What a crummy sounding ISP you have there. Part of what one pays for
when one pays an ISP is for a news server. Do check into the proxy settings
because you still have to go thru their gateway to get access to the Internet.


"katysails" wrote in message ...
It might be that they have too much security
on their proxy server. Katy should try bypassing the
proxy and set up her own firewall

They tout security as being their selling point, and I will tell you that I do not get spammed more than 3-4 times aweek,
which
is a far cry better than on aol where every other message was junk or porn...they also fine people for tampering with their
system....in reality, I have no wish to post to alt.airplanecrash.com, but I don't understand why ace.net has all of a sudden
become a grouchy place for them...BTW, they do not carry any newswervers at all...they do not care if their clientele uses
usenet at all...i got the German server from MC and a few others here who use it with little problems and up until last week
have had no problems whatsoever with it....

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katysails
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