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Posted 07 July 2021 - 12:26 PM
Using Win 7 and Mozzila /Thunderbird with Virgin media.
Mozzila connects ok to internet.
I use Thunderbird to connect to newsgroups but it has started to `time out`
I haven't downloaded anything prior to this starting, nor knowingly changed any settings.
Is there a solution?
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Posted 08 July 2021 - 11:16 AM
Oddly, I can find nothing on TBird and timing out with newsgroups, only email servers.
Does it work for email? Are all newsgroups timing out?
Bill (AFE7Ret) 
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Posted 08 July 2021 - 12:15 PM
This is the message I get.
Nothing in Thunderbird opens and all time out.
Mozzila Firefox connects to the internet ok.
Forum wont let me post image, so..
Message:
...."Thunderbird.
Connection to server news.vir...media
Timed out"
I had to abbreviate the server name as it kept saying not allowed.
Edited by scudo, 08 July 2021 - 12:16 PM.
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