individual.net server reading this ng ACF- OT

[ms]

I never had this issue when using Earthlink on this ng, but switched to
Copper and individual.net server for newsgroups about 5 months ago.
This is the only ng I browse daily, so I notice the problem here.

I use Netscape Communicator 4.79, used it in Earthlink, so the change is
individual.net.

When I first look at posts, they load instantly. After about 2 to 5
minutes, I go to a post, and get a "expired message" message, an error
message as the post may be only hours old. Once that starts, if I click
on the next post, then immediately go back to the first post, it will
now show.

At times, once this starts, every post I look at has the same problem.
If I then go to another newsgroup and immmediately go back to this one,
viewing is normal.

If I contact the server with this kind of issue, they typically refer me
to the newsgroup.

Advice?

Mike Sa

 

[Ulrich Neumann]

When I first look at posts, they load instantly. After about 2 to 5
minutes, I go to a post, and get a "expired message" message, an error
message as the post may be only hours old. Once that starts, if I click
on the next post, then immediately go back to the first post, it will
now show.

I was having similar problems and I think I read somewhere that Netscape
Communicator 4.xx was the source of the problem. Try switching to
another newsgroup reader and see if the problem remains.

BTW: Are you on dial-up? I had the feeling that this would aggravate the
problem. Not sure anymore since I switched to broadband Internet.

Ulrich

 

[ms]

I was having similar problems and I think I read somewhere that Netscape
Communicator 4.xx was the source of the problem. Try switching to
another newsgroup reader and see if the problem remains.

BTW: Are you on dial-up? I had the feeling that this would aggravate the
problem. Not sure anymore since I switched to broadband Internet.

Ulrich

Yes, I'm on DUN. But I used old Netscape for years, never had this
problem with Earthlink, just individual.net, which seems to otherwise be
very reliable.

Mike Sa

 

[MLC]

domenica 30/mag/2004 _ms_ ha scritto:

Yes, I'm on DUN. But I used old Netscape for years, never had this
problem with Earthlink, just individual.net, which seems to otherwise be
very reliable.

Hi,
I'm on dialup and use news.individual.net: no problems in reading this NG.
From what you said, IMHO the issue is on the newsreader side, not the
newsserver.

 

[Gary R. Schmidt]

ms wrote:
[SNIP problem with news.individual.net and NS 4.79]

Had the same problem with the 4.x series of NS when I used them, also
possibly with 6.x (too long ago, I can't remember), but switched to
Mozilla ages ago and haven't had a hiccup since.

Not posting this via news.individual.net, so don't carp!

Cheers,
Gary B-)

 

[ms]

domenica 30/mag/2004 _ms_ ha scritto:


Hi,
I'm on dialup and use news.individual.net: no problems in reading this NG.
From what you said, IMHO the issue is on the newsreader side, not the
newsserver.

Thanks to all, for now I'll stick with Netscape Communicator as I like
the way it works otherwise.

Mike Sa

 

[Mark Warner]

I never had this issue when using Earthlink on this ng, but switched
to Copper and individual.net server for newsgroups about 5 months ago.
This is the only ng I browse daily, so I notice the problem here.

How's copper.net working out for you? I believe I may have been the one
that recommended it, based on the recommendations of others (no personal
experience here).

 

[ms]

How's copper.net working out for you? I believe I may have been the one
that recommended it, based on the recommendations of others (no personal
experience here).

I think you did, Mark. I'm quite happy with it, but think individual.net
is a better newsgroup server. I get occasional disconnects on downloads
that never happened on Earthlink, but otherwise fine.

Mike Sa