# Attention NNTP users

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/attention-nntp-users/23733>\
**Category:** Chatting over the Back Fence\
**Created:** [March 14, 2013, 11:04pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/attention-nntp-users/23733 "2013-03-14T23:04:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kgroneman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f1d935/32.png) [@kgroneman](https://forums.suse.com/u/kgroneman)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 11:04pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/attention-nntp-users/23733/1 "2013-03-14T23:04:18Z")

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If you access our forums via the NNTP interface, you need to make one  
little change as soon as possible in your reader to ensure continuity  
in using our forums. The essentials are outlined in the NNTP section  
of our forum FAQ (NetIQ, Novell, SUSE, openSUSE)

This affects all of The Attachmate Group’s business units. Currently  
all TAG forums can be found on both of our servers. Select the  
appropriate DNS name for your reader:

Server A  
[nntp.novell.com](http://nntp.novell.com)  
[nntp.netiq.com](http://nntp.netiq.com)  
Server B  
[nntp.suse.com](http://nntp.suse.com)  
[nntp.opensuse.org](http://nntp.opensuse.org)

\*NOTE: The old server names of [forums.novell.com](http://forums.novell.com) and  
[forums.opensuse.org](http://forums.opensuse.org) will no longer work after March 31, 2013

This has no effect on anyone using the web interface.

In a nutshell, you need to change the server DNS entry as soon as you  
get around to it. After March 31st, 2013 the old server name will no  
longer work. In news readers tested, message pointers remained intact  
so it was no big deal to change.

WHY?

We’ve moved our NNTP servers out from behind our A10 switch, which was  
causing some problems with some readers. It was the A10 that allowed  
us to use the same DNS for HTTP and NNTP, hence the need for a new name  
in NNTP.

More information:  
[http://forums.novell.com/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq\_nntp](http://forums.novell.com/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq_nntp)  
[https://forums.netiq.com/faq.php?faq=iqfaq#faq\_nntp](https://forums.netiq.com/faq.php?faq=iqfaq#faq_nntp)  
[https://forums.suse.com/faq.php?faq=aboutsuse#faq\_usingnntp](https://forums.suse.com/faq.php?faq=aboutsuse#faq_usingnntp)  
[https://forums.opensuse.org/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq\_nntp](https://forums.opensuse.org/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq_nntp)

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Kim - 3/14/2013 2:57:45 PM

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 2:06pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/attention-nntp-users/23733/2 "2013-03-15T14:06:24Z")

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On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:04:18 GMT, “kgroneman” [kgroneman@novell.com](mailto:kgroneman@novell.com)  
wrote:  
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> If you access our forums via the NNTP interface, you need to make one  
> little change as soon as possible in your reader to ensure continuity  
> in using our forums. The essentials are outlined in the NNTP section  
> of our forum FAQ (NetIQ, Novell, SUSE, openSUSE)[/color]

Interesting…on a whim, I decided to try use Agent, my old  
newsreader. It works again.

Ken

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**Author:** ![kgroneman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f1d935/32.png) [@kgroneman](https://forums.suse.com/u/kgroneman)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/attention-nntp-users/23733/3 "2013-03-15T17:12:57Z")

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Hey KeN Etter,  
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> nteresting…on a whim, I decided to try use Agent, my old  
> newsreader. It works again.[/color]

Sweet. I was hoping so. Thanks for the feedback.

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Kim - 2013-03-15 9:12:34 AM