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Just tried connecting. Even its web page is almost
blank so I can't check the status.

https://eternal-september.org/

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In article <10utn5u$7vga$1@news.tcpreset.net>
kuato <invalidt@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Just tried connecting. Even its web page is almost
blank so I can't check the status.

https://eternal-september.org/

Down here too.

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Nomen Nescio wrote:

kuato wrote:

Just tried connecting. Even its web page is almost
blank so I can't check the status.

https://eternal-september.org/

Down here too.

All green now; status shows me the recent outage: https://eternal-september.org/serverstatus.php?language=en
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On 23 May 2026, kuato <invalidt@invalid.invalid> posted some news:10utn5u$7vga$1@news.tcpreset.net:

Just tried connecting. Even its web page is almost
blank so I can't check the status.

https://eternal-september.org/

"All yOrE p05t5 aRe BeLonG tO u$!"
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Hmmm. It seems to be asking for authentication more
when it didn't use to before. I have "always ask..."
checked.
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kuato <invalidt@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Hmmm. It seems to be asking for authentication more
when it didn't use to before. I have "always ask..."
checked.

It's working for me, using news.eternal-september.org:119
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On 11957 September 1993, kuato wrote:

Hmmm. It seems to be asking for authentication more
when it didn't use to before. I have "always ask..."
checked.

Please note that it's not the server that's asking for your password,
it's your client.
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On 11957 September 1993, Ray Banana wrote:

On 11957 September 1993, kuato wrote:

Hmmm. It seems to be asking for authentication more
when it didn't use to before. I have "always ask..."
checked.

Please note that it's not the server that's asking for your password,
it's your client.

and it's not "always ask", it's "always authenticate", which means that
it will automatically send "AUTHINO USER" and "AUTHINFO PASS" (if you
let your client store the password, otherwise it prompt for the
password). Thunderbird is notorious for prompting for the password if it receives a reply from the server it doesn't understand.
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On Sat, 23 May 2026 20:18:35 -0600
kuato <invalidt@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Just tried connecting. Even its web page is almost
blank so I can't check the status.

https://eternal-september.org/

Interdasting...

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Milo Trax <milo@tr.ax> posted:

On Sat, 23 May 2026 20:18:35 -0600
kuato <invalidt@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Just tried connecting. Even its web page is almost
blank so I can't check the status.

https://eternal-september.org/

Interdasting...

The site I use for this group is called Newsgrouper and it runs on Eternal Spring if I read it correctly. Around midnight I got the notice, 502 Bad Gateway and couldn't access anything on that site.

~
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On Wed, 27 May 2026 20:02:12 GMT
ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

Milo Trax <milo@tr.ax> posted:

On Sat, 23 May 2026 20:18:35 -0600
kuato <invalidt@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Just tried connecting. Even its web page is almost
blank so I can't check the status.

https://eternal-september.org/

Interdasting...

The site I use for this group is called Newsgrouper and it runs on
Eternal Spring if I read it correctly. Around midnight I got the
notice, 502 Bad Gateway and couldn't access anything on that site.

~

Interweb mechanics @ work!

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ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:

The site I use for this group is called Newsgrouper and it runs on Eternal Spring if I read it correctly. Around midnight I got the notice, 502 Bad Gateway and couldn't access anything on that site.

Sorry about that, the newsgrouper.org server code had crashed, it was not
a problem with eternal-september.
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Colin Macleod <user7@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:

ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:

The site I use for this group is called Newsgrouper and it runs on Eternal Spring if I read it correctly. Around midnight I got the notice, 502 Bad Gateway and couldn't access anything on that site.

Sorry about that, the newsgrouper.org server code had crashed, it was not
a problem with eternal-september.

Thanks for the update, much appreciated!!

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On 5/24/2026 10:18 AM, kuato wrote:

Just tried connecting. Even its web page is almost
blank so I can't check the status.

https://eternal-september.org/

Not a problem now? I am posting to e-s from Hong Kong!
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ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

Milo Trax <milo@tr.ax> posted:

On Sat, 23 May 2026 20:18:35 -0600
kuato <invalidt@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Just tried connecting. Even its web page is almost
blank so I can't check the status.

https://eternal-september.org/

Interdasting...

The site I use for this group is called Newsgrouper and it runs on Eternal Spring if I read it correctly. Around midnight I got the notice, 502 Bad Gateway and couldn't access anything on that site.

~

There are some groups that are easier to read on newsgrouper than a
newsreader. Over the past month, I get a a cloudflare error nearly every
other day. I have no insight into why, but seems more frequent nearer
holidays and weekends. Maintenance, maybe?

Also, over the last month, I havenrCOt been able to post anything.

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In alt.free.newsservers Marika <Marika5000@GMail.com> wrote: |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|"There are some groups that are easier to read on newsgrouper than a| |newsreader." | |--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Dear Marika,

Please elaborate and give examples. Thanks!

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|"Over the past month, I get a a cloudflare error nearly every |
|other day. I have no insight into why," | |--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Cf. HTTP://Gloucester.Insomnia247.NL/media/2025-11-18u_Cloudflare_and_CnaM_and_Rezoomo_errors_reported_on_USENET.mbox.txt
and HTTP://Gloucester.Insomnia247.NL/media/Theip_ar_Ch_na_M_agus_CPL_agus_Rezoomo_agus_Cloudflare_Nior_theip_ar_shuiomh_liom_greasain.HTM
and
HTTPS://Downdetector.com/status/cloudflare

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|"but seems more frequent nearer | |holidays and weekends. [. . .]" | |--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Too many persons use Cloudflare on any day of a week.
(S. HTTP://Gloucester.Insomnia247.NL/ fuer Kontaktdaten!)
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Niocl|is P||l Caile|in de Ghloucester <thanks-to@Taf.com> wrote:

In alt.free.newsservers Marika <Marika5000@GMail.com> wrote: |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |"There are some groups that are easier to read on newsgrouper than a| |newsreader." | |--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Omg you are giving me homework?rCa.

