> > sf.net recently announced: > > > Today we are launching an early beta release of a new feature on > > SourceForge.net. This feature makes it possible to view and post data > > to forums using a simple newsreader (exactly like using USENET > > newsgroups). Here's the information to login and try it out. > > > > The hostname of the NNTP server is 'nntp.sourceforge.net' and the port > > NNTP is listening on is 563. (nntps, SSL-protected NNTP) > > > > We allow only SSL connections. > > > > You need to use your SourceForge user name and password to login. > > > > The currently supported clients are Mozilla and Outlook, however we've > > followed the NNTP RFC; any client that does NNTP over SSL /should/ > > work. Please let us know if you have problems with a specific client. > > (Please see below) > > > > Please keep in mind that the server is beta and will more than likely > > crash. Please don't send 1000 emails to list saying the server is > > offline; we'll fix it as soon as we get a chance. Please send any bug > > reports, odd behavior, or problems to this list. Thank you. > > Issue reports regarding this new beta feature should not be submitted > > as Support Requests; please direct all inquiries to the list. > > I was wondering if anyone had modified lynx to handle ssl based nntp.
no - but that would be a nice small project for someone (thinking in terms of how large the ifdef's are for https support). -- Thomas E. Dickey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://dickey.his.com ftp://dickey.his.com ; To UNSUBSCRIBE: Send "unsubscribe lynx-dev" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
