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ics chess server

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From: Stuart McGinnigle
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 1994 11:04
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I'm trying to connect to ics using XBoard. My connection keeps getting timed out.
I get an error:

xboard: Could not connect to host ics.uoknor.edu, port 5000: Connection timed out

I got connected ok yesterday. 

Is ics only available during certain times of the day? 
Is there a limit to the amount of people allowed to use ics at one time?

Thanx in advance.
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From: smcginni@cs.strath.ac.uk (Stuart McGinnigle)
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Subject: ics chess server
Date: 14 Jul 1994 11:04:17 GMT
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