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Got this error message once yesterday and twice today:

"An unknown response was received in response to a request for information
from the news server 'news.eternal-september.org'.

400 Too many connections from your IP address

Configuration:
Account: news.eternal-september.org
Server: news.eternal-september.org"

Then a minute later tried again, no problem, posts downloaded . . .

Any idea what's going on?

On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:03:47 -0800, alan wrote:

> Got this error message once yesterday and twice today:
>
> "An unknown response was received in response to a request for information
> from the news server 'news.eternal-september.org'.
>
> 400 Too many connections from your IP address
>
> Configuration:
> Account: news.eternal-september.org
> Server: news.eternal-september.org"
>
> Then a minute later tried again, no problem, posts downloaded . . .
>
> Any idea what's going on?

I get it every now and then on mine. That's generally due to having lost a
connection, then reconnecting a minute or so later. So now the server is
seeing a second connection.

Luckily with my service, I can go in and terminate the active sessions.

alan wrote:

> Got this error message once yesterday and twice today:
>
> "An unknown response was received in response to a request for
> information from the news server 'news.eternal-september.org'.
>
> 400 Too many connections from your IP address
>
> Configuration:
> Account: news.eternal-september.org
> Server: news.eternal-september.org"
>
> Then a minute later tried again, no problem, posts downloaded . . .
>
> Any idea what's going on?

Two possibilities:
1. you're in an office and multiple people aren't working. <g>
(sharing same IP through the office router)
2. your email client/newsreader is set to use a high number of
connections. Reduce it to two.

Maybe three... the server was busy for a moment...

--
-bts
-Friends don't let friends drive Windows

On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:34:37 -0800, Evan Platt wrote:

> On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:24:20 -0500, "Beauregard T. Shagnasty"
> <> wrote:
>
>>Two possibilities:
>>1. you're in an office and multiple people aren't working. <g>
>> (sharing same IP through the office router)
>>2. your email client/newsreader is set to use a high number of
>> connections. Reduce it to two.
>>
>>Maybe three... the server was busy for a moment...
>
> And 4. Of the up to 300 people who all share the same IP address as
> you (thank you RtS), someone else was trying to use the usenet at the
> same time.

Unfortunately, you were allowed to connect.
Not enough work to keep you busy today?

alan wrote:
> Got this error message once yesterday and twice today:
>
> "An unknown response was received in response to a request for
> information from the news server 'news.eternal-september.org'.
>
> 400 Too many connections from your IP address
>
> Configuration:
> Account: news.eternal-september.org
> Server: news.eternal-september.org"
>
> Then a minute later tried again, no problem, posts downloaded . . .

Not sure, but if you ask in the eternal-september.support
group, Ray Banana will probably explain it to you.

--
Jordon

Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:

> alan wrote:
>
>> "An unknown response was received in response to a request for
>> information from the news server 'news.eternal-september.org'.
>> 400 Too many connections from your IP address
>
> Two possibilities:
> 1. you're in an office and multiple people aren't working. <g>
> (sharing same IP through the office router)
> 2. your email client/newsreader is set to use a high number of
> connections. Reduce it to two.
>
> Maybe three... the server was busy for a moment...

The OP is posting here using Outlook Express. I don't recall that there is
a setting in OE that lets you specify the maximum number of concurrent
connections. Since you can't control the max number of connections made by
OE, it could attempt to establish more than the NNTP server permits. I
thought OE had a limit of 4 NNTP connections but I can't find documentation
to verify.

For eternal-september, the max concurrent connection limit is 4.

On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:02:48 -0800, Evan Platt wrote:

> On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:55:22 -0700, richard <>
> wrote:
>
>>Unfortunately, you were allowed to connect.
>
> What, you trying to get me banned from the internet like you've done
> to others? lol
>
>>Not enough work to keep you busy today?
>
> Actually been quiet for a Monday after a holiday weekend.
>
> Get back to your motel, and go back to reading up on the human
> Anatomy, you ignorant dolt.

Gray's anatomy doesn't seem to have a definition of your type.

On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:13:59 -0600, VanguardLH wrote:

> Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
>
>> alan wrote:
>>
>>> "An unknown response was received in response to a request for
>>> information from the news server 'news.eternal-september.org'.
>>> 400 Too many connections from your IP address
>>
>> Two possibilities:
>> 1. you're in an office and multiple people aren't working. <g>
>> (sharing same IP through the office router)
>> 2. your email client/newsreader is set to use a high number of
>> connections. Reduce it to two.
>>
>> Maybe three... the server was busy for a moment...
>
> The OP is posting here using Outlook Express. I don't recall that there is
> a setting in OE that lets you specify the maximum number of concurrent
> connections. Since you can't control the max number of connections made by
> OE, it could attempt to establish more than the NNTP server permits. I
> thought OE had a limit of 4 NNTP connections but I can't find documentation
> to verify.
>
> For eternal-september, the max concurrent connection limit is 4.

Sheeesh. 4? Like that is so 90's dude.
Most these days allow 10.

"alan" <> wrote in
news:hf11e2$ssl$:

> Got this error message once yesterday and twice today:
>
> "An unknown response was received in response to a request for
> information from the news server 'news.eternal-september.org'.
>
> 400 Too many connections from your IP address
>
> Configuration:
> Account: news.eternal-september.org
> Server: news.eternal-september.org"
>
> Then a minute later tried again, no problem, posts downloaded . . .
>
> Any idea what's going on?
>
Hello Mr. Connor. You'll have to do better than that if you want to shut
down Ray's server.


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"chuckcar" <> wrote in message
news:Xns9CD3DAC79EFC7chucknilcar@127.0.0.1...
> "alan" <> wrote in
> news:hf11e2$ssl$:
>
>> Got this error message once yesterday and twice today:
>>
>> "An unknown response was received in response to a request for
>> information from the news server 'news.eternal-september.org'.
>>
>> 400 Too many connections from your IP address
>>
>> Configuration:
>> Account: news.eternal-september.org
>> Server: news.eternal-september.org"
>>
>> Then a minute later tried again, no problem, posts downloaded . . .
>>
>> Any idea what's going on?
>>
> Hello Mr. Connor. You'll have to do better than that if you want to shut
> down Ray's server.

WTF are you talking about?