Mozilla Newsreader problem

[vlok stone]

ok. you're able to connect. so, seems like a setting. 
not a whole lot on their site. so, make sure nothing
like ssl or anything is enabled. not sure if you have
to include uid/passwd. any log files that indicate a
problem? what are your settings

--- Joe <josephj at main.nc.us> wrote:
> [bigbird at localhost tmp]$ telnet news.buffnet.net 119
> Trying 205.247.125.162...
> Connected to news3.buffnet.net (205.247.125.162).
> Escape character is '^]'.
> 200 news3.buffnet.net DNEWS Version 5.2a4, S1,
> posting OK
> 
> That worked fine.  So what's with Mozilla?
> 
> Joe
> 
> vlok stone wrote:
> 
> >see if you can connect by 
> >telnet news.buffnet.net 119
> >i was able to no problem. 
> >
> >--- Joe <josephj at main.nc.us> wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>I have Mozilla 1.6 (and past versions 1.3, 1.4,
> 1.5)
> >>on Linux and 1.3 on 
> >>Windoze (too lazy to do the other long download). 
> >>My ISP is Buffnet 
> >>(and I'm trying to get help from them.)
> >>When I access my news account in 1.3 on Windoze,
> it
> >>works.
> >>When I try anything with news on 1.6 (or 1.3) on
> >>Linux, I get:
> >>
> >>Could not connect to server news.buffnet.net, the
> >>connection was refused.
> >>
> >>My email and browsing in Mozilla 1.6 on Linux work
> >>fine.
> >>As far as I know the news settings are the same
> for
> >>Windows and Linux.  
> >>I even have the IP address of news.buffnet.net in
> >>the setup and get the 
> >>same error message.
> >>
> >>Any idea what I should look for?
> >>
> >>Thanks.
> >>
> >>Joe
> >>
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