newsbin.com

Posted: **Thu Sep 12, 2013 2:07 am**

whats up with this:
ERROR - Error: Socket Connect Failed, Host: news.giganews.com Error Code: 0 The operation completed successfully.

Posted: **Thu Sep 12, 2013 2:10 am**

Working here. What changed between it working and then not working?

Posted: **Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:34 pm**

I'm having the same issue. Nothing has changed. I've uninstalled an re-installed. Still the same error.

Posted: **Wed Sep 18, 2013 10:13 pm**

Typically it means a firewall is blocking Newsbin off the net. Assuming Giganews is up when it's happening.

Posted: **Thu Sep 19, 2013 4:28 pm**

I shut off my Firewall and am still receiving the same error. Any other ideas? Thanks

Posted: **Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:22 pm**

Who is your ISP? I might install XNews (which is free) and see if Xnews can talk to them.

Posted: **Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:34 pm**

I found the problem. It was with my VPN connection. The server I was connected to must have been having issues. Thanks for your help.

Error: Socket Connect Failed, Host: news.giganews.com Error