Newsgroup not connecting

[#1]

Plusnet help staff are unable to work out why my connection to News.plus.net for newsgroups access fails to connect. It’s been working perfectly via Thunderbird for years, as far as I can see nothing has changed my end.
Plusnet technicians have admitted defeat and told me to seek an answer here.

Any ideas?

[#2]

Are you connecting from the Plusnet network? e.g. not via a VPN or an external Internet connection. The service is IP authenticated.

Have you tried removing and recreating the news account in Thunderbird?

Exactly what is happening when you try and connect?

What happens if you open a command line window and try to connect to the server by doing: -

telnet news.plus.net 119

[#3]

I only use Plusnet I’ll try the command line test when next on my PC, no idea how or if I can do that from this iPhone!

Sometimes it connects but only message headers download, sometimes it doesn’t connect or download anything.
Mike

[#4]

After many failed attempts I’ve at last managed to re register and access this forum.
I’ve tried posting the telnet thing in the command window on my pc but just get an error message saying telnet is not a recognised command. I’ve got a screenshot but can’t work out how to attach it here!

[#5]

@Muddymike0 To insert the  screenshot into a post, select the icon to the right of the 'smiley' above the reply window, and follow instructions.

[#6]

@Muddymike0 

How to enable telnet in windows https://www.makeuseof.com/enable-telnet-windows/  

HTH

[#7]

I don’t have a smiley above the reply window. I have “Menu” but there’s no option in there to add an image! I’m connected using my iPhone.

[#8]

Select the 'desktop' option - click the 'hamburger' to do so.

[#9]

Tried following the instructions in your link but I get lots of warnings of it being unsafe so backed out.
Why is this necessary? I only want my newsgroups to work as they have for years!

[#10]

Hamburger????

[#11]

Very strange.  Can't explain the 'unsafe' warnings, so I'll back out and leave this to @Dan_the_Van 

[#12]

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@Muddymike0 wrote:
Hamburger????

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OK. Which browser are you using on the phone? i use Firefox, it may be different if you are using Safari.

[#13]

Safari

[#14]

OK - in that case I have no idea - just looked and can't find an option to select the desktop site on there.

[#15]

If you are looking to post the error message you got when trying telnet then I wouldn't bother as I've given you the answer.

The purpose of telnet is to confirm your pc can contact the newgroup server on port 119

Which version of windows are you using?

Snipping Tool is handy to take screenshots in Windows.