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Title: Newsgroups (Cox)
Post by: ew2x4 on December 04, 2007, 01:53:46 AM
So I'm interested in getting some stuff on newsgroups. Supposedly Cox has free newsgroups, but I can't get it to work. I keep getting an error. Is anyone doing this that could help?
Title: Re: Newsgroups (Cox)
Post by: Saulbadguy on December 04, 2007, 06:40:28 AM
So I'm interested in downloading pr0n on newsgroups. Supposedly Cox has free newsgroups, but I can't get it to work. I keep getting an error. Is anyone doing this that could help?


What is the error message.
Title: Re: Newsgroups (Cox)
Post by: dr00d on December 04, 2007, 09:31:56 AM
newsgroups were the crap five years ago before torrents made a splash.  newsgroups are still faster than torrents in most cases (depending on the pipe of everyone else and amount of seeds).

I don't know how you can mess it up though :D  just put in the newsgroup address and download the headers.
Title: Re: Newsgroups (Cox)
Post by: KSt8er on December 04, 2007, 12:11:01 PM
Shot in the dark here, but if you are using a software interface it might be by default trying to use a port on your pc that is not open?  There is usually a way to change the port, though I can't tell you off the top a good alternative.  Also, if you are behind a firewall you may have to do some redirects to get out.
Title: Re: Newsgroups (Cox)
Post by: steve dave on December 04, 2007, 12:19:45 PM
Shot in the dark here, but if you are using a software interface it might be by default trying to use a port on your pc that is not open?  There is usually a way to change the port, though I can't tell you off the top a good alternative.  Also, if you are behind a firewall you may have to do some redirects to get out.

This is what that sounds like to me: 

KSt8er said, "A bunch of crazy japanese or russian gibberish."
Title: Re: Newsgroups (Cox)
Post by: ew2x4 on December 04, 2007, 05:13:57 PM
The error message is "502 Cannot connect to NNTP server (my IP address), connect error 10013.

I want to use it to download HD movies. Torrents options are limited.
Title: Re: Newsgroups (Cox)
Post by: ew2x4 on December 04, 2007, 05:26:35 PM
Ahhhhhhhhhh, nevermind. Peer Guardian was blocking it.