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Folderol

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Apr 6, 2010, 12:52:05 PM4/6/10
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Has been since yesterday evening. No mail getting through - no webmail
even :(

Their own website is kaput, and I don't have the phone number. What an
embuggerance :(

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Will J G

Folderol

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Apr 6, 2010, 12:53:03 PM4/6/10
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Oddly enough usenet is fine ???

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Whiskers

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Apr 6, 2010, 1:54:46 PM4/6/10
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Did you get Jason's message to the mailing-list about the Easter break?

The website seems to be OK from here, and so is my internet connection
(Entanet, on a BT-operated ADSL line).

If your UKFSN connection is one of the Entanet ones, call Entanet support
about any connection problems. Presumably the other providers used also
have support numbers.

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Folderol

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Apr 6, 2010, 2:28:43 PM4/6/10
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On Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:54:46 +0100
Whiskers <catwh...@operamail.com> wrote:

> On 2010-04-06, Folderol <fold...@ukfsn.org> wrote:
> > Has been since yesterday evening. No mail getting through - no webmail
> > even :(
> >
> > Their own website is kaput, and I don't have the phone number. What an
> > embuggerance :(
>
> Did you get Jason's message to the mailing-list about the Easter break?

Yes, but it's after Monday now.

> The website seems to be OK from here, and so is my internet connection
> (Entanet, on a BT-operated ADSL line).

Parts of the website still work here. The 'domains' section
https://manage.ukfsn.org/ seems OK but the main entry point
http://ukfsn.org/ times out as does the webmail access point
http://www.ukfsn.org/webmail/

My own (UKFSN) website seems fine, and as I said the UKFSN usenet link
is OK - otherwise I wouldn't be responding here! I have no problem
browsing any other website.

> If your UKFSN connection is one of the Entanet ones, call Entanet support
> about any connection problems. Presumably the other providers used also
> have support numbers.

I recently transferred to the C&W adsl option, but I don't think this
would have any bearing on what seems a problem internal to UKFSN.


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Whiskers

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Apr 6, 2010, 4:14:35 PM4/6/10
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On 2010-04-06, Folderol <fold...@ukfsn.org> wrote:
> On Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:54:46 +0100
> Whiskers <catwh...@operamail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2010-04-06, Folderol <fold...@ukfsn.org> wrote:
>> > Has been since yesterday evening. No mail getting through - no webmail
>> > even :(
>> >
>> > Their own website is kaput, and I don't have the phone number. What an
>> > embuggerance :(
>>
>> Did you get Jason's message to the mailing-list about the Easter break?
>
> Yes, but it's after Monday now.
>
>> The website seems to be OK from here, and so is my internet connection
>> (Entanet, on a BT-operated ADSL line).
>
> Parts of the website still work here. The 'domains' section
> https://manage.ukfsn.org/ seems OK but the main entry point
> http://ukfsn.org/ times out as does the webmail access point
> http://www.ukfsn.org/webmail/

I don't use the email or web services, but the main website and account
and ADSL pages all work normally for me.

> My own (UKFSN) website seems fine, and as I said the UKFSN usenet link
> is OK - otherwise I wouldn't be responding here! I have no problem
> browsing any other website.
>
>> If your UKFSN connection is one of the Entanet ones, call Entanet support
>> about any connection problems. Presumably the other providers used also
>> have support numbers.
>
> I recently transferred to the C&W adsl option, but I don't think this
> would have any bearing on what seems a problem internal to UKFSN.

Perhaps this is something to put to the mailing list.

Folderol

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Apr 6, 2010, 4:39:33 PM4/6/10
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On Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:14:35 +0100
Whiskers <catwh...@operamail.com> wrote:

> On 2010-04-06, Folderol <fold...@ukfsn.org> wrote:
> > On Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:54:46 +0100
> > Whiskers <catwh...@operamail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On 2010-04-06, Folderol <fold...@ukfsn.org> wrote:
> >> > Has been since yesterday evening. No mail getting through - no webmail
> >> > even :(
> >> >
> >> > Their own website is kaput, and I don't have the phone number. What an
> >> > embuggerance :(
> >>
> >> Did you get Jason's message to the mailing-list about the Easter break?
> >
> > Yes, but it's after Monday now.
> >
> >> The website seems to be OK from here, and so is my internet connection
> >> (Entanet, on a BT-operated ADSL line).
> >
> > Parts of the website still work here. The 'domains' section
> > https://manage.ukfsn.org/ seems OK but the main entry point
> > http://ukfsn.org/ times out as does the webmail access point
> > http://www.ukfsn.org/webmail/
>
> I don't use the email or web services, but the main website and account
> and ADSL pages all work normally for me.

Very strange.



> > My own (UKFSN) website seems fine, and as I said the UKFSN usenet link
> > is OK - otherwise I wouldn't be responding here! I have no problem
> > browsing any other website.
> >
> >> If your UKFSN connection is one of the Entanet ones, call Entanet support
> >> about any connection problems. Presumably the other providers used also
> >> have support numbers.
> >
> > I recently transferred to the C&W adsl option, but I don't think this
> > would have any bearing on what seems a problem internal to UKFSN.
>
> Perhaps this is something to put to the mailing list.

How? !!!

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Martin Gregorie

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Apr 6, 2010, 5:43:08 PM4/6/10
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How odd. Web hosting, e-mail and NNTP have been been working well all
weekend. I use Enta for web connectivity but everything else goes through
UKFSN servers.

Are you quite sure its isn't a problem with BT kit somewhere en route?


