On Thu, 29 Dec 2022 13:01:28 -0800
"Digital Man"  wrote:

>   Re: unable to connect via irc
>   By: David Snyder to alt.bbs.synchronet on Thu Dec 29 2022 10:33 am
> 
>  > From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet
>  >
>  > This is the message I am getting:
>  >
>  > * Looking up irc.campaignhqbbs.us
>  > * Connecting to campaignhqbbs.us (108.91.36.159:6667)
>  > * Connection failed (Connection refused)
>  >  Cycling to next server in CampaignHQBBS...  
> 
> I get the same thing:
> $ nc campaignhqbbs.us 6667
> campaignhqbbs.us [108.91.36.159] 6667 (ircd) : Connection refused

Looks like a firewall issue or port mapping if the ircd is, in fact,
listening on port 6667. OP never posted anything to show that it was.
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