Subj : NNTP(S) via Thunderbird
To   : Stephan Gebbers
From : MRO
Date : Sun Nov 02 2025 22:57:59

  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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