Re: Just me? - Nope - & here's an explanation as to why (& how you can tell)
- From: "pmj" <post@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 16:23:23 GMT
"aa" <usenet.aa@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:3XhPe.95888$G8.93880@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Or is NIN down at the moment?
>
> 502 Cannot connect to NNTP server 130.133.1.4 (130.133.1.4:119),
> connect error 10061
OK...
That particular Error Code (which is a Winsock Error) gives
a hint/clue as to the prob...
If you look it up on one of the Winsock Error Code Lists, such as...
Appendix C: Error Reference
Detailed Error Descriptions
http://sockets.com/err_lst1.htm
(which it's a good idea to have stored in your Favorites, so you can
easily look up the Errors)
You can see that it means...
<quote>
WSAECONNREFUSED (10061) Connection refused.
Berkeley description: No connection could be made because the
target machine actively refused it. This usually results from trying
to connect to a service that is inactive on the foreign host.
</quote>
& they have a bit of explanetion, along with some Hhints about what
you can do about it...
<quote>
WinSock description: Same as Berkeley
TCP/IP scenario: In TCP terms (datastream sockets), it means an
attempt to connect (by sending a TCP SYN packet) caused the destination
host to respond to the host by returning a reset (a TCP RST packet).
If an application sends a UDP packet to a host/port that does not have
a datagram socket "listening," the network system may respond by sending
back an ICMP Port Unreachable packet
User suggestions: Either you went to the wrong host, or the server
application you're trying to contact isn't executing. Check the
destination address you are using. If you used a hostname, did it
resolve to the correct address? If the hostname resolution uses a local
hosttable, it's possible you resolved to an old obsolete address. It's
also possible that the local services file has an incorrect port number
(although it's unlikely).
</quote>
So that, basically means that the prob isn't likely to be your end
(unless you've changed the Settings & Configuration of your Newsreader,
so it's trying to Connect to the wrong Server, or using the wrong Port).
The fact that it (the Connection attempt) was "actively Refused", means
that the Server Machine *is* up & Running & reachable over the Internet,
but (for some reason or other) chose to Refuse the Connection.
Usually, with things like that, it's best to just leave it & try again
a bit later.
& this next bit that you Posted (the *Full* & Exact Error Message that
you got), also helps a lot in trying to suss out the prob!...
Great!
:-)
> Configuration:
> Account: news.individual.net
> Server: news.individual.net
That's the Correct Server Name (& from the first bit of the Error
Message that you quoted above) we can see that it resolves to the
Correct IP Address (130.133.1.4)
> User name: xxxxxxx
> Protocol: NNTP
> Port: 119
& that's the Correct Port Number for NNTP (Network News Transfer
Protocol)
> Secure(SSL): 0
That should be "No", so "0" is also likely to mean "No" - so that's
also right.
> Error Number: 502
NNTP Error Codes are always 3 digit Error Codes like that & the first
Digit tells you wether it's a "hard" (Fatal) Error or a "Soft" Error
A 5xx Error *is* a "Fatal" Error, so that means that you will always get
the same Error (if you use the same Settings) until the prob is
resolved.
> Code: 800ccca0
& that is OutLook Express's own Internal error Number for that Error,
which you can Look up on the M$KB (microSoft Knowledge Base) Site...
OLEXP: Outlook Express Error Codes
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=208814
<quote>
0x800CCCA0 NNTP_RESPONSE_ERROR News server response error.
</quote>
LOL!!!
Which doesn't actually Help all that much?
*Except* (like many of those sort of apparently generic Error Messages)
that it does confirm that the Server is Up & Running (& reachable) - but
is responding with an Error - the actual, specific Error is shown in the
other stuff, so that you (or whoever is trying to diagnose the prob) can
suss it out.
Basically, so long as you haven't changed anything your end, there isn't
a lot you can do about it (cos the prob is their end) other than wait
until they get it sorted.
HTH
--
pmj
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