Friends: I am constantly getting the message:"Unable to connect..." when trying to download a binary file. I know someone is gonna say:"...read the tutorials ...", which I did. Before I was using nntp newsserver for which I was hoping my ISP was subscribing to. However when I called them I was told they don't subscribe any more. I then tried PlanetInternet but I keep getting the "Unable to connect" message. Can someone provide a few pointers what common settings I can check on which is making this happen? Thanks a lot for any help.