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newsbin problem
This is a discussion on newsbin problem within the Sky Broadband help forums, part of the Sky Broadband help and support category; right i was using virgin media with the correct setting for the news server of news.virginmedia.com and now i am ...
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newsbin problem
right i was using virgin media with the correct setting for the news server of news.virginmedia.com and now i am using sky broadband and i have tried putting in news.sky.com etc etc as i cant find the correct news server info i need to put in .... i am currently using newsbin so can anyone help me please and give me the news server addresss i need ... thanks in advance
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Re: newsbin problem
Personally I'd use:
news.astraweb.com - Membership Plans
I'm not sure that Sky host a usenet server, not even for normal text feeds.
- 31-05-11, 01:13 PM #3
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Re: newsbin problem
Just done a check, and Sky don't offer one.
- 31-05-11, 01:26 PM #4
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Re: newsbin problem
No, Sky do not offer news servers not even text ones.
You need to subscribe to an outside one, I use Giganews.
- 02-06-11, 08:35 AM #5
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Re: newsbin problem
What smithy said. Tho' personally I use Astraweb.
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