Subj : NNTP(S) via Thunderbird
To : Accession
From : Mindsurfer
Date : Sun Nov 02 2025 09:56 pm
Re: NNTP(S) via Thunderbird
By: Accession to Mindsurfer on Sun Nov 02 2025 13:20:24
Mi>> sbbs/ctrl/services.ini looks like that for NNTP(S) now
Mi>> ; Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) [NNTP]
Mi>> Port=119
Mi>> Command=nntpservice.js -f -na
Mi>> [NNTPS]
Mi>> Enabled=true
Mi>> Port=563
Mi>> Options=TLS
Mi>> Command=nntpservice.js -f -na
Mi>> so i have added -na to allow users who authenticate with an BBS account
Mi>> only.
Mi>> anything else? Who uses NNTPS regularly to read and post? Or is that just
Mi>> something you should not use or offer as a feature to users?
Ac> The above looks correct to me, and you can definitely offer it as a
Ac> feature to your users (with authentication, like you did, of course).
Ac> That's what it's there for!
Well it works, but i think it is prone to making errors/problems. At least in comparison to posting from the BBS, don't you think?
I keep it there for now, but i have removed port 119 from portforwarding into my lan, as i want to offer the NNTPS port only. I don't see a problem in offering the enrypted transport only.
Any other Newsgroup Reader out there beside Thunderbird?
