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CONTINUING USENET NEWS SERVER PROBLEMS
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In BCPL System News (15 January 1997) I explained that the news server at
ABSnet had crashed, but as of the time of that message it seemed to be up
and running again.  Unfortunately, it has been bouncing up and down like a
yoyo since then, and is sometimes slow to respond even when it is up. 
 
I have just learned from Howard Leadmon, president of ABSnet, that the
news server software seems to have been corrupted as a result of the
crash, but that he has not been able to pinpoint the exact problem area.
Consequently he is going to reinstall and reconfigure the software from
scratch in an effort to solve the problem.  Howard warns that access to
Usenet News via the ABSnet news server may continue to be flakey for the
next few days while he sorts it out, and he sends his apologies for any
inconvenience this may cause our users.
 
If you have questions about this or about anything else regarding your
BCPL Internet account, please contact the BCPL Help Desk by phone
(410-887-3297) or e-mail (oz@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us).