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  • MesNews TLS version and Astraweb issue

    From Jess Fertudei@21:1/5 to All on Tue May 14 18:29:41 2024
    Hello again

    I am trying to dump Giganews once and for all but not going so well at
    the moment.

    Using MesNews v1.08.06.00

    Anybody happen to know what version of TLS it is using? Astraweb says
    1.0 & 1.1 not supported, 1.2 and up needed. I am downloading fine, is
    there something here that would prevent me from posting? Not sure how
    that should matter, but... .. .

    Signed up for Astraweb and get only 440 when I try to reply or create
    an original article. Sending a ticket to their support was fruitless...
    have they become unreachable like GN and Newshosting seems to be?

    I participate in a few mild binary discussions and only seldom grab a
    few hundred k's of posts, but for the most part don't use but a few (2
    or 3?) gigs a year, so I signed up for a block of 20 or 25 or whatever
    it is and thought that may be the issue, so I upgraded to the $15 for a
    month just to find out and still only get 440 posting not allowed
    errors.

    Is it Astraweb that is the issue or my MesNews that works fine on GN,
    except that the wheels have come off at GN after decades of using them
    when 'everything just worked'.

    Thoughts on the situation?


    TIA

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  • From Pepi@21:1/5 to Jess Fertudei on Tue May 14 23:34:17 2024
    On Tue, 14 May 2024 18:29:41 -0400, Jess Fertudei wrote:

    thought that may be the issue, so I upgraded to the $15 for a month just
    to find out and still only get 440 posting not allowed errors.

    If memory serves me, you need to ask for posting privileges through email.
    It's a way to limit autobots creating free test accounts and post a crap
    load of <insert your fav hated posting here>.

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  • From Jess Fertudei@21:1/5 to Pepi on Tue May 14 20:19:18 2024
    Pepi wrote on 5/14/2024 :
    On Tue, 14 May 2024 18:29:41 -0400, Jess Fertudei wrote:

    thought that may be the issue, so I upgraded to the $15 for a month just
    to find out and still only get 440 posting not allowed errors.

    If memory serves me, you need to ask for posting privileges through email. It's a way to limit autobots creating free test accounts and post a crap
    load of <insert your fav hated posting here>.

    Thanks. After a small internet search the other night, I wondered about
    that as it seemed some said they did and others that disputed it. So, I
    opened a support ticket about it and it seems to lead to a black hole.
    Maybe they will get back to me - I don't have high hopes after some of
    the experiences I have had with two other potential providers. I guess
    I just did not put much faith in the one that said permission was
    needed as it seemed like reading *and* posting were just a natural part
    of the whole deal. <SHRUG>

    Maybe I need to look their pageS over better and see if I see another
    email address or contact of some sort by slim chance.

    Thanks again.

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  • From Jess Fertudei@21:1/5 to Pepi on Wed May 15 00:02:17 2024
    Pepi wrote on 5/14/2024 :
    On Tue, 14 May 2024 18:29:41 -0400, Jess Fertudei wrote:

    thought that may be the issue, so I upgraded to the $15 for a month just
    to find out and still only get 440 posting not allowed errors.

    If memory serves me, you need to ask for posting privileges through email. It's a way to limit autobots creating free test accounts and post a crap
    load of <insert your fav hated posting here>.

    another shot at making a new ticket did the trick. went smooth. all
    fixed.

    now, i still wonder what version of TLS this mesnews is running... .. .

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  • From issdr@21:1/5 to Marco Moock on Wed May 15 10:11:28 2024
    Marco Moock wrote:

    On 14.05.2024 um 18:29 Uhr Jess Fertudei wrote:

    Using MesNews v1.08.06.00

    http://www.mesnews.net/gb/miseajour.php

    Last release is more than a decade ago. I doubt it will support TLS 1.3.


    Choose another.

    or they can go stunnel.

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  • From Marco Moock@21:1/5 to All on Wed May 15 09:49:22 2024
    On 14.05.2024 um 18:29 Uhr Jess Fertudei wrote:

    Using MesNews v1.08.06.00

    http://www.mesnews.net/gb/miseajour.php

    Last release is more than a decade ago. I doubt it will support TLS 1.3.


    Choose another.

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    Marco

    Send spam to [email protected]

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  • From Jess Fertudei@21:1/5 to Pepi on Wed May 15 08:21:29 2024
    Pepi wrote on 5/14/2024 :
    On Tue, 14 May 2024 18:29:41 -0400, Jess Fertudei wrote:

    thought that may be the issue, so I upgraded to the $15 for a month just
    to find out and still only get 440 posting not allowed errors.

    If memory serves me, you need to ask for posting privileges through email. It's a way to limit autobots creating free test accounts and post a crap
    load of <insert your fav hated posting here>.

    Started a new ticket and this time their support was great. Posting is
    fixed.

    Thanks

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  • From Jess Fertudei@21:1/5 to Marco Moock on Wed May 15 08:20:32 2024
    Marco Moock wrote on 5/15/2024 :
    On 14.05.2024 um 18:29 Uhr Jess Fertudei wrote:

    Using MesNews v1.08.06.00

    http://www.mesnews.net/gb/miseajour.php

    Last release is more than a decade ago. I doubt it will support TLS 1.3.


    Choose another.

    Thanks,

    AstraWeb wants 1.2, not 1.3, however. How old is 1.2? I know I am
    getting old, lol, and a lot of things seem like not that long ago.

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