Subj : NNTP(S) via Thunderbird
To   : Mindsurfer
From : Accession
Date : Sun Nov 02 2025 13:20:24

On 11-02-25 18:50, Mindsurfer wrote:

 Mi> sbbs/ctrl/services.ini looks like that for NNTP(S) now

 Mi> ; Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP)
 Mi> [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?
 Mi> Or is that just something you should not use or offer as a feature to
 Mi> users?

The above looks correct to me, and you can definitely offer it as a feature to
your users (with authentication, like you did, of course). That's what it's
there for!

Regards,
Nick

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