Subj : NNTP(S) via Thunderbird
To   : Stephan Gebbers
From : MRO
Date : Sun Nov 02 2025 10:57 pm

 Re: NNTP(S) via Thunderbird
 By: Stephan Gebbers to MRO on Mon Nov 03 2025 01:30 am

> 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.

There's not much to it.  not sure what you mean by easily make a mess.

You just connect to the port with a client. you also have to do that with
http, telnet and whatever other services you use.

i'm not sure what you mean by authentication.  just don't use a guest
account and have your bbs setup in a secure manner.

> PS: i will continue to ask questions, even if the question might
> sound stupid to you or the other synchronet veterans. Please keep
> in mind that there are still sysops who have to learn and experience
> everything that synchronet has to offer.


dont know why you even wrote this.
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