Subj : NNTP(S) via Thunderbird
To   : Mindsurfer
From : Accession
Date : Sun Nov 02 2025 20:12:40

On 11-02-25 21:56, Mindsurfer wrote:

 Mi> Well it works, but i think it is prone to making errors/problems. At
 Mi> least in comparison to posting from the BBS, don't you think?

Not really. The only errors/problems you'll probably run into are old outdated
newsreaders that don't do certain things how Synchronet would expect it to.

 Mi> I keep it there for now, but i have removed port 119 from
 Mi> portforwarding into my lan, as i want to offer the NNTPS port only. I
 Mi> don't see a problem in offering the enrypted transport only.

That's completely your choice, as you're the sysop. ;)

 Mi> Any other Newsgroup Reader out there beside Thunderbird?

I see you've already found Pan. I've tried out just about as many as I could
find that still worked and/or compiled.

Otherwise, as it seems you're using Linux, I'd say the better of the GUI
newsreaders would be Thunderbird, Claws Mail, and Pan (although Thunderbird has
it's quirks at times, too). There's also some nice console newsreaders as well,
but require a bit more configuration, like slrn, tin, neomutt, and alpine. slrn
is my favorite out of these choices, and what I still use when reading/posting
via NNTP(s). I also really liked neomutt, because while it has newsreader
functionality, it's also a console email client (based off the original mutt).
However, when I contacted the main dev and asked about NNTP issues, he told me
unless I was willing to fix it myself and send patches, or find someone else to
continue the NNTP support.. he wasn't interested in overhauling that outdated
code. I ended up going back to slrn after that.

Regards,
Nick

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