Where is the news.linux.nf newsgroup?

2002-01-20 Thread Mel Roman
Hello: I like to be able to participate in this forum through the advertised news.linux.nf newsgroup, but I can't seem to find it (after looking on a couple of news servers). Is the newsgroup inactive? Do I need to point to a particular news server? Please advise. Thanks, Mel __

Re: Where is the news.linux.nf newsgroup?

2002-01-23 Thread Keith Antoine
On Tue, 22 Jan 2002 03:59,Douglas J Hunley scribed: > Keith Antoine babbled on about: > > Did not even know there was one, and would not use it anyway. Hate news > > groups too many script kiddies in them plus spam. > > hey! don't be lumping *MY* newsgroups in with the rest of them. > there is *no

Re: Where is the news.linux.nf newsgroup?

2002-01-20 Thread Net Llama
--- Mel Roman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello: > > I like to be able to participate in this forum through > the advertised news.linux.nf newsgroup, but I can't > seem to find it (after looking on a couple of news > servers). > > Is the newsgroup inactive? Do I need to point to a > particu

Re: Where is the news.linux.nf newsgroup?

2002-01-20 Thread Tim Wunder
Previously, Mel Roman chose to write: > Hello: > > I like to be able to participate in this forum through > the advertised news.linux.nf newsgroup, but I can't > seem to find it (after looking on a couple of news > servers). > > Is the newsgroup inactive? Do I need to point to a > particular news

Re: Where is the news.linux.nf newsgroup?

2002-01-20 Thread Ken Moffat
On Sun, 20 Jan 2002 22:32:32 -0500 Tim Wunder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is the newsgroup inactive? Do I need to point to a > > particular news server? > > Um... > news.linux.nf is the server not the newsgroup. > HTH, > Tim I just found this server and newsgroup. Is it an echo of the mail

Re: Where is the news.linux.nf newsgroup?

2002-01-20 Thread Net Llama
--- Ken Moffat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 20 Jan 2002 22:32:32 -0500 > Tim Wunder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Is the newsgroup inactive? Do I need to point to a > > > particular news server? > > > > Um... > > news.linux.nf is the server not the newsgroup. > > HTH, > > Tim > >

Re: Where is the news.linux.nf newsgroup?

2002-01-20 Thread Mel Roman
>Um... >news.linux.nf is the server not the newsgroup. OK. I'm an idiot. There. I said it. And to prove it, I'm still having problems. I registered news.linux.nf as a news server on my newsreader(KNode) and I got an error message indicating that KNode could not resolve the domain name. I t

Re: Where is the news.linux.nf newsgroup?

2002-01-20 Thread Tim Wunder
Previously, Mel Roman chose to write: > >Um... > >news.linux.nf is the server not the newsgroup. > > OK. I'm an idiot. There. I said it. And to prove > it, I'm still having problems. > > I registered news.linux.nf as a news server on my > newsreader(KNode) and I got an error message > indicatin

Re: Where is the news.linux.nf newsgroup?

2002-01-20 Thread Douglas J Hunley
Mel Roman babbled on about: > the advertised news.linux.nf newsgroup, but I can't news.linux.nf is the SERVER. sxs.lists.linux-users is the group on that server ;) -- Douglas J Hunley (doug at hunley.homeip.net) - Linux User #174778 Admin: Linux StepByStep - http://linux.nf There is no substitu

Re: Where is the news.linux.nf newsgroup?

2002-01-20 Thread Douglas J Hunley
Ken Moffat babbled on about: > > I just found this server and newsgroup. Is it an echo of the mailing list? yes. the mail list and news server are gated to each other. mails show up on the news, news shows up on the mail -- Douglas J Hunley (doug at hunley.homeip.net) - Linux User #174778 Admin

Re: Where is the news.linux.nf newsgroup?

2002-01-20 Thread Douglas J Hunley
Tim Wunder babbled on about: > dunno, resolved just fine for me. Check your spelling. Try ping'g > news.linux.nf you could try 203.210.228.123 if it won't resolve. but, it should resolve for you.. -- Douglas J Hunley (doug at hunley.homeip.net) - Linux User #174778 Admin: Linux StepByStep - http

Re: Where is the news.linux.nf newsgroup?

2002-01-20 Thread Mel Roman
Tim Wunder wrote: >> I registered news.linux.nf as a news server on my >> newsreader(KNode) and I got an error message >> indicating that KNode could not resolve the domain >> name. I tried nntp.news.linux.nf also (same result). >> What am I doing wrong? I've never had this >>problem with othe

Re: Where is the news.linux.nf newsgroup?

2002-01-20 Thread Keith Antoine
On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 13:16,Mel Roman scribed: > Hello: > > I like to be able to participate in this forum through > the advertised news.linux.nf newsgroup, but I can't > seem to find it (after looking on a couple of news > servers). > > Is the newsgroup inactive? Do I need to point to a > particula

Re: Where is the news.linux.nf newsgroup?

2002-01-21 Thread Douglas J Hunley
Keith Antoine babbled on about: > Did not even know there was one, and would not use it anyway. Hate news > groups too many script kiddies in them plus spam. hey! don't be lumping *MY* newsgroups in with the rest of them. there is *no* traffic on my newsgroups that is not already on my email lis