Dear Marika,

Please elaborate and give examples. Thanks!

I used to use something many years ago, Eudora I think, and after that Microsoft Outlook. They were just find for my needs.

These made reading easy FOR ME. Because I could sort in any number of
ways.

Then I had little choice but to use google groups. Not much functionality.

I no longer have a computer. I use an iPad and read on Newstap. It is
pretty good. I havenrCOt figured out how to use their colored labels, but I have never done much filtering anyway. I think that in my life on usenet,
I have blocked only one person. I pretty much know who and what I want to read, so I can skip around. It might matter more if I were a beginner.

HOWEVER, in a group like rec.cooking, the threads get super super long.

I have found these longer threads easier to read on newsgrouper. I can immediately see the list of names on the left and the dates and decide
whether and what i want to read. In newstap, scrolling thru seems to take
so much longer, And or i use my hands more in newstap, making it seem
longer

I can search on both products. But newsgrouper has fewer search options.


That is all I can think of just now.. i will read the other links you supplied. If i think of something else

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|"Over the past month, I get a a cloudflare error nearly every |
|other day. I have no insight into why," | |--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Cf. HTTP://Gloucester.Insomnia247.NL/media/2025-11-18u_Cloudflare_and_CnaM_and_Rezoomo_errors_reported_on_USENET.mbox.txt
and HTTP://Gloucester.Insomnia247.NL/media/Theip_ar_Ch_na_M_agus_CPL_agus_Rezoomo_agus_Cloudflare_Nior_theip_ar_shuiomh_liom_greasain.HTM
and
HTTPS://Downdetector.com/status/cloudflare

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|"but seems more frequent nearer | |holidays and weekends. [. . .]" | |--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Too many persons use Cloudflare on any day of a week.
(S. HTTP://Gloucester.Insomnia247.NL/ fuer Kontaktdaten!)

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marika <marika5000@gmail.com> posted:

There are some groups that are easier to read on newsgrouper than a newsreader. Over the past month, I get a a cloudflare error nearly every other day. I have no insight into why, but seems more frequent nearer holidays and weekends. Maintenance, maybe?

Newsgrouper is my site, sorry about the errors, there is a software problem which causes occasional crashes, which I don't yet have a fix for.

Newgrouper is implemented in the Tcl language. To support secure connections (the 's' in https) I use tcltls - https://core.tcl-lang.org/tcltls/home . Sometimes I'm getting crashes or hangs in that code. I'm working with the tcltls maintainer to try to find the cause.

Newsgrouper runs on a PC in my home, connected to the internet through Cloudflare, which provides some protection from the nasties on the wild
wild web. So when the Newsgrouper code has crashed, Cloudflare reports
the error that you see.

Also, over the last month, I havenrCOt been able to post anything.

I'm not aware of any problem that would prevent posting, assuming
you are able to log in.
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In alt.free.newsservers Marika <Marika5000@GMail.com> wrote: |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|"Omg you are giving me homework?rCa." | |----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Dear Marika,

I do not mind if you are employed as a chaf and if you answer from
your restraunt instead of your home :)

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|"[. . .] |
| |
|That is all I can think of just now.. i will read the other links you| |supplied. If i think of something else " | |----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Thanks for the enlightening feedback!
(S. HTTP://Gloucester.Insomnia247.NL/ fuer Kontaktdaten!)
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Colin Macleod <user7@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

marika <marika5000@gmail.com> posted:

There are some groups that are easier to read on newsgrouper than a
newsreader. Over the past month, I get a a cloudflare error nearly every
other day. I have no insight into why, but seems more frequent nearer
holidays and weekends. Maintenance, maybe?

Newsgrouper is my site, sorry about the errors, there is a software problem which causes occasional crashes, which I don't yet have a fix for.

No problem. I am glad someone is providing alternative access.

I continue to use it to read.

Newgrouper is implemented in the Tcl language. To support secure connections (the 's' in https) I use tcltls - https://core.tcl-lang.org/tcltls/home . Sometimes I'm getting crashes or hangs in that code. I'm working with the tcltls maintainer to try to find the cause.

I am not a programmer so ai have no insight into what you just said.

Newsgrouper runs on a PC in my home, connected to the internet through Cloudflare, which provides some protection from the nasties on the wild
wild web. So when the Newsgrouper code has crashed, Cloudflare reports
the error that you see.

As noted, this seems to happen most often late at night or weekends. It occurred to me these are times when people arenrCOt working, and so maybe you are doing maintenance in your free time.

Also, over the last month, I havenrCOt been able to post anything.

I'm not aware of any problem that would prevent posting, assuming
you are able to log in.

As far as i can tell, i am logged in all the time. There have been times
when I get booted out, but I just log back on.

I have tried to post but as noted, the stuff never shows. The other
problem is often, the reply button is greyed out, so I cannot post.

I havenrCOt noticed a pattern when this occurs, but it seems recent, as I did post stuff successfully in the past.

Please keep up the good work. I will continue to use the program, and hope
you get more subscribers.
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