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From: Angus Manwaring
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 22:59

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On 29-Aug-02 00:59:48, Noel Foster said
>I find I cannot get news from Demon's new news server.  It worked OK
>with the old one (and still does) but, using the standard AmiTCP setup,
>it connects to the server but just stops after the

>nntp: xx items in kill list

>(or whatever it says) line.

>Help, I've been using my trusty Amigas online for 6 years now, I really
>don't want to have to buy a boodly wintel machine just because Demon
>change their news server.



Have you tried changing the newsserver variable from news.demon.co.uk
to oldnews.demon.co.uk

That got things working again here, but what happens next is anybody's
guess.

                  All the best,
                        Angus Manwaring.       (for e-mail remove ANTISPEM)

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arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-05!sn-xit-06!sn-xit-01!sn-xit-04!supernews.com!newsfeed.gamma.ru!Gamma.RU!kibo.news.demon.net!oldnews.demon.co.uk!demon!angusm.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail

References: <2002082959.3588@nffoster.demon.co.uk>

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From: "Angus Manwaring" <angus@angusm_ANTISPEM_.demon.co.uk>
Newsgroups: demon.ip.support.amiga
Subject: Re: New news server
Date: 29 Aug 2002 22:59:26 +0000
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References: <2002082959.3588@nffoster.demon.co.uk>
NNTP-Posting-Host: angusm.demon.co.uk
X-NNTP-Posting-Host: angusm.demon.co.uk:158.152.41.151
X-Trace: oldnews.demon.co.uk 1030687949 nnrp-12:28271 NO-IDENT angusm.demon.co.uk:158.152.41.151
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