Small updates completed to the Goods And Not So Goods website (N Gauge 
stuff), mainly in the 'available models' section.
Still having trouble accessing newsgroups via TalkTalk so only look in 
about once a month on dial-up. If anyone needs to contact me please use 
the link on the site.
Regards
Mike

"Mike Smith"  wrote in message 
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> Small updates completed to the Goods And Not So Goods website (N Gauge 
> stuff), mainly in the 'available models' section.
> Still having trouble accessing newsgroups via TalkTalk so only look in 
> about once a month on dial-up. If anyone needs to contact me please use 
> the link on the site.
> Regards
> Mike

I am also on TalkTalk and they do not have a news server.   I have taken out 
a free account with news.albasani.net and the service is superb.   Good 
retention and very quick response.    Go to their website, post a request 
for service, and enjoy.

Incidentally, you did not quote the web address for the n gauge stuff.

-- 
Keith W
Sunbury on Thames
(If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living)

"Keith W" <invalidaddress@invalidaddress.invalid> wrote in message 
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>
> "Mike Smith"  wrote in message 
> news:48be7034_1@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com...
>> Small updates completed to the Goods And Not So Goods website (N 
>> Gauge stuff), mainly in the 'available models' section.
>> Still having trouble accessing newsgroups via TalkTalk so only look 
>> in about once a month on dial-up. If anyone needs to contact me 
>> please use the link on the site.
>
> I am also on TalkTalk and they do not have a news server.   I have 
> taken out a free account with news.albasani.net and the service is 
> superb.

No complaints really with my news server either;
http://news.motzarella.org/index.php

>
> Incidentally, you did not quote the web address for the n gauge 
> stuff.
>

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/gansg/ ??? Didn't take much Googling! :~)
-- 
Wikipedia: the Internet equivalent of
Hyde Park and 'speakers corner'...

On Sep 4, 10:16 am, "Keith W" <invalidaddr...@invalidaddress.invalid>
wrote:
> "Mike Smith"  wrote in message
>
> news:48be7034_1@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com...
>
> > Small updates completed to the Goods And Not So Goods website (N Gauge
> > stuff), mainly in the 'available models' section.
> > Still having trouble accessing newsgroups via TalkTalk so only look in
> > about once a month on dial-up. If anyone needs to contact me please use
> > the link on the site.
> > Regards
> > Mike
>
> I am also on TalkTalk and they do not have a news server.

Well, they do in theory (or at least used to), but the problem seems
to be the clueless technical staff they employ that can't keep it
operating.

MBQ

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On Sep 4, 10:16 am, "Keith W" <invalidaddr...@invalidaddress.invalid>
wrote:
<snip>
>
>> I am also on TalkTalk and they do not have a news server.

> Well, they do in theory (or at least used to), but the

They are VERY unlikely to have their own news server, they most likely 
lease access, the most common reason for ISPs to loose access is none 
payment of accounts!

> problem seems to be the clueless technical staff they
> employ that can't keep it operating.

More likely the 'customer care' staff are not kept in the loop as to 
the real reason access has ceased, if they don't know they can't let 
the cat out of the bag...
-- 
Wikipedia: the Internet equivalent of
Hyde Park and 'speakers corner'...

"Jerry" <INVALID@INVALID.INVALID> wrote in message 
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>
> "Keith W" <invalidaddress@invalidaddress.invalid> wrote in message 
> news:g9o916$81b$1@news.albasani.net...
>>
>> "Mike Smith"  wrote in message 
>> news:48be7034_1@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com...
>>> Small updates completed to the Goods And Not So Goods website (N Gauge 
>>> stuff), mainly in the 'available models' section.
>>> Still having trouble accessing newsgroups via TalkTalk so only look in 
>>> about once a month on dial-up. If anyone needs to contact me please use 
>>> the link on the site.
>>
>> I am also on TalkTalk and they do not have a news server.   I have taken 
>> out a free account with news.albasani.net and the service is superb.
>
> No complaints really with my news server either;
> http://news.motzarella.org/index.php
>
>>
>> Incidentally, you did not quote the web address for the n gauge stuff.
>>
>
> http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/gansg/ ??? Didn't take much Googling! :~)


Yeah, I found it myself after sending the post.   I tried Motzarella as well 
as Albasani but the retention periods on Albasani seem a lot better.    At 
one point I had both running and they seemed to affect each other so I 
dropped Motzarella and stuck with t'other.
-- 
Keith W
Sunbury on Thames
(If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living)

wrote in message 
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On Sep 4, 10:16 am, "Keith W" <invalidaddr...@invalidaddress.invalid>
wrote:
> "Mike Smith"  wrote in message
>
> news:48be7034_1@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com...
>
> > Small updates completed to the Goods And Not So Goods website (N Gauge
> > stuff), mainly in the 'available models' section.
> > Still having trouble accessing newsgroups via TalkTalk so only look in
> > about once a month on dial-up. If anyone needs to contact me please use
> > the link on the site.
> > Regards
> > Mike
>
> I am also on TalkTalk and they do not have a news server.

>Well, they do in theory (or at least used to), but the problem seems
>to be the clueless technical staff they employ that can't keep it
>operating.

Before I switched to them I pinged news.talktalk.net and it resolves to 
news.opaltelecom.net so I asked their sales people about it.   Apparently 
they inherited it when they took over Opal but it soon broke and the 
decision was taken not to fix it.
-- 
Keith W
Sunbury on Thames
(If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living)

"Keith W" <invalidaddress@invalidaddress.invalid> wrote in message 
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>
>  wrote in message 
> news:76ab8dca-b833-4366-8c35-85594972a512@q5g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> On Sep 4, 10:16 am, "Keith W" <invalidaddr...@invalidaddress.invalid>
> wrote:
>> "Mike Smith"  wrote in message
>>
>> news:48be7034_1@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com...
>>
>> > Small updates completed to the Goods And Not So Goods website (N Gauge
>> > stuff), mainly in the 'available models' section.
>> > Still having trouble accessing newsgroups via TalkTalk so only look in
>> > about once a month on dial-up. If anyone needs to contact me please use
>> > the link on the site.
>> > Regards
>> > Mike
>>
>> I am also on TalkTalk and they do not have a news server.
>
>>Well, they do in theory (or at least used to), but the problem seems
>>to be the clueless technical staff they employ that can't keep it
>>operating.
>
> Before I switched to them I pinged news.talktalk.net and it resolves to 
> news.opaltelecom.net so I asked their sales people about it.   Apparently 
> they inherited it when they took over Opal but it soon broke and the 
> decision was taken not to fix it.
>

Many thanks for the tip - Finally got round to sorting it out and (it seems) 
now have access to newsgroups.

Sorry I forgot the link on the OP

Also there is a new bit on Monorails - Work to be done on this yet, as on 
all the site, but for what its worth . . .

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/gansg/1-hist/hist-e.htm

Regards

Mike