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NewsTap on my iPad and my iPhone no longer connect with eternal September on Port 563 (SSL); I get a connection failure dialog. When I look at the NewsTap log, I find:

NewsTap Log

08:33:55 Server #0: reader.eternal-september.org
08:33:56 S0:
08:33:56 C0: AUTHINFO USER Boffin
08:33:56 C0: MODE READER

And that's it.

If I change to Port 119 and turn off SSL, I get:

NewsTap Log

08:35:12 Server #0: reader.eternal-september.org
08:35:12 S0: 200 reader01.eternal-september.org InterNetNews NNRP server INN 2.7.0 (20220504 snapshot) ready (posting ok)
08:35:12 C0: AUTHINFO USER Boffin
08:35:12 S0: 381 Enter password
08:35:12 C0: AUTHINFO PASS *********
08:35:13 S0: 281 Authentication succeeded
08:35:13 C0: MODE READER
08:35:13 S0: 200 eternal-september.org InterNetNews NNRP server INN 2.7.0 (20220504 snapshot) ready (posting ok)
08:35:13 C0: GROUP uk.comp.sys.mac
08:35:13 S0: 211 47247 508 177031 uk.comp.sys.mac
08:35:13 C0: GROUP comp.mobile.ipad
08:35:13 S0: 211 41627 22912 84142 comp.mobile.ipad
08:35:13 C0: GROUP eternal-september.test
08:35:13 S0: 211 6077 1759 9491 eternal-september.test
08:35:13 C0: GROUP eternal-september.support
08:35:13 S0: 211 9947 3862 13966 eternal-september.support

Which is what I would expect when there is nothing to download. When there is something, it downloads in OK.

I don't know how long this has been the case, but probably since the last IoS/iPos update.

I have no problems with Port 563 on my iMac, using Usenapp, so it's nothing to do with my network.

I'm perfectly happy to leave the iPad and iPhone on Port 119 (I presume SSL confers some benefit, but I'm too ignorant the know what).

But I'd like to know if there is a fix, and also if anyone else sees this.

Please note that I'm posting this to comp.mobile.ipad and to eternal-september.support.

John.
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In message <t7sh53$353$[email protected]> John Hill <[email protected]> wrote:

NewsTap on my iPad and my iPhone no longer connect with eternal September on Port 563 (SSL); I get a connection failure dialog. When I look at the NewsTap log, I find:

NewsTap Log

08:33:55 Server #0: reader.eternal-september.org
08:33:56 S0:
08:33:56 C0: AUTHINFO USER Boffin
08:33:56 C0: MODE READER

Have you contacted NewsTap's developer. As I recall, he's been pretty responsive in the past.

Alexander Clauoss
<mailto:[email protected]>

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Lewis <[email protected]> wrote:

In message <t7sh53$353$[email protected]> John Hill <[email protected]> wrote:

NewsTap on my iPad and my iPhone no longer connect with eternal September on >> Port 563 (SSL); I get a connection failure dialog. When I look at the NewsTap
log, I find:

NewsTap Log

08:33:55 Server #0: reader.eternal-september.org
08:33:56 S0:
08:33:56 C0: AUTHINFO USER Boffin
08:33:56 C0: MODE READER

Have you contacted NewsTap's developer. As I recall, he's been pretty responsive in the past.

Alexander Clauoss
<mailto:[email protected]>

I’m using NewsTap now with SSL ticked and the port set to 563 on my IPad
Mini 5 running iPadOS 16 beta. Seems to be no problem now. I note that selecting SSL in NewsTap does not automatically change the port setting. I think my earlier post about there being a problem with Usenapp was
incorrect as it seems to be working OK now with SSL / port 563. So I’m
left wondering if there was a short period problem with e-s.

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Lewis <[email protected]> wrote:

In message <t7sh53$353$[email protected]> John Hill <[email protected]> wrote:

NewsTap on my iPad and my iPhone no longer connect with eternal September on >> Port 563 (SSL); I get a connection failure dialog. When I look at the NewsTap
log, I find:

NewsTap Log

08:33:55 Server #0: reader.eternal-september.org
08:33:56 S0:
08:33:56 C0: AUTHINFO USER Boffin
08:33:56 C0: MODE READER

Have you contacted NewsTap's developer. As I recall, he's been pretty responsive in the past.

Alexander Clauoss
<mailto:[email protected]>

Yes, and he spotted the problem from the logs. Reader.eternal… returns an error, news.eternal… does not; change server, and all is well. But it
seemed to need a reset of all NGs.

John

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John Hill <[email protected]> wrote:

Yes, and he spotted the problem from the logs. Reader.eternal… returns an error, news.eternal… does not; change server, and all is well. But it seemed to need a reset of all NGs.

I never had a problem because reader.* is never mentioned on http://www.eternal-september.org/index.php?showpage=techinfo :

Technical information
eternal-september.org can be accessed via the following server names and ports::

Client Settings

Server name: news.eternal-september.org
Port : 119 (NNTP)
Port : 563 (encrypted connection NNTPS)
Servername: reader80.eternal-september.org
Port : 80

Servername: reader443.eternal-september.org
Port : 443 (encrypted connection NNTPS)

The number of concurrent connections to the server is limited to 4

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In message <t7t7bd$8ef$[email protected]> Alan B <[email protected]> wrote:

Lewis <[email protected]> wrote:

In message <t7sh53$353$[email protected]> John Hill <[email protected]> wrote:

NewsTap on my iPad and my iPhone no longer connect with eternal September on
Port 563 (SSL); I get a connection failure dialog. When I look at the NewsTap
log, I find:

NewsTap Log

08:33:55 Server #0: reader.eternal-september.org
08:33:56 S0:
08:33:56 C0: AUTHINFO USER Boffin
08:33:56 C0: MODE READER

Have you contacted NewsTap's developer. As I recall, he's been pretty
responsive in the past.

Alexander Clauoss
<mailto:[email protected]>

I’m using NewsTap now with SSL ticked and the port set to 563 on my IPad Mini 5 running iPadOS 16 beta. Seems to be no problem now. I note that selecting SSL in NewsTap does not automatically change the port setting. I think my earlier post about there being a problem with Usenapp was
incorrect as it seems to be working OK now with SSL / port 563. So I’m left wondering if there was a short period problem with e-s.

If there was a problem with the SSL on the ES side, many more people
would have noticed.



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Lewis <[email protected]> wrote:

In message <t7t7bd$8ef$[email protected]> Alan B <[email protected]> wrote:

Lewis <[email protected]> wrote:

In message <t7sh53$353$[email protected]> John Hill <[email protected]> wrote:

NewsTap on my iPad and my iPhone no longer connect with eternal September on
Port 563 (SSL); I get a connection failure dialog. When I look at the NewsTap
log, I find:

NewsTap Log

08:33:55 Server #0: reader.eternal-september.org
08:33:56 S0:
08:33:56 C0: AUTHINFO USER Boffin
08:33:56 C0: MODE READER

Have you contacted NewsTap's developer. As I recall, he's been pretty
responsive in the past.

Alexander Clauoss
<mailto:[email protected]>

I’m using NewsTap now with SSL ticked and the port set to 563 on my IPad >> Mini 5 running iPadOS 16 beta. Seems to be no problem now. I note that
selecting SSL in NewsTap does not automatically change the port setting. I >> think my earlier post about there being a problem with Usenapp was
incorrect as it seems to be working OK now with SSL / port 563. So I’m
left wondering if there was a short period problem with e-s.

If there was a problem with the SSL on the ES side, many more people
would have noticed.

Yes I realise that now - thanks.

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Cheers, Alan

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