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Re: OT: Astraweb Sells Out To Highwinds
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Steve
Dec 27, 2017, 5:07:35 PM12/27/17
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wotsit catalpa sed...
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> Astraweb has sold out to Highwinds
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> https://www.reddit.com/r/usenet/comments/7l032i/astraweb_ip_change_is_highwinds_now/
I have an Astraweb block I bought many years ago, it's become
unusable for text froups now. Click on an article and get an error
message. The block I bought from usenet-news.net is just the same.
Both resell Highwinds media.
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> Astraweb has sold out to Highwinds
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> https://www.reddit.com/r/usenet/comments/7l032i/astraweb_ip_change_is_highwinds_now/
I have an Astraweb block I bought many years ago, it's become
unusable for text froups now. Click on an article and get an error
message. The block I bought from usenet-news.net is just the same.
Both resell Highwinds media.
catalpa
Dec 27, 2017, 8:22:34 PM12/27/17
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"Steve" <m...@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.34ae29ff8...@127.0.0.1...
That works for my 10 year old block account.
Steve
Dec 28, 2017, 12:28:00 PM12/28/17
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wotsit catalpa sed...
I've done that several times. I've also tried different
newsreaders, Xnews, Gravity, Thunderbird and Pan. The errors I get
are either that the newsserver has expired the article or after
several attempts it'll load the body of one article with the
headers of another. My ISP's newsserver which also is provided by
HW has the same errors. The only thing I haven't tried is a
different PC, but I can't see that being the problem as non HW
servers are OK.
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> That works for my 10 year old block account.
Not for mine. Both my astraweb and usenet-news blocks are fucked
up. They'd probably work OK if I wanted to download bunnies with an
NZB, but I don't.
newsreaders, Xnews, Gravity, Thunderbird and Pan. The errors I get
are either that the newsserver has expired the article or after
several attempts it'll load the body of one article with the
headers of another. My ISP's newsserver which also is provided by
HW has the same errors. The only thing I haven't tried is a
different PC, but I can't see that being the problem as non HW
servers are OK.
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> That works for my 10 year old block account.
up. They'd probably work OK if I wanted to download bunnies with an
NZB, but I don't.
Steve
Dec 29, 2017, 1:42:58 PM12/29/17
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wotsit s|b sed...
xposted to alt.comp.virus
After reading your post I dusted off an old pc, plugged it in and
had exactly the same problem with the highwinds servers. Both have
Windows 10 and Kaspersky Total Security. I paused KTS protection
and still had the errors. I then exited KTS and bingo the errors
had gone. All three of the highwinds media sourced newsservers
worked OK. Strange that Kasperky only messed up the highwinds
servers? Thanks for your post.
xposted to alt.comp.virus
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> On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 22:07:33 -0000, Steve wrote:
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> > I have an Astraweb block I bought many years ago, it's become
> > unusable for text froups now. Click on an article and get an error
> > message. The block I bought from usenet-news.net is just the same.
> > Both resell Highwinds media.
>
> No problem on my end. I can post and retrieve.
> On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 22:07:33 -0000, Steve wrote:
>
> > I have an Astraweb block I bought many years ago, it's become
> > unusable for text froups now. Click on an article and get an error
> > message. The block I bought from usenet-news.net is just the same.
> > Both resell Highwinds media.
>
After reading your post I dusted off an old pc, plugged it in and
had exactly the same problem with the highwinds servers. Both have
Windows 10 and Kaspersky Total Security. I paused KTS protection
and still had the errors. I then exited KTS and bingo the errors
had gone. All three of the highwinds media sourced newsservers
worked OK. Strange that Kasperky only messed up the highwinds
servers? Thanks for your post.
P.O.
Dec 31, 2017, 5:23:44 AM12/31/17
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works, I have to download them individually. I can no longer access
the members area or the help desk. What a surprise that signing up
for a new account still works. Never had a problems until recently
(highwinds).
P.O.
Dec 31, 2017, 5:45:44 AM12/31/17
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and this
http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/usenet_list_resellers
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