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-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tuco Bonno Sent: 28 June 2005 13:55 To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Newsgroups (Was Another OS/390 to z/OS 1.4 migration would you care to elaborate a little bit on 204.153.244.171, please? i plug that ip address in my browser and only get a message back saying page contains no data; i ran a nslookup on that ip address, which returned a name 'host171.octanews.net' ; when i use *that* in my browser, all i get is a message back saying 'host171.octanews.net' could not be found .... tia ====================== /s/ tuco bonno graduate, College of Conflict Management, University of Southeast Asia. "I partied on the Ho Chi Minh trail" >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 28-Jun-05 03:51:13 >>> Steve (C), if you still need a newsserver, there are a number of totally free newsservers around on the internet, no subscription needed, usually no posting allowed, but you don't need this since you must post via email. If you need one, Google for "free newsservers", there are lists maintained by hobbiests (as there are hobbiests for anything you can think of on the internet). At the moment I use 204.153.244.171 already for a year or so. Kees. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html This e-mail message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s)and may contain confidential and privileged information of Transaction NetworkServices. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution isprohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact thesender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html