From: vlf@star.enet.dec.com   
      
   On 21/07/2025 12:42 pm, Subcommandante XDelta wrote:   
   > Hello comp.os.vms collegiates,   
   >   
   > I was wondering if anyone was aware of global outages with the   
   > Eternal-September Newsgroup service?   
   >   
   > Of course, if there was a global outage, and you use ES, then you   
   > would not be reading this post.   
   >   
   > My main Usenet setup these days is using Mozilla Thunderbird, with ES,   
   > however, for the last day or two, it has been failing to connect to   
   > the server, although the https:// website is accessible.   
   >   
   > However, I have my old Forte Agent, using NGD (NewsGroupDirect) as a   
   > backup, hence this post you are now reading.   
   >   
   > Any reports welcome.   
   >   
   > Thank you.   
   >   
      
   Thanks, everyone, for the feedback.   
      
   The mystery glitch resolved of itself.   
      
   I doubt my DNS cache flushing, and other dark network wetwork, had   
   anything to do with the resolution. :-)   
      
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