"Gary" wrote in message ...

jmcquown wrote:
>
> Okay, someone... tell me if you can read this message. (I'm really not
> trying to mess with your heads when it comes to newsreaders.)
>
> I'm still not having any luck getting it to download ANY messages. It
> doesn't make any sense. I can read other ng's just fine. Absolutely
> blank when it comes to reading anything from this ng.
>
> Perhaps if someone replies I'll be able to view other posts.
>
> Jill

I got this, Jill. Your time says 10:46am


Thanks! But I still can't use T-Bird to read or reply to any existing
messages from *this* ng. It simply refuses to show them to me. It sucks.

Jill

On 11/6/2012 9:04 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> "Gary" wrote in message ...
>
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> Okay, someone... tell me if you can read this message. (I'm really not
>> trying to mess with your heads when it comes to newsreaders.)
>>
>> I'm still not having any luck getting it to download ANY messages. It
>> doesn't make any sense. I can read other ng's just fine. Absolutely
>> blank when it comes to reading anything from this ng.
>>
>> Perhaps if someone replies I'll be able to view other posts.
>>
>> Jill
>
> I got this, Jill. Your time says 10:46am
>
>
> Thanks! But I still can't use T-Bird to read or reply to any existing
> messages from *this* ng. It simply refuses to show them to me. It sucks.
>
> Jill
>

Try using another newsserver (say eternal-September). Just add another
account to tbird.

On Tuesday, November 6, 2012 11:31:37 PM UTC-6, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:38:32 -0500, George wrote:
[snip]
> > Try using another newsserver (say eternal-September). Just add another
> > account to tbird.

Eternal September is currently having problems with connections from Tbird, if
there is any effort to use SSL. It seems that a security certificate expired, and Tbird did not make any effort to download a new version of that certificate.

Robert Miles

Robert Miles wrote:
> On Tuesday, November 6, 2012 11:31:37 PM UTC-6, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:38:32 -0500, George wrote:
> [snip]
>>> Try using another newsserver (say eternal-September). Just add another
>>> account to tbird.
>
> Eternal September is currently having problems with connections from Tbird, if
> there is any effort to use SSL. It seems that a security certificate expired, and Tbird did not make any effort to download a new version of that certificate.
>
> Robert Miles

Hmmm. I have ES as my backup, not that one really needs a backup
with NIN. I wonder whether what you say is also true of (related)
Seamonkey.

Sqwertz wrote:
> On Wed, 07 Nov 2012 20:36:50 -0500, Jean B. wrote:
>
>> Robert Miles wrote:
>>> On Tuesday, November 6, 2012 11:31:37 PM UTC-6, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> Eternal September is currently having problems with connections from Tbird, if
>>> there is any effort to use SSL. It seems that a security certificate expired, and Tbird did not make any effort to download a new version of that certificate.
>> Hmmm. I have ES as my backup, not that one really needs a backup
>> with NIN. I wonder whether what you say is also true of (related)
>> Seamonkey.
>
> You're probably not using SSL for newsgroups. If you are, you can
> just turn it off and change the port back to 119. The drawback is
> that people across the net can spy on your Usenet habits (imagine
> that!). Which isn't really an issue for the casual user - especially
> on E-S (since they don't carry the "sensitive" binary newsgroups).
>
> -sw

I will check that out--although I am not having an issue with NGs
(although I haven't checked ES).

jmcquown wrote:
>
> "Gary" wrote in message ...
>
> jmcquown wrote:
> >
> > Okay, someone... tell me if you can read this message. (I'm really not
> > trying to mess with your heads when it comes to newsreaders.)
> >
> > I'm still not having any luck getting it to download ANY messages. It
> > doesn't make any sense. I can read other ng's just fine. Absolutely
> > blank when it comes to reading anything from this ng.
> >
> > Perhaps if someone replies I'll be able to view other posts.
> >
> > Jill
>
> I got this, Jill. Your time says 10:46am
>
> Thanks! But I still can't use T-Bird to read or reply to any existing
> messages from *this* ng. It simply refuses to show them to me. It sucks.
>
> Jill

Kinda sounds to me like maybe they don't carry this ng? If you can't read
or reply, that might be the case.

Gary

Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> "Gary" wrote in message ...
>>
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> Okay, someone... tell me if you can read this message. (I'm really not
>>> trying to mess with your heads when it comes to newsreaders.)
>>>
>>> I'm still not having any luck getting it to download ANY messages. It
>>> doesn't make any sense. I can read other ng's just fine. Absolutely
>>> blank when it comes to reading anything from this ng.
>>>
>>> Perhaps if someone replies I'll be able to view other posts.
>>>
>>> Jill
>> I got this, Jill. Your time says 10:46am
>>
>> Thanks! But I still can't use T-Bird to read or reply to any existing
>> messages from *this* ng. It simply refuses to show them to me. It sucks.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Kinda sounds to me like maybe they don't carry this ng? If you can't read
> or reply, that might be the case.
>
> Gary

She's using NIN, which many of us use.