Target machine refused the connection (dns caching again?)

03 Oct 23: One server has been relocated, the server currently doesn't have a public IP address in the meantime. I wrote some additional tunnel code running separately to handle this. When the server is engaged the connection is 5600+ days uniform (since around 24 July 2008). In the unlikely case I disengaged the server because of some problem the retention is 1200-3800 days depending on newsgroup. If you experience any issue please let me know.

29 Nov 23: Because of encrypted and "obfuscated" flood mass posted by few nzb websites and newzbin-like communities using usenet servers as private storage for their members to download the posts - the situation with the content is pretty chaotic, since posts are disguised in such a way, that users must use the satellite ecosystem (whish is not a part of Usenet) exclusively to download them, when the website disappears - the encrypted scattered posts just eat usenet providers' disk space uselessly. If you can't find something specific please let me know what exactly you can't find for me to check how it is possible to retain the posts. Legible posts shouldn't be affected at all, let me know if you notice anything missing.

08 Aug 24: After being unchanged for many years the search service communication protocol had to be updated a few times in part to resolve a server side set feature limitation and properly handle trial searches on the relocated server. The searches themselves are not affected and it looks like the work is now complete.
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jdr1700
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Target machine refused the connection (dns caching again?)

Post by jdr1700 »

v1.9.9 in use here. Search was working yesterday evening, today it isn't - getting a message saying the target machine refused the connection.
Josef K
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Post by Josef K »

It's working here for me (I checked earlier but bassie had already said it worked for him also so I didn't reply).

I did notice my firewall pop up for a confirmation (on ports 2020 and 2022) so check yours in case it's being blocked.
alex
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Post by alex »

the server was up continuously, i restarted it last time after full backup 300 hours ago.

try to ensure it is not firewall.

i've checked now the last server ip address change - most likely your firewall has dns caching enabled, try to disable it for UE or at least for *.dyndns.org wildcard addresses. or just reset the dns cache but the server ip is not guarantied to be static and so it may change sometimes.

i see here the dynamic address was updated some time yesterday, i'm not sure it is because of ip change or it is monthly refresh, if the former and you have dns caching somewhere it is the reason then.

the same issue had been mentioned already in the search service section, i'll move the thread there - where it belongs - later as well.
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