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From: Chris Newman <mec@npost.uk>
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Subject: Re: Newshound and NNTPS
Date: Thu, 16 May 2024 22:22:54 +0100
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In article <06ea1d625b.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM>,
   David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote:
> In message <5b621bfe7cmec@npost.uk>
>           Chris Newman <mec@npost.uk> wrote:

> > In article <bccfe3615b.DaveMeUK@BeagleBoard-xM>, David Higton
> > 
> > <Snip>
> > 
> > > My main concern at the moment is that it relies on the user specifying
> > > port 563, in order to know to use NNTPS.  This won't work if the user's
> > > chosen news server uses some other port for NNTPS.  In turn that would
> > > require some other mechanism in the group file to specify NNTPS.
> > 
> > > Orpheus's news server and Eternal September both use 563 for NNTPS.
> > 
> > Hadn't realized that Orpheus did news. Is that only if you have their
> > broadband? I just have domains with them.

> Dunno, sorry.  I only have an account because Andrew Rawnsley wanted me
> to look at why Newshound wasn't working with their news server.  Turned
> out that their server had a couple of configuration issues - quickly
> solved, of course.  No change necessary to NH.

> However, he did suggest that working with NNTPS would be desirable.
> Unfortunately I couldn't resist the challenge :-)  As it happens, only
> minimal change to Newshound appears to have been necessary.

Splendid.

-- 
Chris