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Folderol

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Apr 6, 2010, 6:04:35 PM4/6/10
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On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 21:43:08 +0000 (UTC)
Martin Gregorie <mar...@address-in-sig.invalid> wrote:

> On Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:52:05 +0100, Folderol wrote:
>
> > Has been since yesterday evening. No mail getting through - no webmail
> > even :(
> >
> > Their own website is kaput, and I don't have the phone number. What an
> > embuggerance :(
>
> How odd. Web hosting, e-mail and NNTP have been been working well all
> weekend. I use Enta for web connectivity but everything else goes through
> UKFSN servers.
>
> Are you quite sure its isn't a problem with BT kit somewhere en route?

Hmmm. Everyone who has responded so far seems to be on enta.

Can someone grab the UKFSN telephone number and post it here - or put it
somewhere I can find it without e-mail! I've never thought to make a
note of it.

I'd like to ring them in the morning while I'm off work.

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Jim Price

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Apr 6, 2010, 6:39:48 PM4/6/10
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Folderol wrote:

> Can someone grab the UKFSN telephone number and post it here - or put it
> somewhere I can find it without e-mail! I've never thought to make a
> note of it.
>
> I'd like to ring them in the morning while I'm off work.
>

From their website:

Tech Support
sup...@ukfsn.org
UKFSN ADSL Support
020 3002 4830
Enta ADSL Support
020 3002 4831
Sales
020 3002 4830
sa...@ukfsn.org
General
020 3002 4830
in...@ukfsn.org

HTH

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Folderol

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Apr 6, 2010, 6:48:08 PM4/6/10
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On Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:39:48 +0100
Jim Price <d1ve...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Folderol wrote:
>
> > Can someone grab the UKFSN telephone number and post it here - or put it
> > somewhere I can find it without e-mail! I've never thought to make a
> > note of it.
> >
> > I'd like to ring them in the morning while I'm off work.
> >
>
> From their website:

Thanks a lot Jim :)

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Whiskers

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Apr 6, 2010, 6:54:43 PM4/6/10
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On 2010-04-06, Folderol <fold...@ukfsn.org> wrote:
> On Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:14:35 +0100
> Whiskers <catwh...@operamail.com> wrote:

[...]

>> Perhaps this is something to put to the mailing list.
>
> How? !!!

By email. You have got more than one email address, haven't you? If not
get a free one and <mailto:users-...@lists.ukfsn.org?subject=subscribe>

Folderol

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Apr 6, 2010, 8:35:54 PM4/6/10
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On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 23:51:48 +0100
Paul Martin <p...@nowster.org.uk> wrote:

> In article <hpg9tc$18v$1...@localhost.localdomain>,


> Martin Gregorie wrote:
>
> > Are you quite sure its isn't a problem with BT kit somewhere en route?
>

> Especially as there was a fire/flood at BT's Paddington exchange which
> affected lots of places, not all of which have yet been fixed.
>
> Darwen (Lancs) and North Finchley (London) exchanges have ADSL faults,
> too.

But why would this kick in only from Monday evening?

There is definitely an obscure routing problem of some sort. If I use
Tor I can access all the parts of UKFSN that I otherwise can't. The
question is who's responsible? BT, C&W, UKFSN?

P.S.
Funny that I worked out how to use Tor some time ago on a 'just in
case' basis. This has to be the most unlikely use for it.

P.P.S.
I can't sleep, that's why I'm here now. OK!

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Will J G

Folderol

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Apr 7, 2010, 5:39:26 AM4/7/10
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On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 23:51:48 +0100
Paul Martin <p...@nowster.org.uk> wrote:

> In article <hpg9tc$18v$1...@localhost.localdomain>,
> Martin Gregorie wrote:
>

> > Are you quite sure its isn't a problem with BT kit somewhere en route?
>

> Especially as there was a fire/flood at BT's Paddington exchange which
> affected lots of places, not all of which have yet been fixed.
>
> Darwen (Lancs) and North Finchley (London) exchanges have ADSL faults,
> too.

Stranger, and stranger. Everything seems to be back to normal now.

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Will J G

Folderol

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Apr 7, 2010, 5:40:24 AM4/7/10
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On Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:54:43 +0100
Whiskers <catwh...@operamail.com> wrote:

> On 2010-04-06, Folderol <fold...@ukfsn.org> wrote:
> > On Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:14:35 +0100
> > Whiskers <catwh...@operamail.com> wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> >> Perhaps this is something to put to the mailing list.
> >
> > How? !!!
>
> By email. You have got more than one email address, haven't you? If not
> get a free one and <mailto:users-...@lists.ukfsn.org?subject=subscribe>

Actually no. It's never been a problem before!

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tin...@isbd.co.uk

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Apr 7, 2010, 8:30:36 AM4/7/10
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There was a problem in the routing tables at UKFSN which has recently
been fixed. All this was reported on the UKFSN mailing list.

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Folderol

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Apr 7, 2010, 4:59:43 PM4/7/10
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Very true, and I pick up this mailing list with pop3, which wasn't
working until *after* I'd discovered a work around, but by then usenet
wasn't working while they fixed another problem. This made any further
commenting here somewhat unlikely.

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Will J G

Maurice Batey

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Apr 8, 2010, 5:09:31 AM4/8/10
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On Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:53:03 +0100, Folderol wrote:

> Oddly enough usenet is fine ???

Not for me for most of yesterday!
Was OK by late evening, and still OK today...

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tin...@isbd.co.uk

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Apr 8, 2010, 10:26:43 AM4/8/10
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I get the mailing list sent 'direct' to me using SMTP so I'm not
dependent on POP3 or IMAP to collect mail.

I use eternal-september for my news.

So neither depends on a working UKFSN at all (except that something
has to send the mailing list mail to me of course).

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