Alt.Binz forum

Alt.Binz (English) => General talk => Topic started by: CycleRon on August 22, 2010, 06:20:06 am

Title: connection locked
Post by: CycleRon on August 22, 2010, 06:20:06 am

I have a problem in that when I press connect, it has a lock in it and won't connect.
What do I do to remove the lock.

Ron

Title: Re: connection locked
Post by: Rdl on August 22, 2010, 11:43:47 am

Quote from: CycleRon on August 22, 2010, 06:20:06 am

I have a problem in that when I press connect, it has a lock in it and won't connect.
What do I do to remove the lock.

Ron

Lock icon means ssl checkbox is checked. So, is it ssl address/port?

Title: Re: connection locked
Post by: CycleRon on August 22, 2010, 02:44:01 pm

hi,
yes it is ssl.altbinz,com port 563 ssl box is ticked.
Is this correct?

Ron

Title: Re: connection locked
Post by: davidq666 on August 22, 2010, 04:16:59 pm

Quote from: CycleRon on August 22, 2010, 02:44:01 pm

hi,
yes it is ssl.altbinz,com port 563 ssl box is ticked.
Is this correct?

Ron

i think u are confusing something. altbinz is only a newsreader not a newsserver u need a usenetprovider to connect to. that provider will tell u all necessary information about ports and ur login.

see: http://www.newsgroupreviews.com/usenet-providers.html

Title: Re: connection locked
Post by: Rdl on August 22, 2010, 07:42:50 pm

Quote from: CycleRon on August 22, 2010, 02:44:01 pm

hi,
yes it is ssl.altbinz,com port 563 ssl box is ticked.
Is this correct?

Ron

No.
First altbinz.com is not related to altbinz. Second, neither altbinz.com or altbinz.net is address of the usenet server.
Altbinz has NOTHING to do with usenet providing.

Title: Re: connection locked
Post by: CycleRon on August 23, 2010, 03:24:35 am

Hi,
Thanks guy's you were right, I had astraweb on the computer, it didn't download because I had paused, but it also had a lock.
My netbook had altbinz, and wouldn't come down, after reading your posts I changed netbook to astraweb, it started to come down
then looked at computer and noticed the paused, changed it and immediately it started to come down.
I was trying to resolve the lock, when the issue was in different areas on both machines.
What is the lock for? What is it's purpose? It is still on both machines.
Thanks for your help.
Regards,
Ron

Title: Re: connection locked
Post by: CycleRon on August 23, 2010, 06:35:48 am

Hi,
worked out what the lock is reread your posts again, is it a advantage to have ssl ticked?
Regards

Ron

Title: Re: connection locked
Post by: dacaid on August 23, 2010, 11:44:07 am

SSL means "Secure Sockets Layer", connections are encrypted.
For security purpose, you should let it checked.

I invite you to read that wiki article :
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Sockets_Layer

Title: Re: connection locked
Post by: CycleRon on August 23, 2010, 02:31:47 pm

Hi dacaid,

Thanks for your comment have bookmarked the wiki to read tomorrow.

Regards,Ron