***BOGO*** Re: Accessing Secnews

[clay <clay@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Jay Garcia wrote:
> On 04.07.2008 00:18, clay wrote:
> 
>  --- Original Message ---
> 
>> Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:
>>> clay wrote:
>>>> Jay Garcia wrote:
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> My umpteen year old work profile worked without tweaking. No joy 
>>>>>> from the newer install home box.
>>>>>> Interesting, made a test post in testing. Wouldn't let me post with 
>>>>>> only a Subject. Had to put something in the body for the post to be 
>>>>>> accepted. This a new feature?
>>>>> The 40 bit encryption block was only added in the TB 2.0.0.xx versions,
>>>>> don't remember which one started it as well as the later Seamonkey
>>>>> versions. If you're using an older TB or SM or Mozilla for that matter
>>>>> then you don't need to tweak the setting(s) in about:config.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Home box= Version 1.5.0.14ubu (20080306)
>>>> The settings are there and tweaked...
>>>> Still can't get in. 'Connection to server secnews... timed out.'
>>>> It worked before the expiration.
>>> 
>>> are you using port 563 and is SSL checked?
>>> 
>> 
>> Yup...
> 
> Check your firewall settings/permissions. "Timed out" and "Connection
> refused" are not the same thing, the latter being the one if your SSL
> setting are not set to "true".
> 

Gotta be the firewall. Fired up a Windows box and it couldn't connect 
either.
Poked around the firewall but didn't see anything blocking port 563. 
Gonna have to dig some more and rtfm.
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