I've been using their DNS, news.eternal-september.org, but sometimes,
its IP address can not be found. So, I switched from DNS entry to
actual IP address. They have two IP addresses.

https://mxtoolbox.com/SuperTool.aspx?action=a%3anews.eternal-september.org&run=toolpage

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On 7/21/2025 1:13 PM, JAB wrote:

I've been using their DNS, news.eternal-september.org, but sometimes,
its IP address can not be found. So, I switched from DNS entry to
actual IP address. They have two IP addresses.

https://mxtoolbox.com/SuperTool.aspx?action=a%3anews.eternal-september.org&run=toolpage

I used ES for a while, but it had hiccups from time to time. When I
learned that I could buy a block of data from Blocknews for $5, enough
to last my lifetime, I decided that was a better route than relying in a
free service. Blocknews is much more stable, and has greater newsgroup
access.

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On Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:48:05 -0400, Michael Trew
<michael.trew@att.net> wrote:

I used ES for a while, but it had
hiccups from time to time.

When I tried doing a DNS lookup, the sites I checked showed nothing
for their IP address, and now they do. When I tried to access their
web-site, the same issue, nothing.

DNS records can be updated within 5 minutes to 2 hours...if those with
DNS servers are not throttling their bandwidth.

Unknown if an "outsider" could de-register a site

I'm using Quad9 for DNS server, and it is "A public and free DNS
service for a better security..."

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