MWEB News server down?

[ddeysel]

I have been struggling this week to connect to the MWEB news servers?

I am connecting using: news.mweb.co.za, port 119

I can still ping and tracert to that server, but not having much luck otherwise, even after flushing my DNS.

Any advice?

Thanks!

 

[i.got~issues]

I have been struggling this week to connect to the MWEB news servers?

I am connecting using: news.mweb.co.za, port 119

I can still ping and tracert to that server, but not having much luck otherwise, even after flushing my DNS.

Any advice?

Thanks!

See here;

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/647410-MWEB-Usenet-decommisioning

Over the last few years, MWEB has partnered with Giganews to deliver the latest content on our Usenet service hosted on news.mweb.co.za. However, due to the extremely low uptake on the service, we have made the decision to terminate this service as of 23 October 2014