• OT: NovaBBS

    From BrritSki@rtilbury@gmail.com to uk.media.radio.archers on Wed Jul 30 10:07:14 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    After a period of instability some time ago, the site has now been down
    for weeks.

    Does anyone know what is wrong and/or how to contact the admin(s) to get
    it fixed ?

    TIA
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  • From Nick Odell@nickodell49@yahoo.ca to uk.media.radio.archers on Wed Jul 30 12:31:55 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On Wed, 30 Jul 2025 10:07:14 +0100, BrritSki <rtilbury@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    After a period of instability some time ago, the site has now been down
    for weeks.

    Does anyone know what is wrong and/or how to contact the admin(s) to get
    it fixed ?

    TIA
    When I had a conversation with them some eighteen months ago, I wrote
    to admin@i2pn2.org but https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/i2pn2.org
    tells me that's down too and I think they may be one and the same.

    Nick
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  • From Nick Odell@nickodell49@yahoo.ca to uk.media.radio.archers on Sat Aug 2 02:25:17 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On Wed, 30 Jul 2025 12:31:55 +0100, Nick Odell <nickodell49@yahoo.ca>
    wrote:

    On Wed, 30 Jul 2025 10:07:14 +0100, BrritSki <rtilbury@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    After a period of instability some time ago, the site has now been down >>for weeks.

    Does anyone know what is wrong and/or how to contact the admin(s) to get >>it fixed ?

    TIA
    When I had a conversation with them some eighteen months ago, I wrote
    to admin@i2pn2.org but https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/i2pn2.org
    tells me that's down too and I think they may be one and the same.

    So... I've been rummaging around on t'internet. There are the usual,
    paid-for, web-based usenet services like Easynet which are geared up
    to users of binary files and there are three text based services
    listed in the Wikipedia article on Web Based Usenet one of which is
    Novabbs.

    Nemoweb.net seems to work. That the interface is in French needn't be
    an impediment but the fact that it only seems to carry the Big 8 and
    fr.* groups might be. I'm afraid these days my French is only https://youtu.be/Tn0-6n_dng4&t=48 or https://youtu.be/79O_Nv0RFXs&t=93
    or www.youtube.com/watch?v=262fs3Zw9Ag none of which is really
    adequate for asking if they could add umra (and maybe uk.d-i-y and uk.legal.moderated pretty please?).

    Newsgrouper.org also works. Not that you'd know it if you connect from
    the UK when all you will see is a big bold notice saying they no
    longer serve the UK because of the Online Safety Act. However, when I
    popped over to The Netherlands this afternoon it was working fine from
    there.

    Any other suggestions?

    Nick
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  • From Kosmo@krw@whitnet.uk to uk.media.radio.archers on Mon Aug 4 22:50:09 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On 30.7.25 12:31, Nick Odell wrote:
    On Wed, 30 Jul 2025 10:07:14 +0100, BrritSki <rtilbury@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    After a period of instability some time ago, the site has now been down
    for weeks.

    Does anyone know what is wrong and/or how to contact the admin(s) to get
    it fixed ?

    TIA
    When I had a conversation with them some eighteen months ago, I wrote
    to admin@i2pn2.org but https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/i2pn2.org
    tells me that's down too and I think they may be one and the same.

    Nick

    Eternal September tells me umra no longer exists. "No such newsgroup".

    Anyone see this?
    --
    Kosmo Richard W
    www.travelswmw.whitnet.uk
    https://tinyurl.com/KRWpics
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  • From J. P. Gilliver@G6JPG@255soft.uk to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue Aug 5 00:32:39 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On 2025/8/4 22:50:9, Kosmo wrote:
    On 30.7.25 12:31, Nick Odell wrote:
    On Wed, 30 Jul 2025 10:07:14 +0100, BrritSki <rtilbury@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    After a period of instability some time ago, the site has now been down
    for weeks.

