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Newsguy provides additional privacy
and security for your newsgroup usage with NNTP+SSL. NNTP+SSL
(secure socket layers) allows you to connect to Newsguy's servers
with a couple of settings changes in your newsreader for the
ultimate in secure connectivity.
To utilize NNTP+SSL, most
newsreaders will require you to change your port number and
indicate you require a secure connection. All newsreaders using
NNTP+SSL will need to be changed to use either Port 563 or Port
443. Below are some commonly-used newsreaders and their setups:
Outlook
Express: Go to Tools > Accounts > Highlight news.newsguy.com,
Properties, 'Advanced' tab, and check the box next to "This Server
Requires a Secure Connection (SSL)", then verify the correct port number 563 is set, or
manually change it to 443. Unlike other newsreaders, Outlook
Express erroneously insists on a certificate signed by someone on
its (Microsoft) affiliate list. The main purpose of the SSL key
(certificate) is to allow the News Reader to decipher the SSL data
stream. The level of security to prevent eavesdropping is exactly
the same whether the key is signed or not. If you do not install our certificate on your system,
you will receive a message from Outlook Express each time you
begin a new session with Newsguy via NNTP+SSL saying: "The
server you are connected to is using a security certificate that
could not be verified. A certificate chain processed, but
terminated in a root certificate which is not trusted by the trust
provider. Do you want to continue using this server?". To
have the server become permanently trusted by Outlook, our
certificate must be imported into your Windows certificate store.
Follow the instructions below and you will no longer receive the
warning message.
1) Open Internet
Explorer and in the address bar type:
https://news.newsguy.com
You will see the
following screen:
Please select "View
Certificate". This is very important! Do not select
"Yes". You will then see:
Click "Install
Certificate", then "Ok". You will now see:
Click "Next". You will
then see:
Click "Next". You'll now
see:
Click "Finish". Click the
thumbnail below to see your next screen::
Click "Yes". You'll then
see:
You can now close the Certificate
Dialog box and connect to our servers via NNTP+SSL with no further
prompts.
Agent: Go to Tools
> Servers and Accounts > Highlight news.newsguy.com and
check the box next to "This Server Requires a Secure
Connection (SSL)", then go to 'Advanced Settings' to verify
the correct port number 563 is set, or manually change it to 443.
Thunderbird: After changing
your port number, go to Tools > Account Settings > Highlight
news.newsguy.com and check the box next to "Use Secure
Connection (SSL).
Some newsreaders, including Xnews,
do not have SSL native support. To utilize NNTP+SSL with
newsreaders that do not have SSL native support, you'll need to
connect first with Stunnel. First
you'll need to download and install the most current exe file from
stunnel.org.
After installing, go the directory
where it was installed and open the config (CONF) file and add the
following lines:
- client = yes
- [nntps]
- accept = 127.0.0.1:119
- connect = news.newsguy.com:563
Save that file and then start the
Stunnel program. In addition, anyone connecting with Stunnel
will
need to change the news server name in their newsreader client to
127.0.0.1 (instead of news.newsguy.com).
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