news.cis.dfn.de

On or around Mon, 16 Feb 2004 18:42:33 -0000, "David French" enlightened us thusly:

...and note that the numeric address remains the same. I traced it ages back when I was having DNS trouble at some point, and have used it ever since.

|| If anybody has been using this server (and I know a lot of us do) || and is finding they can't access it, it's switched to || news.individual.net, with the same login details. || || Although, clearly, you'll have needed to have accessed a news server || to read this message... || || David. || || -- || || Amount required to put all the world's children though primary || education: $5.6bn || Amount the UK has spent going to war with Iraq: $5.6bn || Amount America spends annually on Barbie dolls: $6bn || Source: Oxfam (details on request)

Thanks for this - it had been refusing access all evening, now I know why. I have changed the server name to news.individual.net in OE, but it still won't let me in - have I missed something? Do I need to re-subscribe?

(Message read using the BT news server)

I haven't needed to, no. From within OE you need to change the server address, not just the name - right click on server name, Properties, click on Server tab and change it to the new server.

HTH David.

Yeah, did that. Every time I try to log on to it, it pops up a box asking for username and password (which are already filled in). I click OK, wait

|| || I've been using 130.133.1.4 which is the numeric address for cis.dfn || for ages, and that hasn't changed. ||

Nah, that didn't work either. I'll have to visit the website and re-register. Worked last time. Thanks for the advice.