* [gentoo-user] How to access newsgroup?
@ 2012-05-25 3:30 wenpin cui
2012-05-25 3:39 ` [gentoo-user] " Nikos Chantziaras
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From: wenpin cui @ 2012-05-25 3:30 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user; +Cc: 张秀文
hi, all,
I want to read some newsgroup so emerged net-nntp/slrn.
Then I uncompressed "/usr/share/doc/slrn-0.9.9_p1/slrn.rc.bz2" and modify
username/hostname/realname, then saved as $HOME/.slrnrc.
After that, I run
wenpincui@Gentoo ~ $ slrn --create -h news.newsgroup.com.hk
slrn 0.9.9p1
Loading /usr/share/slrn/slang/slrn.sl
Reading startup file /home/wenpincui/.slrnrc.***Warning: Unable to find a unique fully-qualified host name.
slrn will not generate any Message-IDs.
Please note that the "hostname" setting does not affect this;
see the "slrn reference manual" for details.
Using newsrc file /home/wenpincui/.jnewsrc for server news.newsgroup.com.hk.
Connecting to host news.newsgroup.com.hk ...
Unable to make connection. Giving up.
Run-Time Error
slrn fatal error:
Failed to initialize server.
My question is:
Am I using slrn correctly?
If so, maybe it's resulted by damn firewall, I have to give up.
--
Best regards
Wenpin Cui (崔文频）
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, PRC
Tel: +86-0571-86726288 ext:8095
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 11+ messages in thread* [gentoo-user] Re: How to access newsgroup?
2012-05-25 3:30 [gentoo-user] How to access newsgroup? wenpin cui
@ 2012-05-25 3:39 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2012-05-25 4:33 ` wenpin cui
2012-05-25 9:49 ` [gentoo-user] " ny6p01
` (2 subsequent siblings)
3 siblings, 1 reply; 11+ messages in thread
From: Nikos Chantziaras @ 2012-05-25 3:39 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On 25/05/12 06:30, wenpin cui wrote:
> hi, all,
>
> I want to read some newsgroup so emerged net-nntp/slrn.
>
> Then I uncompressed "/usr/share/doc/slrn-0.9.9_p1/slrn.rc.bz2" and modify
> username/hostname/realname, then saved as $HOME/.slrnrc.
>
> After that, I run
>
> wenpincui@Gentoo ~ $ slrn --create -h news.newsgroup.com.hk
> slrn 0.9.9p1
Shouldn't that be "news.newsgroups.com.hk"? (With an "s".)
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2012-05-25 3:39 ` [gentoo-user] " Nikos Chantziaras
@ 2012-05-25 4:33 ` wenpin cui
2012-05-25 4:46 ` Adam Carter
0 siblings, 1 reply; 11+ messages in thread
From: wenpin cui @ 2012-05-25 4:33 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user; +Cc: 张秀文
On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 06:39:07AM +0300, Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> On 25/05/12 06:30, wenpin cui wrote:
> > hi, all,
> >
> > I want to read some newsgroup so emerged net-nntp/slrn.
> >
> > Then I uncompressed "/usr/share/doc/slrn-0.9.9_p1/slrn.rc.bz2" and modify
> > username/hostname/realname, then saved as $HOME/.slrnrc.
> >
> > After that, I run
> >
> > wenpincui@Gentoo ~ $ slrn --create -h news.newsgroup.com.hk
> > slrn 0.9.9p1
>
> Shouldn't that be "news.newsgroups.com.hk"? (With an "s".)
>
>
Still no luck :(
wenpincui@Gentoo ~ $ slrn --create -h news.newsgroups.com.hk
slrn 0.9.9p1
Loading /usr/share/slrn/slang/slrn.sl
Reading startup file /home/wenpincui/.slrnrc.***Warning: Unable to find a unique fully-qualified host name.
slrn will not generate any Message-IDs.
Please note that the "hostname" setting does not affect this;
see the "slrn reference manual" for details.
Using newsrc file /home/wenpincui/.jnewsrc for server news.newsgroups.com.hk.
Connecting to host news.newsgroups.com.hk ...
Failed to resolve news.newsgroups.com.hk
Run-Time Error
slrn fatal error:
Failed to initialize server.
--
Best regards
Wenpin Cui (崔文频）
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, PRC
Tel: +86-0571-86726288 ext:8095
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2012-05-25 4:33 ` wenpin cui
@ 2012-05-25 4:46 ` Adam Carter
2012-05-25 5:14 ` Nikos Chantziaras
0 siblings, 1 reply; 11+ messages in thread
From: Adam Carter @ 2012-05-25 4:46 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user, 张秀文
> Using newsrc file /home/wenpincui/.jnewsrc for server news.newsgroups.com.hk.
> Connecting to host news.newsgroups.com.hk ...
> Failed to resolve news.newsgroups.com.hk
So the host is not called news.newsgroups.com.hk.
