Comcast News Server Has Changed Name

  • Thread starter Thread starter Captain Aero
  • Start date Start date
C

Captain Aero

Up until 7/05/08, I could use my news.comcast.net newsgroup NNTP server, but
it couldn't be reached after that. This was the name I was given by them and
the one that worked until that date. Now, their help page shows that their
news server is called: newsgroups.comcast.net . When I removed the old
subscription and added one with the new NNTP name, I got access again. If
anyone using Comcast keeps getting a "server cannot be contacted" message,
this may be the problem. You will have to re-subscribe to all your favorite
newsgroups, as they will be removed along with the old newsgroup account.
You wonder why Comcast wouldn't have notified their subscribers?
 
newsgroups.comcast.net traces to the giganews.com network.
Looks like Comcast has outsourced their NNTP service to Giganews.
 

Ask a Question

Want to reply to this thread or ask your own question?

You'll need to choose a username for the site, which only take a couple of moments. After that, you can post your question and our members will help you out.

Ask a Question

Back
Top