19:55:21 +0100, Bob Minchin
wrote:

Is Eternal September usenet server down or is just me??

Is there a more reliable supplier that members would recommend? I
have no objection to paying a reasonable subscription in return for
reliable service.


https://news.individual.net/

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"Nick" wrote in message
news
On 21/09/2017 21:46, Robin wrote:
On 21/09/2017 21:01, Graeme wrote:
In message , Bob Minchin
writes
Is Eternal September usenet server down or is just me??

The only time I noticed a problem was the beginning of last week, when I
could not connect for a whole morning. After that, it settled, and I
did not experience any of the problems others mentioned.

Today, however, no problem connecting, but I notice from replies that I
am not receiving all articles. I did not, for example, see the initial
question about white hardboard for a boat, but have seen the replies.



If you use ES I commend the ES support group for news on the server. Ray
Banana posted there re timeout issues at 19:37

The problem is that I can't see this support group from my alternate
newsserver so when eternal-september is down I can't see the support
messages explaining why it is down.

there don't seem to be support messages explaining why it is down

just random users complaining that it is (which may, or may not, get
answered by support staff with an explanation)

tim

On Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:47:37 +0100, aa wrote:

On 22/09/2017 07:34, Scott wrote:
On Thu, 21 Sep 2017 19:55:21 +0100, Bob Minchin
wrote:

Is Eternal September usenet server down or is just me??

Is there a more reliable supplier that members would recommend? I have
no objection to paying a reasonable subscription in return for reliable
service.


https://news.individual.net/

+1




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Scott wrote:
On Thu, 21 Sep 2017 19:55:21 +0100, Bob Minchin
wrote:

Is Eternal September usenet server down or is just me??

Is there a more reliable supplier that members would recommend? I
have no objection to paying a reasonable subscription in return for
reliable service.

I use Eternal September *and* News.Individual.NET (which is the
University of Berlin's paid, 10 Euros/year server). I collect the
news using leafnode which acts as a local news server. Leafnode runs
at intervals in the background to collect the news. Hence, while I
have had a few errors mailed to me by leafnode due to the problems at
Eternal September, my newsreader never notices any issues at all
because it just connects to the local (same machine) leafnode server.

So, as a recommendation, try News.Individual.NET, I've had no errors
using that for months, if not years.

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aa wrote:
On 22/09/2017 07:34, Scott wrote:
On Thu, 21 Sep 2017 19:55:21 +0100, Bob Minchin
wrote:

Is Eternal September usenet server down or is just me??

Is there a more reliable supplier that members would recommend? I
have no objection to paying a reasonable subscription in return for
reliable service.


https://news.individual.net/

I paid $50.00 3 0r 4 years ago for astraweb for1000 Gb and at the rate I
am using it I will be dead for 50 years before it runs out
Look under astraweb membership plans
not that astraweb does not have problems

"Robin" wrote in message
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On 22/09/2017 08:39, tim... wrote:
snip

there don't seem to be support messages explaining why it is down

just random users complaining that it is (which may, or may not, get
answered by support staff with an explanation)


The "support staff" is Ray Banana. AIUI he eats, sleeps, works, defecates
etc. And possibly doesn't devote every minute they leave him to ES

well obviously he does

As others have said, if you don't like ES there are other servers which
can be used instead or in parallel.

I didn't say that I didn't like it

I am saying that pointing people to the support group as a panacea is bogus,
cos all it (mostly) is, is a bunch of users taking to each other

tim

"Bob Minchin" wrote in message
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Is Eternal September usenet server down or is just me??

TIA

Bob

as usual when digital things are improved they get worse .......

In article ,
Nick wrote:
The problem is that I can't see this support group from my alternate
newsserver so when eternal-september is down I can't see the support
messages explaining why it is down.

My free alternative is AIOE. They do carry uk.d-i-y and has never been
down at the same time as ES here.

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In article , Nick
writes
On 21/09/2017 21:46, Robin wrote:
On 21/09/2017 21:01, Graeme wrote:
In message , Bob Minchin
writes
Is Eternal September usenet server down or is just me??

The only time I noticed a problem was the beginning of last week,
when I could not connect for a whole morning.* After that, it
settled, and I did not experience any of the problems others mentioned.

Today, however, no problem connecting, but I notice from replies
that I am not receiving all articles.* I did not, for example, see
the initial question about white hardboard for a boat, but have seen
the replies.
If you use ES I commend the ES support group for news on the
server. Ray Banana posted there re timeout issues at 19:37

The problem is that I can't see this support group from my alternate
newsserver so when eternal-september is down I can't see the support
messages explaining why it is down.
Go to their website.
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bert

On Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:47:37 +0100, aa
wrote:

On 22/09/2017 07:34, Scott wrote:
On Thu, 21 Sep 2017 19:55:21 +0100, Bob Minchin
wrote:

Is Eternal September usenet server down or is just me??

Is there a more reliable supplier that members would recommend? I
have no objection to paying a reasonable subscription in return for
reliable service.


https://news.individual.net/

According to https://news.individual.net/register/step1.php

"Due to changes in European tax law coming into force on 01.01.2015,
we can only offer our service to users which have their tax domicile
in Germany."

Scott wrote:

According to https://news.individual.net/register/step1.php

"Due to changes in European tax law coming into force on 01.01.2015,
we can only offer our service to users which have their tax domicile
in Germany."

I first subscribed in 2016.

"Scott" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:47:37 +0100, aa
wrote:

On 22/09/2017 07:34, Scott wrote:
On Thu, 21 Sep 2017 19:55:21 +0100, Bob Minchin
wrote:

Is Eternal September usenet server down or is just me??

Is there a more reliable supplier that members would recommend? I
have no objection to paying a reasonable subscription in return for
reliable service.


https://news.individual.net/

According to https://news.individual.net/register/step1.php

"Due to changes in European tax law coming into force on 01.01.2015,
we can only offer our service to users which have their tax domicile
in Germany."

That was just a temporary glitch.

On 26/09/2017 19:12, Scott wrote:
On Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:47:37 +0100, aa
wrote:

On 22/09/2017 07:34, Scott wrote:
On Thu, 21 Sep 2017 19:55:21 +0100, Bob Minchin
wrote:

Is Eternal September usenet server down or is just me??

Is there a more reliable supplier that members would recommend? I
have no objection to paying a reasonable subscription in return for
reliable service.


https://news.individual.net/

According to https://news.individual.net/register/step1.php

"Due to changes in European tax law coming into force on 01.01.2015,
we can only offer our service to users which have their tax domicile
in Germany."


I queried the tax domicile point with them last week and they replied thus:

"At News.Individual.NET, we don't collect information about a user's
residential address, tax domicile, social security number and so on.

We need an e-mail address to get in touch and e.g. send a password to,
and we like to have a name so we know how to address or refer to people.

And we'd like to keep it that way.

The new European VAT regulations mean a lot more bureaucracy for
providers of digital services. We hope for a workable solution in the
medium term, and until then, try to keep providing our service as it
stands, as far as possible. If we should be forced to make more tangible
changes in the future, we would notify all affected users individually
via e-mail.

Regards, Individual.NET Administration"
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