[TESTNEWS of the day] find if newsservers carries text and/or binaries newsgroups

[Sébastien WILLEMIJNS]

TESTNEWS v1.05 beta

Find what kind of newsgroups a newsserver carries...

I use these well-known used newsgroups for test:
- text newsgroups (alt.fan.madonna)
- binaries newsgroups (alt.binaries.sounds & alt.binaries.pictures.autos)




To add a newsserver, write on "all.free.newsservers" with the subject line
"ADD TESTNEWS name_of_the_newsserver"





******** alt.fan.madonna / news.individual.net



h >> 200 The server welcomes 80.125.244.219. Authorization required for reading and posting.
h << GROUP alt.fan.madonna
h >> 480 Authentication required.
h >> 381 PASS required
h << AUTHINFO PASS *
h >> 281 Authentication accepted. (UID=9805)
h << GROUP alt.fan.madonna
h >> 211 690 371685 372568 alt.fan.madonna
h << QUIT


******** alt.binaries.sounds / news.individual.net



h >> 200 The server welcomes 80.125.244.219. Authorization required for reading and posting.
h << GROUP alt.binaries.sounds
h >> 480 Authentication required.
h >> 381 PASS required
h << AUTHINFO PASS *
h >> 281 Authentication accepted. (UID=9805)
h << GROUP alt.binaries.sounds
h >> 411 No such group alt.binaries.sounds
fatal error, won't try host again (bad reply 411: 411 No such group alt.binaries.sounds)
h << QUIT


******** alt.binaries.pictures.autos / news.individual.net



h >> 200 The server welcomes 80.125.244.219. Authorization required for reading and posting.
h << GROUP alt.binaries.pictures.autos
h >> 480 Authentication required.
h >> 381 PASS required
h << AUTHINFO PASS *
h >> 281 Authentication accepted. (UID=9805)
h << GROUP alt.binaries.pictures.autos
h >> 411 No such group alt.binaries.pictures.autos
fatal error, won't try host again (bad reply 411: 411 No such group alt.binaries.pictures.autos)
h << QUIT


******** alt.fan.madonna / biggulp.readfreenews.net


Connecting to [204.153.244.163]:119 ... connect: WSAETIMEDOUT
Connecting to [204.153.244.163]:119 ... connect: WSAETIMEDOUT
Connecting to [204.153.244.163]:119 ... connect: WSAETIMEDOUT



******** alt.binaries.sounds / biggulp.readfreenews.net


Connecting to [204.153.244.163]:119 ... connect: WSAETIMEDOUT
Connecting to [204.153.244.163]:119 ... connect: WSAETIMEDOUT
Connecting to [204.153.244.163]:119 ... connect: WSAETIMEDOUT



******** alt.binaries.pictures.autos / biggulp.readfreenews.net


Connecting to [204.153.244.163]:119 ... connect: WSAETIMEDOUT
Connecting to [204.153.244.163]:119 ... connect: WSAETIMEDOUT
Connecting to [204.153.244.163]:119 ... connect: WSAETIMEDOUT



******** alt.fan.madonna / news.wplus.net



h >> 200 news.wplus.net InterNetNews NNRP server INN 2.4.2 (20041108 prerelease) ready (posting ok).
h << GROUP alt.fan.madonna
h >> 211 68 1 68 alt.fan.madonna
h << QUIT


******** alt.binaries.sounds / news.wplus.net



h >> 200 news.wplus.net InterNetNews NNRP server INN 2.4.2 (20041108 prerelease) ready (posting ok).
h << GROUP alt.binaries.sounds
h >> 211 13253 1 13253 alt.binaries.sounds
h << QUIT


******** alt.binaries.pictures.autos / news.wplus.net



h >> 200 news.wplus.net InterNetNews NNRP server INN 2.4.2 (20041108 prerelease) ready (posting ok).
h << GROUP alt.binaries.pictures.autos
h >> 211 468 1 468 alt.binaries.pictures.autos
h << QUIT


******** alt.fan.madonna / allnews.readfreenews.net



h >> 201 puce.readfreenews.net NNRP Service Ready - ***@readfreenews.com (no posting).
h << GROUP alt.fan.madonna
h >> 211 570 400893 401462 alt.fan.madonna
h << QUIT


******** alt.binaries.sounds / allnews.readfreenews.net



h >> 201 puce.readfreenews.net NNRP Service Ready - ***@readfreenews.com (no posting).
h << GROUP alt.binaries.sounds
h >> 211 136 25754 25889 alt.binaries.sounds
h << QUIT


******** alt.binaries.pictures.autos / allnews.readfreenews.net



h >> 201 puce.readfreenews.net NNRP Service Ready - ***@readfreenews.com (no posting).
h << GROUP alt.binaries.pictures.autos
h >> 211 1294 35818 37111 alt.binaries.pictures.autos
h << QUIT

[Far Canal]

Post by Sébastien WILLEMIJNS
h >> 200 The server welcomes 80.125.244.219. Authorization required for reading and posting.
h >> 200 The server welcomes 80.125.244.219. Authorization required for reading and posting.
h >> 200 The server welcomes 80.125.244.219. Authorization required for reading and posting.

That's useful - I've got a much longer list of servers you can't
read or post to.

Post by Sébastien WILLEMIJNS
h >> 200 news.wplus.net InterNetNews NNRP server INN 2.4.2 (20041108 prerelease) ready (posting ok).
h >> 200 news.wplus.net InterNetNews NNRP server INN 2.4.2 (20041108 prerelease) ready (posting ok).
h >> 200 news.wplus.net InterNetNews NNRP server INN 2.4.2 (20041108 prerelease) ready (posting ok).

We all know that
And this too.

[Sébastien WILLEMIJNS]

Post by Sébastien WILLEMIJNS
h >> 200 The server welcomes 80.125.244.219. Authorization required for reading and posting.

That's useful - I've got a much longer list of servers you can't read or post to.

when you will read again these headers, you'll call me ok ? thanks a
lot...

Post by Sébastien WILLEMIJNS
h >> 200 news.wplus.net InterNetNews NNRP server INN 2.4.2 (20041108 prerelease) ready (posting ok).

We all know that
And this too.

it is for INFORMATION.. if you want some newsservers, inject all the
4.000.000.000 of IP into "news hunter" and wait and see...