From 20ecbcdf65370c274c504c00d7fee02f9a053be8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: xwindows Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 12:27:40 +0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update usenet-news.md to reflect current server configuration This patch is provided to Tilde.club under the terms of GNU General Public License, any version published by the Free Software Foundation. --- wiki/source/usenet-news.md | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/wiki/source/usenet-news.md b/wiki/source/usenet-news.md index 10c514a..857b542 100644 --- a/wiki/source/usenet-news.md +++ b/wiki/source/usenet-news.md @@ -4,13 +4,25 @@ category: tutorial author: - deepend - audiodude + - xwindows --- ## As of 2020-04-14 news is back up! -You'll need a news (NNTP) client to read news. The address is -`news.tilde.club port:119`, and it is open to the internet at large. Thanks to -[~deepend](../~deepend) for getting it set back up! +You'll need a news (NNTP) client to read news. +The address to use inside of Tilde.club +is `localhost` port 119. +The address to use outside is `news.tilde.club` port 119 (plain), +or port 563 (with TLS, +available since 2023-02-17). +If you connect from outside of Tilde servers, +e.g. from home, +you would have to use TLS +and authenticate using your Tilde.club username and password, +to be able to post. + +This netnews service is brought to you by [~deepend](../~deepend) (administrator) +and [~xwindows](/~xwindows/) (technical troubleshooter). ## News clients @@ -31,10 +43,11 @@ You're now ready to run `slrn`! If the list is empty, press `L` (for list-groups [http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Help/News/PineNews.html](tutorial) might help. You can also read the [FAQ from U Washington](http://www.washington.edu/pine/faq/news.html). -In Pine do +If you use Pine from inside Tilde.club, +configure it by: 1. 'S' for setup, 'C' for config, then -1. set 'NNTP Server (for news)' to news.tilde.club +1. set 'NNTP Server (for news)' to `localhost` 1. Then go back to the main menu, and pick Folder List, 1. A for add, ^t for list @@ -50,7 +63,8 @@ In Pine do There is also [tin](tin.html). ### Thunderbird -If you're using Thunderbird for email, it can also be configured for news. +If you are a Tilde.club member and already using Thunderbird for email; +it can also be configured for news. 1. Go to the `Tools` menu, -> `Account Settings` 1. Under `Account Actions` click `Add Other Account...` @@ -59,8 +73,15 @@ If you're using Thunderbird for email, it can also be configured for news. This can be your real name and tilde.club email address, or any other name (like your tilde username) and any other email address. 1. For the "Newsgroup Server" type `news.tilde.club`. Give it a name - ("news.tilde.club" works fine), confirm a couple of times and you're done! - You should see a new entry for news.tilde.club in your accounts list. + ("news.tilde.club" works fine), confirm a couple of times, + and you should see a new entry for news.tilde.club + in the left panel of the Account Settings dialog. +1. Select `Server Settings` under it, + and change `Connection security` to "SSL/TLS"; + you would see that the `Port` setting above it changed to 563. + (If it doesn't do that automatically, + make it so) +1. Press OK to close the Account Settings dialog. 1. Right click on "news.tilde.club" in your accounts list and click `Subscribe...` 1. You should see a dialog with a tree of news topics. Click one and click @@ -68,3 +89,6 @@ If you're using Thunderbird for email, it can also be configured for news. periodically check for new messages to each of these topics. You will also see a list of topics in your accounts list with unread counts. 1. To post to a topic, open the topic and click the "Write" button. +1. When you click `Send` on your new post, + Thunderbird would ask for your Tilde.club username and password + (which is the same as the one you use on your [Tilde.club email](email.html)).