Subj : NNTP(S) via Thunderbird
To : Digital Man
From : Mindsurfer
Date : Mon Nov 03 2025 05:19 pm
Re: NNTP(S) via Thunderbird
By: Digital Man to Stephan Gebbers on Sun Nov 02 2025 18:23:39
>> well, there is not very much documentation in the wiki or the old docs
>> about NNTP. If i give my users access to NNTP i don't want them to be able
>> to easily make a mess. (By default you dont have to authenticate at all to
>> access NNTP for example). And if i as the sysop do not know much about the
>> NNTP+synchronet details, how can i expect them users to handle it
>> correctly.
DM> By defualt, an anonymous/guest login can't post messages. So they won't be
DM> able to "make a mess" either.
Ok, makes sense. So an anonymous nntp(s) user acts with bbs guest rights.