$ host news.newsgroups.com.hk
Host news.newsgroups.com.hk not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)
$ host -t NS newsgroups.com.hk
newsgroups.com.hk name server ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com.
newsgroups.com.hk name server ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com.
newsgroups.com.hk name server ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com.
newsgroups.com.hk name server ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com.
newsgroups.com.hk name server ns15.dnsmadeeasy.com.
newsgroups.com.hk name server ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com.
So newsgroups.com.hk is a real domain, but the hostname in that domain
is not "news". You'll need to double check what the hostname is.
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* [gentoo-user] Re: How to access newsgroup?
2012-05-25 4:46 ` Adam Carter
@ 2012-05-25 5:14 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2012-05-25 5:33 ` wenpin cui
0 siblings, 1 reply; 11+ messages in thread
From: Nikos Chantziaras @ 2012-05-25 5:14 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On 25/05/12 07:46, Adam Carter wrote:
>> Using newsrc file /home/wenpincui/.jnewsrc for server news.newsgroups.com.hk.
>> Connecting to host news.newsgroups.com.hk ...
>> Failed to resolve news.newsgroups.com.hk
>
> So the host is not called news.newsgroups.com.hk.
>
> $ host news.newsgroups.com.hk
> Host news.newsgroups.com.hk not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)
> $ host -t NS newsgroups.com.hk
> newsgroups.com.hk name server ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com.
> newsgroups.com.hk name server ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com.
> newsgroups.com.hk name server ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com.
> newsgroups.com.hk name server ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com.
> newsgroups.com.hk name server ns15.dnsmadeeasy.com.
> newsgroups.com.hk name server ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com.
>
> So newsgroups.com.hk is a real domain, but the hostname in that domain
> is not "news". You'll need to double check what the hostname is.
Hmm, his original hostname works though:
$ host news.newsgroup.com.hk
news.newsgroup.com.hk has address 59.188.5.218
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* Re: [gentoo-user] Re: How to access newsgroup?
2012-05-25 5:14 ` Nikos Chantziaras
@ 2012-05-25 5:33 ` wenpin cui
2012-05-25 14:38 ` Paul Hartman
0 siblings, 1 reply; 11+ messages in thread
From: wenpin cui @ 2012-05-25 5:33 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user; +Cc: 张秀文
On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 08:14:45AM +0300, Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> On 25/05/12 07:46, Adam Carter wrote:
> >> Using newsrc file /home/wenpincui/.jnewsrc for server news.newsgroups.com.hk.
> >> Connecting to host news.newsgroups.com.hk ...
> >> Failed to resolve news.newsgroups.com.hk
> >
> > So the host is not called news.newsgroups.com.hk.
> >
> > $ host news.newsgroups.com.hk
> > Host news.newsgroups.com.hk not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)
> > $ host -t NS newsgroups.com.hk
> > newsgroups.com.hk name server ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com.
> > newsgroups.com.hk name server ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com.
> > newsgroups.com.hk name server ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com.
> > newsgroups.com.hk name server ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com.
> > newsgroups.com.hk name server ns15.dnsmadeeasy.com.
> > newsgroups.com.hk name server ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com.
> >
> > So newsgroups.com.hk is a real domain, but the hostname in that domain
> > is not "news". You'll need to double check what the hostname is.
>
> Hmm, his original hostname works though:
>
> $ host news.newsgroup.com.hk
> news.newsgroup.com.hk has address 59.188.5.218
>
>
hey, guys,
actually it's not newsgroup(s).com.hk issue.
other usenet server like "news.cn99.com" can't be accessed, neither.
I've checked with IT administator, port 119 was blocked. So ...
TIA.
--
Best regards
Wenpin Cui (崔文频）
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, PRC
Tel: +86-0571-86726288 ext:8095
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2012-05-25 5:33 ` wenpin cui
@ 2012-05-25 14:38 ` Paul Hartman
0 siblings, 0 replies; 11+ messages in thread
From: Paul Hartman @ 2012-05-25 14:38 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user, 张秀文
On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 12:33 AM, wenpin cui <wenpin.cui@samsung.com> wrote:
> On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 08:14:45AM +0300, Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
>> On 25/05/12 07:46, Adam Carter wrote:
>> >> Using newsrc file /home/wenpincui/.jnewsrc for server news.newsgroups.com.hk.
>> >> Connecting to host news.newsgroups.com.hk ...
>> >> Failed to resolve news.newsgroups.com.hk
>> >
>> > So the host is not called news.newsgroups.com.hk.
>> >
>> > $ host news.newsgroups.com.hk
>> > Host news.newsgroups.com.hk not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)
>> > $ host -t NS newsgroups.com.hk
>> > newsgroups.com.hk name server ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com.
>> > newsgroups.com.hk name server ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com.
>> > newsgroups.com.hk name server ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com.
>> > newsgroups.com.hk name server ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com.
>> > newsgroups.com.hk name server ns15.dnsmadeeasy.com.
>> > newsgroups.com.hk name server ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com.
>> >
>> > So newsgroups.com.hk is a real domain, but the hostname in that domain
>> > is not "news". You'll need to double check what the hostname is.
