Subj : NNTP(S) via Thunderbird
To   : Accession
From : Mindsurfer
Date : Sun Nov 02 2025 21:56:00

  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?

Mindsurfer

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