OT: News.Individual.Net - server down?

I can't download any Usenet newsgroups. Getting message
Sorry! An online error occurred.
When: Connecting to News.Individual.NET (Attempt 2 of 2).
Reason: Error reported by winsock driver: No response from server
(timeout) (Error 10060)

Any other NIN user able to confirm please? (Emailed them a couple of
hours ago.)

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Terry, West Sussex, UK



terrypin

"terrypin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I can't download any Usenet newsgroups. Getting message
> Sorry! An online error occurred.
> When: Connecting to News.Individual.NET (Attempt 2 of 2).
> Reason: Error reported by winsock driver: No response from server
> (timeout) (Error 10060)
>
> Any other NIN user able to confirm please? (Emailed them a couple of
> hours ago.)

Yes there was a problem for about an hour, but it seems up and running okay
now.

Beck <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> "terrypin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) oups.com...
> >I can't download any Usenet newsgroups. Getting message
> > Sorry! An online error occurred.
> > When: Connecting to News.Individual.NET (Attempt 2 of 2).
> > Reason: Error reported by winsock driver: No response from server
> > (timeout) (Error 10060)
> >
> > Any other NIN user able to confirm please? (Emailed them a couple of
> > hours ago.)
>
> Yes there was a problem for about an hour, but it seems up and running okay
> now.

FFS, not another NG that can't read! Go to their web site, and you'll
see that they are doing some planned upgrades today.

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Andy Hewitt ** FAF#1, (Ex-OSOS#5) - FJ1200 ABS
Honda Civic: Windows free zone (Mac G5 Dual Processor)
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/...tts2/index.htm
(updated Feb 21 2005)

"Andy Hewitt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Beck <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> "terrypin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed) oups.com...
>> >I can't download any Usenet newsgroups. Getting message
>> > Sorry! An online error occurred.
>> > When: Connecting to News.Individual.NET (Attempt 2 of 2).
>> > Reason: Error reported by winsock driver: No response from server
>> > (timeout) (Error 10060)
>> >
>> > Any other NIN user able to confirm please? (Emailed them a couple of
>> > hours ago.)
>>
>> Yes there was a problem for about an hour, but it seems up and running
>> okay
>> now.
>
> FFS, not another NG that can't read! Go to their web site, and you'll
> see that they are doing some planned upgrades today.

Why would I want to? I don't care if its down for a few hours. Maybe you
should direct your anger at the original poster :-)

Beck <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

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> > FFS, not another NG that can't read! Go to their web site, and you'll
> > see that they are doing some planned upgrades today.
>
> Why would I want to? I don't care if its down for a few hours. Maybe you
> should direct your anger at the original poster :-)

Anger?

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Andy Hewitt ** FAF#1, (Ex-OSOS#5) - FJ1200 ABS
Honda Civic: Windows free zone (Mac G5 Dual Processor)
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/...tts2/index.htm
(updated Feb 21 2005)

"Andy Hewitt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Beck <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> <Snipped Text>
>
>> > FFS, not another NG that can't read! Go to their web site, and you'll
>> > see that they are doing some planned upgrades today.
>>
>> Why would I want to? I don't care if its down for a few hours. Maybe
>> you
>> should direct your anger at the original poster :-)
>
> Anger?

*FFS, not another NG that can't read* just seemed a tad... angry ;-)

Beck <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> "Andy Hewitt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:1gw2278.mrl9ydupbjpfN%(E-Mail Removed) ...
> > Beck <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> > <Snipped Text>
> >
> >> > FFS, not another NG that can't read! Go to their web site, and you'll
> >> > see that they are doing some planned upgrades today.
> >>
> >> Why would I want to? I don't care if its down for a few hours. Maybe
> >> you
> >> should direct your anger at the original poster :-)
> >
> > Anger?
>
> *FFS, not another NG that can't read* just seemed a tad... angry ;-)

Sorry, didn't mean it to come out that way :-)

I'd just read another thread on exactly the same subject, and the answer
was but a couple of clicks away.

It was actually meant as a piss take - sarcasm! ;-)

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Andy Hewitt ** FAF#1, (Ex-OSOS#5) - FJ1200 ABS
Honda Civic: Windows free zone (Mac G5 Dual Processor)
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/...tts2/index.htm
(updated Feb 21 2005)

"Andy Hewitt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Beck <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> "Andy Hewitt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:1gw2278.mrl9ydupbjpfN%(E-Mail Removed) ...
>> > Beck <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> >
>> > <Snipped Text>
>> >
>> >> > FFS, not another NG that can't read! Go to their web site, and
>> >> > you'll
>> >> > see that they are doing some planned upgrades today.
>> >>
>> >> Why would I want to? I don't care if its down for a few hours. Maybe
>> >> you
>> >> should direct your anger at the original poster :-)
>> >
>> > Anger?
>>
>> *FFS, not another NG that can't read* just seemed a tad... angry ;-)
>
> Sorry, didn't mean it to come out that way :-)
>
> I'd just read another thread on exactly the same subject, and the answer
> was but a couple of clicks away.
>
> It was actually meant as a piss take - sarcasm! ;-)
>

Yeah I know, I was taking the piss :-)

Beck <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

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> > I'd just read another thread on exactly the same subject, and the answer
> > was but a couple of clicks away.
> >
> > It was actually meant as a piss take - sarcasm! ;-)
> >
>
> Yeah I know, I was taking the piss :-)

Touche'.

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Andy Hewitt ** FAF#1, (Ex-OSOS#5) - FJ1200 ABS
Honda Civic: Windows free zone (Mac G5 Dual Processor)
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/...tts2/index.htm
(updated Feb 21 2005)

Andy Hewitt wrote:

> FFS, not another NG that can't read! Go to their web site, and you'll
> see that they are doing some planned upgrades today.

I went to their web site at about 18:00hrs yesterday, and it was down,
that fact alone confirmed the problem was at their end and not mine :-)

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Mark
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