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How do I connect to the server?
Use the servername news.solani.org in your Usenet-client as well as the account data (login and password) we have sent you by e-mail.
On which TCP-ports does your server listen?
The server listens on TCP-port 119 for unencrypted connections and TCP-port 563 for encrypted connections.
My Usenet-client cannot verify your SSL-certificate. Why?
We are using an SSL-certificate issued by Let's Encrypt. The Let's Encrypt root certificate is available here:
I only see newsgroups of the solani-hierarchy. What am I doing wrong?
Your Usenet-client does not authenticate after connecting to the server with the issued account data hence you will only see the public solani-hierarchy. Please configure your Usenet-client to authenticate always after connecting to the server and update the group list of your Usenet-client after that.
The server rejects my postings, indicating a problem with my sender address. Why?
According to our usage policy, your sender address must be valid, functioning and belonging to you or otherwise belong to the top level domain ".invalid" (top means right most, e.g. address@is.invalid). Forged or manipulated are not acceptable, because those usually abuse external namespace and hence cause other (possibly future) users to receive more spam while you try to receive less.
Thunderbird does not ask me for login and password, what should I do?
Go to the "Extras" menu, click on "Account-Settings...", select the "Server-Settings" of your usenet account in the tree selection and set the checkbox next to "Always require authentication when connecting to this server" and restart thunderbird. (The translation of the menues and options may vary in different versions.)
My post is being rejected because my computer is infected.
We check the IP addresses of incoming connections against several malware blocklists. You can check which blocklist has triggered your block at
https://multirbl.valli.org by entering the IP address assigned to you by your internet service provider (ISP).
If your ISP assigns you a dynamic IP address that changes daily, one of the previous users likely triggered the blocklist entry.
However, if your ISP assigns you a static IP address, you should scan all your devices for malware infections and then, if necessary, request removal of the entry from the respective blocklist.