Re: Note - ISP Screwed Up - Can WRITE But Not SEE

On 1/22/25 3:00 PM, Marco Moock wrote:

On 22.01.2025 00:19 Uhr 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
 

Well, I can see - by posting with my normal ISP and
then reading from NeoDome (but can't POST from Neo).

 Maybe they restrict posting to avoid abuse.
Ask the admin of it.

   Yep, they don't allow posting anymore - too
   many spammers. None of the other freebies
   seem to work at all any more or want you
   to "register". Some ISPs block port 119.
   This is not good.
   My provider finally did fix it. Alas they
   may only have one old guy who knows how
   the NNTP server works. Don't think they
   even offer it to newbies anymore.
   By modern standards, usenet is kinda small
   data-wise - and mostly just text. Would not
   take a super-box. Maybe some people are
   worried about liability - lots of weird
   stuff here ? Perhaps someone in a kinda
   off-the-map country can start a new free
   service. (hmmm ... Belize maybe?)