UK online - NG ports

UK online site mentioned it blocks certain ports (8080 and others) - does this mean limited use of Newsgroup servers, or that one cannot use NGs while with UKOnline?

"Makara@Starfleet" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> UK online site mentioned it blocks certain ports (8080 and others) -
> does this mean limited use of Newsgroup servers, or that one cannot
> use NGs while with UKOnline?

UKOnline doesn't have their own Usenet service - the bastards got
rid of it in January. You can, however, access external Usenet
servers such as news.individual.net and so on.

"Ed" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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UKOnline doesn't have their own Usenet service - the bastards got
rid of it in January. You can, however, access external Usenet
servers such as news.individual.net and so on.

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Ed - many thanks indeed.

I am still unsure of the risk of going for any 8 meg service (in case my
line not supported beyond 1 or 2 meg) so may well go for the 2 meg service.

I have been quite pleased with my NTL 512k these last 12 months. It was my
first broadband experience. Sure, it's hardly the fastest - but has been
damn reliable.

( As you were polite, you get plain text AND bottom posting <grin> )

Thanks again.

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"Harry Broomhall" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:45:15 GMT, "Makara@Starfleet"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>UK online site mentioned it blocks certain ports (8080 and others) - does
>this mean limited use of Newsgroup servers, or that one cannot use NGs
>while with UKOnline?

It blocks *incoming* ports only. i.e. if you attempt to run
*servers* on those limited sets of ports.

*Outgoing* ports are not blocked at all, so you have no probs using
any newsservers.

Regards,
Harry.

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Ah - thanks a ton, Harry.

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On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:45:15 GMT, "Makara@Starfleet"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>UK online site mentioned it blocks certain ports (8080 and others) - does this mean limited use of Newsgroup servers, or that one cannot use NGs while with UKOnline?

It blocks *incoming* ports only. i.e. if you attempt to run
*servers* on those limited sets of ports.

*Outgoing* ports are not blocked at all, so you have no probs using
any newsservers.

Regards,
Harry.


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I live about 2.5 miles from the exchange, and get the full 8meg from UK
Online.

"Makara@Starfleet" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "Ed" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%%s8f.5134$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> UKOnline doesn't have their own Usenet service - the bastards got
> rid of it in January. You can, however, access external Usenet
> servers such as news.individual.net and so on.
>
> ========
>
> Ed - many thanks indeed.
>
> I am still unsure of the risk of going for any 8 meg service (in case my
> line not supported beyond 1 or 2 meg) so may well go for the 2 meg
> service.
>
> I have been quite pleased with my NTL 512k these last 12 months. It was
> my first broadband experience. Sure, it's hardly the fastest - but has
> been damn reliable.
>
> ( As you were polite, you get plain text AND bottom posting <grin> )
>
> Thanks again.
>
> ========
>
>



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Thanks - will bear it in mind. Let's see what the change of month turns up
for November offers from all suppliers.

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"Pete." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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I live about 2.5 miles from the exchange, and get the full 8meg from UK
Online.