PubSub Agent connecting to win.blogspot.aol.com

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PubSub Agent connecting to win.blogspot.aol.com

I cannot find win.blogspot.aol.com in any of my bookmarks or rss feeds. Little Snitch reports that PubSubAgent is attempting to connect to that server. It lists a total of 8 IP addresses at that location. Is it possible to tell what is at that location? looking at it in safari doesn't show anything. Any help is appreciated.

iMac intel 1.83 GHz, 15" MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.5), 2GB RAM

Posted on Nov 15, 2008 8:40 PM

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Answer 1

CosMac Author

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Nov 15, 2008 8:46 PM in response to CosMac

sorry it is win.blogsmith.aol.com
the IP address is ...205.188.193.164 host : blog-win-cs-dtc10.evip.aol.com

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CosMac Author

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Nov 16, 2008 10:07 AM in response to CosMac

Some one please help...

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nerowolfe

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Nov 16, 2008 10:47 AM in response to CosMac

Check your DNS in both your computer and router.
And check this:
http://he.is/dns/joystiq.com/

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Rafe H.

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Nov 16, 2008 10:50 AM in response to CosMac

Some things picked up Googling:

"PubSubAgent is a background app that handles downloading of feeds, notification of Publication Subscription clients, and various other tasks."

“The PubSub agent syncs the RSS read/unread status of bookmarked RSS feeds between computers using Mac OS X 10.5 that are syncing bookmarks via .Mac Sync.”

http://developer.apple.com/documentation/InternetWeb/Conceptual/PubSub/Introduct ion/chapter1_section1.html

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CosMac Author

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Nov 16, 2008 1:05 PM in response to nerowolfe

Thanks a lot for the info. I didnt know how it was from joystiq.com. I never visited the site or bookmarked it as i am not a video game fan. The router is set to get its DNS info from ISP. How do i check DNS on my computer?

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CosMac Author

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Nov 16, 2008 1:07 PM in response to Rafe H.

Thanks for the info. I do know that PubSubAgent is the one that gets the RSS Feeds. Thats why i checked all my Safari RSS Feeds to see if there is any thing related to AOL but i drew a blank.

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nerowolfe

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Nov 16, 2008 1:11 PM in response to CosMac

CosMac wrote:
Thanks a lot for the info. I didnt know how it was from joystiq.com. I never visited the site or bookmarked it as i am not a video game fan. The router is set to get its DNS info from ISP. How do i check DNS on my computer?

System Preferences->Network It should be listed at DNS Server and grayed out.
Also check your router DNS. You need to log into the router and from there you are on your own - all routers are different.
Just point your browser at the address indicated in Network Preferences labeled "Router"

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CosMac Author

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Nov 16, 2008 1:18 PM in response to nerowolfe

Thank you. I am using airport and the DNS is set to that of Router's IP address. I checked the Router and it has its DNS set to ISP.

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