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> On Nov 8, 9:21 pm, rrb > wrote:
> > On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:05:48 -0800, Reg wrote:
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >> I've never experienced this before, but when I try to access the Cox
> > >> news server, news.west.cox.net, I get the following message:
> >
> > >> 502 Maximum number of connections reached. (Tornado v1.0.7.392)
> >
> > >> The imbecile at Cox support at first did not even know what I was
> > >> referring to when I mentioned "news server".
> >
> > >> After some behind the scenes debate, he came back on line and told me,
> > >> "I guess there are too many users trying to access it right now".
> >
> > >> Funny thing about this was that I already had a connection established
> > >> and was reading rfc when it stopped responding and the message
> > >> appeared.
> >
> > >> Oh well!
> >
> > >> See ya later, I guess...
> >
> > > Wayne, which newsreader are you using? I've seen this happen with buggy
> > > old NS versions, fer instance. A confused newsreader can cause this by
> > > not closing connections properly.
> >
> > > Also, try rebooting your router.
> >
> > This most likely has nothing to do with his newsreader. They are posting
> > through google using mozilla as their browser. Cox contracted with
> > Highwinds to do their newgroups. Since then this has been common. The OP
> > can go to cox.internet.discussion.newgroups for more details.
> >
> > R- Hide quoted text -
> >
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> Yeah, but I can't seem to get to cox.internet.discussion.newsgroups
> through Google.
>
>

The cox.internet.discussion.{state} is dead in RI. There are hardly ever
any posts there and Cox people never look at it.