    Does anyone know what is wrong and/or how to contact the admin(s) to get >>> it fixed ?

    TIA
    When I had a conversation with them some eighteen months ago, I wrote
    to admin@i2pn2.org but https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/i2pn2.org
    tells me that's down too and I think they may be one and the same.

    Nick

    Eternal September tells me umra no longer exists. "No such newsgroup".

    Anyone see this?

    Using Thunderbird, with UMRA selected (cursor on it in left pane, list
    of posts in top right, your text in bottom right), hitting the Get
    messages button produces (briefly) in the status line at the bottom:

    news.eternal-september.org: There are no new messages in uk.media.radio.archers.

    (All on one line.) As of 00:2x:xx on 2025/8/5. Which implies, to me,
    both that n.e-s.o is up, and that it knows about UMRA.

    Though it occurs to me that, if you're not seeing UMRA, you won't see
    this! Unless you have another route to UMRA, of course.
    --
    J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
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  • From vicky.ayech@vicky.ayech@gmail.com to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue Aug 5 08:48:10 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On Tue, 5 Aug 2025 00:32:39 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk>
    wrote:

    On 2025/8/4 22:50:9, Kosmo wrote:
    On 30.7.25 12:31, Nick Odell wrote:
    On Wed, 30 Jul 2025 10:07:14 +0100, BrritSki <rtilbury@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    After a period of instability some time ago, the site has now been down >>>> for weeks.

    Does anyone know what is wrong and/or how to contact the admin(s) to get >>>> it fixed ?

    TIA
    When I had a conversation with them some eighteen months ago, I wrote
    to admin@i2pn2.org but https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/i2pn2.org
    tells me that's down too and I think they may be one and the same.

    Nick

    Eternal September tells me umra no longer exists. "No such newsgroup".

    Anyone see this?

    Using Thunderbird, with UMRA selected (cursor on it in left pane, list
    of posts in top right, your text in bottom right), hitting the Get
    messages button produces (briefly) in the status line at the bottom:

    news.eternal-september.org: There are no new messages in >uk.media.radio.archers.

    (All on one line.) As of 00:2x:xx on 2025/8/5. Which implies, to me,
    both that n.e-s.o is up, and that it knows about UMRA.

    Though it occurs to me that, if you're not seeing UMRA, you won't see
    this! Unless you have another route to UMRA, of course.

    Using a PC and 'Google Groups no longer supports new Usenet posts or subscriptions. Historical content remains viewable.'
    when I searched UK.Media.Radio.Archers
    But I got your posts
    Not been aware of a problem. Am getting 4 or 5 posts a day.
    Carolet, Birthday monitor.
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  • From Kosmo@krw@whitnet.uk to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue Aug 5 09:11:14 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On 5.8.25 08:48, vicky.ayech@gmail.com wrote:
    Not been aware of a problem. Am getting 4 or 5 posts a day.

    It looks like Thunderbird was having a moment. I closed it down and
    restarted it and suddenly things were working as normally as anything
    does these days. Thanks to everyone for keeping calm and carrying on in
    my absence.
    --
    Kosmo Richard W
    www.travelswmw.whitnet.uk
    https://tinyurl.com/KRWpics
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  • From J. P. Gilliver@G6JPG@255soft.uk to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue Aug 5 19:00:52 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On 2025/8/5 9:11:14, Kosmo wrote:
    On 5.8.25 08:48, vicky.ayech@gmail.com wrote:
    Not been aware of a problem. Am getting 4 or 5 posts a day.

    It looks like Thunderbird was having a moment. I closed it down and restarted it and suddenly things were working as normally as anything
    does these days. Thanks to everyone for keeping calm and carrying on in
    my absence.

    I've had the same occasionally - closing and reopening TB has usually
    cleared the problem so far.
    --
    J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

    My movies rise below vulgarity.
    - Mel Brooks, quoted by Barry Norman in RT 2016/11/26-12/2
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