>>
>> Hmm, his original hostname works though:
>>
>> $ host news.newsgroup.com.hk
>> news.newsgroup.com.hk has address 59.188.5.218
>>
>>
> hey, guys,
>
> actually it's not newsgroup(s).com.hk issue.
> other usenet server like "news.cn99.com" can't be accessed, neither.
>
> I've checked with IT administator, port 119 was blocked. So ...
Check with your news provider to see if they have alternative ports
open, or run a portscan with nmap. Otherwise consider using a
different news provider. Many commercial providers allows access on
other ports and SSL encrypted connections on port 563.
Also, if you have IPv6 connectivity, try finding a news host on IPv6.
Sometimes a port is blocked on IPv4 but they forget to block it on
IPv6. :)
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* Re: [gentoo-user] How to access newsgroup?
2012-05-25 3:30 [gentoo-user] How to access newsgroup? wenpin cui
2012-05-25 3:39 ` [gentoo-user] " Nikos Chantziaras
@ 2012-05-25 9:49 ` ny6p01
2012-05-25 14:14 ` ny6p01
2012-05-28 17:47 ` [gentoo-user] " walt
3 siblings, 0 replies; 11+ messages in thread
From: ny6p01 @ 2012-05-25 9:49 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user; +Cc: ??????
On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 11:30:44AM +0800, wenpin cui wrote:
> hi, all,
>
> I want to read some newsgroup so emerged net-nntp/slrn.
>
> Then I uncompressed "/usr/share/doc/slrn-0.9.9_p1/slrn.rc.bz2" and modify
> username/hostname/realname, then saved as $HOME/.slrnrc.
>
> After that, I run
>
> wenpincui@Gentoo ~ $ slrn --create -h news.newsgroup.com.hk
> slrn 0.9.9p1
>
> Loading /usr/share/slrn/slang/slrn.sl
> Reading startup file /home/wenpincui/.slrnrc.***Warning: Unable to find a unique fully-qualified host name.
> slrn will not generate any Message-IDs.
> Please note that the "hostname" setting does not affect this;
> see the "slrn reference manual" for details.
>
> Using newsrc file /home/wenpincui/.jnewsrc for server news.newsgroup.com.hk.
> Connecting to host news.newsgroup.com.hk ...
> Unable to make connection. Giving up.
>
> Run-Time Error
> slrn fatal error:
> Failed to initialize server.
>
> My question is:
> Am I using slrn correctly?
> If so, maybe it's resulted by damn firewall, I have to give up.
>
> --
>
> Best regards
> Wenpin Cui (????????
> Hangzhou, Zhejiang, PRC
> Tel: +86-0571-86726288 ext:8095
>
Wenpin, make sure you have the nnrpaccess line in there, if your server
requires password:
nnrpaccess "your.news.server.com" "username" "password"
Also, make sure you set the NNTPSERVER environment variable so slrn knows
what server to connect to. Have you set that variable yet?
Terry
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* Re: [gentoo-user] How to access newsgroup?
2012-05-25 3:30 [gentoo-user] How to access newsgroup? wenpin cui
2012-05-25 3:39 ` [gentoo-user] " Nikos Chantziaras
2012-05-25 9:49 ` [gentoo-user] " ny6p01
@ 2012-05-25 14:14 ` ny6p01
2012-05-28 0:59 ` wenpin cui
2012-05-28 17:47 ` [gentoo-user] " walt
3 siblings, 1 reply; 11+ messages in thread
From: ny6p01 @ 2012-05-25 14:14 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user; +Cc: ??????
On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 01:33:28PM +0800, wenpin cui wrote:
> hey, guys,
>
> actually it's not newsgroup(s).com.hk issue.
> other usenet server like "news.cn99.com" can't be accessed, neither.
>
> I've checked with IT administator, port 119 was blocked. So ...
> Best regards
> Wenpin Cui (????????
> Hangzhou, Zhejiang, PRC
> Tel: +86-0571-86726288 ext:8095
>
Well, what do you expect out of the PRC, anyway? Good luck.
Terry
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* Re: [gentoo-user] How to access newsgroup?
2012-05-25 14:14 ` ny6p01
@ 2012-05-28 0:59 ` wenpin cui
0 siblings, 0 replies; 11+ messages in thread
From: wenpin cui @ 2012-05-28 0:59 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user; +Cc: 张秀文
>
> Well, what do you expect out of the PRC, anyway? Good luck.
>
> Terry
>
>
>
This is resulted by company's security policy. I can login in newsgroup at home.
It's OK, at lease mailist was not blocked.
Thank you.
--
Best regards
Wenpin Cui (崔文频）
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, PRC
Tel: +86-0571-86726288 ext:8095
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* [gentoo-user] Re: How to access newsgroup?
2012-05-25 3:30 [gentoo-user] How to access newsgroup? wenpin cui
` (2 preceding siblings ...)
2012-05-25 14:14 ` ny6p01
@ 2012-05-28 17:47 ` walt
3 siblings, 0 replies; 11+ messages in thread
From: walt @ 2012-05-28 17:47 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On 05/24/2012 08:30 PM, wenpin cui wrote:
> damn firewall
Your English is better than my Chinese :-D
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