Search Service Down? (Verizon routing)

03 Oct 23: One server was relocated, the server currently doesn't have a public IP address since in the meantime it is running on starlink. I wrote some additional tunnel code running separately to handle this. When the server is engaged the connection is 5600+ days uniform (since around 24 July 2008). In the unlikely case I disengaged the server because of some problem the retention is 1200-3800 days depending on newsgroup. If you experience any issue please let me know.

29 Nov 23: Because of encrypted and obfuscated posts flood mass posted by a few nzb indexing websites using usenet servers as private storage for their members to download the posts - the situation with the content is pretty chaotic since their purpose is to post in such a way, so users must use their website exclusively, when the website disappears - the encrypted posts just eat usenet providers' hard disk space uselessly. If you can't find something specific please let me know at alexbirj at gmail dot com what exactly you can't find for me to check how it is possible to retain the posts. Non-obfuscated posts shouldn't be affected at all, let me know if you notice anything missing.

29 Nov 23: The search protocol had to be upgraded to extend 3 byte (16M+) limit on the server side for number of sets per instance, so at least the version 5.8.3 is needed to access it, otherwise should be no any difference.
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techsam
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Search Service Down? (Verizon routing)

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Incomplete error message after failed search timeout today:
"Search failed (5)
A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established"
alex
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Post by alex »

verizon has a routing issue (it appears some locations in FL and PA are affected) i've sent you pm what to tell their support.

when they fix their routing table the problem will be resolved for everyone.
techsam
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Thanks Alex
kendallpeacock
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Re: Search Service Down? (Verizon routing)

Post by kendallpeacock »

Hello Alex,

Would you mind sending me the info to tell support? I am still having the problem (Verizon - FL).

Thank you,
-Kendall
alex
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Re: Search Service Down? (Verizon routing)

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The issue has been reported (not an easy task since the route is working from most points inclusive tech support location), hopefully it will be fixed shortly.

If you have a working proxy server elsewhere (e.g. restricted to your ip address), it is possible to bypass the problem by defining "access proxy" for the search service entry in edit menu->properties->proxies, the data flow is not compromised since it is encrypted.

Update: they fixed it.
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