On May 18, 7:01 pm, Felice > wrote:
> On May 18, 11:11 am, sf > wrote:
>
> > Am I the only one who can't log into usenet via comcast at the
> > moment? I've gotten a "502 access denied" error message for about 20
> > minutes so far. Email is fine, I didn't get the web on first try -
> > but did on retry. Does anyone know what's going on? I hate to talk
> > to them because they act like it's my fault. They assume I've changed
> > settings or done something else just as bad.
>
> > I wonder if GigaNews is fighting an onslaught of SPAM messages which
> > has put them offline? We fight them in our own way, but can you
> > imagine how much cr*p they have to filter out?
>
> > TIA
> > sf
>
> You're not alone. After umpteen messages that "480 authentication" was
> required, I finally got to Comcast and learned that "the server that
> authenticates is currently down".
>
> Never thought I'd be posting from Google!
>
> Felice

Not to go without notice that while on hold they try try to sell you
every product. Like they can't fix usenet but they'll sell the hell
out of digital phone and digital TV without blinking an eye?

And I was a charter member way back when.

The BUMS!!!

Andy
Whadda I know?