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Started by Bill W
Tue, 25 Apr 2023 23:04
Shoutout to the nntp server admin at the novabbs.org
Author: Bill W
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 23:04
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 23:04
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I sent three emails over the past three days to admin @ novabbs.org with a cc to administrator & root at novabbs.org and I haven't heard a peep back so I figured I might get a hold of the admin through here maybe. I went to the suggested account creation site http://novabbs.org/common/register.php That asked for four things Username (although I don't see anywhere where that username is ever used). Email address (which is supposed to be the username in your nntp server). Password (which is supposed to be the password in your nntp server setup). And then a confirmation code from the email reply that is immediately sent. When I entered that confirmation code, the site said my username was created but I don't see anywhere else where the username is used yet. Then I followed the nntp newsreader setup instructions at this site http://novabbs.org/common/nodelist.php Then I tried to post to news.novabbs.org:119 & news.novabbs.org:563 and both failed with an authentication error. This happened for the past 3 days on a post to a well known text newsgroups, so maybe it takes a few weeks for the free account to be created? Or maybe I did something wrong? What's the first (of two) usernames in the registration for anyway? I used a username of my full email address as the nntp username. And I used the password that I created at registration time. What else do I need to do to post to a typical text newsgroup like this? Thanks!
Re: Shoutout to the nntp server admin at the novabbs.org
Author: Syber Shock
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 23:44
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 23:44
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On Tue, 25 Apr 2023 23:04:52 -0500 Bill W <nothing@nowhere.com> wrote: > I sent three emails over the past three days to admin @ novabbs.org > with a cc to administrator & root at novabbs.org and I haven't heard > a peep back so I figured I might get a hold of the admin through here > maybe. <snip> > I used a username of my full email address as the nntp username. Your email address is not the username. The username is just the username you signed up for. Try with that. I tested it and I have no problem authenticating to the server at novabbs.org. The admin has some major stuff going on and probably has not been able to check his messages. You may not hear from him for several days at a time. If you created a account at novabbs.org you must use the news server 'news.novabbs.org.' Your username is just the username, not the full email address. Authentication will fail if using the email address in lieu of username. Try logging into the web portal with the username and see if that works. Then try your NNTP client with the username (not the email address). If you created a account at novabbs.org, and by chance you are are trying to authenticate at i2pn.org or rocksolidbbs.com it won't work. You must authenticate on the news server for the domain on which you created the account. If all this fails again check the network log in your news reader and report any errors here. -- SugarBug | https://sybershock.com
Re: Shoutout to the nntp server admin at the novabbs.org
Author: Syber Shock
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2023 03:59
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2023 03:59
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On Wed, 26 Apr 2023 06:27:13 +0000 retro.guy@rocksolidbbs.com (Retro Guy) wrote: <snip> > Thank you for helping this user. It's nice to have a community > willing to assist other users :) You already did all the work. We all get to cash in. Profit! -- SugarBug | https://sybershock.com
Re: Shoutout to the nntp server admin at the novabbs.org
Author: retro.guy@rockso
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2023 06:25
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2023 06:25
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Bill W wrote: > I sent three emails over the past three days to admin @ novabbs.org > with a cc to administrator & root at novabbs.org and I haven't heard a peep > back so I figured I might get a hold of the admin through here maybe. Strange, the only email I've seen is: April 25, 2023 at 8:39 PM (MST) To: admin@novabbs.org which I replied to: April 25, 2023 at 8:52 PM (MST) To: (your email address) Where I replied, "Please log into the news server with your username, not emai address." (yes, I replied with the typo, lol) > What else do I need to do to post to a typical text newsgroup like this? > Thanks! Posting here your questions is probably the best choice in the future. -- Retro Guy
Re: Shoutout to the nntp server admin at the novabbs.org
Author: retro.guy@rockso
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2023 06:27
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2023 06:27
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Syber Shock wrote: > On Tue, 25 Apr 2023 23:04:52 -0500 > Bill W <nothing@nowhere.com> wrote: >> I sent three emails over the past three days to admin @ novabbs.org >> with a cc to administrator & root at novabbs.org and I haven't heard >> a peep back so I figured I might get a hold of the admin through here >> maybe. > <snip> >> I used a username of my full email address as the nntp username. > Your email address is not the username. The username is just the > username you signed up for. Try with that. I tested it and I have no > problem authenticating to the server at novabbs.org. > The admin has some major stuff going on and probably has not been able > to check his messages. You may not hear from him for several days at a > time. > If you created a account at novabbs.org you must use the news server > 'news.novabbs.org.' Your username is just the username, not the full > email address. Authentication will fail if using the email address in > lieu of username. > Try logging into the web portal with the username and see if that > works. Then try your NNTP client with the username (not the email > address). > If you created a account at novabbs.org, and by chance you are are > trying to authenticate at i2pn.org or rocksolidbbs.com it won't work. > You must authenticate on the news server for the domain on which you > created the account. > If all this fails again check the network log in your news reader and > report any errors here. Thank you for helping this user. It's nice to have a community willing to assist other users :) -- Retro Guy
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