FYI: hostname doesn't match either of '*.sslusenet.com'

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FYI: hostname doesn't match either of '*.sslusenet.com'

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Hi, if SABnzbd tells you

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CertificateError: hostname 'news.supernewsprovider.com' doesn't match either of '*.sslusenet.com', 'sslusenet.com'
this info is for you.

Background

You're using a reseller of Highwinds which hasn't set the SSL/TSL keys correct (so: problem on their side), and you've set SABnzbd certificate checking to Strict (good!). See more details on https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/advanced/certi ... rrors.html

Possible trick / workaround ... on which I would like to receive feedback.

If you have an account at Usenet provider "supernewsprovider.com" with username 'john' and pasword 'mysecret123' (and you get the sslusenet.com error message), try this setup in SABnzbd:

newsserver: news.sslusenet.com
username: [email protected]
password: mysecret123

... and try again. If it works: great! Set the certificate checking (under Advanced) to Strict, and try again (it should work).

Please give feedback on this: does it work?


FYI & Google: as of 3 feb 2017, based on https://www.appelboor.com/newsservers/n ... h-SSL.html , here's an overview of 73 newsservers with an incorrect SSL/TLS setup at their wholesale provider Highwinds:

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news.123usenet.nl
reader.123usenet.nl
news.alibis.com
east.altbinaries.com
europessl.altbinaries.com
news.altbinaries.com
ssl.altbinaries.com
west.altbinaries.com
news.anonynews.com
news.atlantisnews.com
news.bitusenet.com
news.fastusenet.org
secure.newsfarm.ams2.highwinds-media.com
secure.newsfarm.iad.highwinds-media.com
news.iusenet.com
europe.ixinews.com
news.ixinews.com
ssl-europe.ixinews.com
ssl.ixinews.com
news.mijnusenet.nl
newsreader.mijnusenet.nl
reader.mijnusenet.nl
eu.newsdemon.com
europe.newsdemon.com
europe-ssl.newsdemon.com
news.newsdemon.com
useast.newsdemon.com
us.newsdemon.com
us-secure.newsdemon.com
eu.newsfusion.net
ssl.eu.newsfusion.net
ssl.newsfusion.net
ssl.us.newsfusion.net
us.newsfusion.net
news.newsgroup.ninja
us.newsgroupdirect.com
eu.newsleecher.com
news.newsleecher.com
us.newsleecher.com
eu.ngroups.net
news.ngroups.net
us.ngroups.net
news2.snelnl.com
news.snelnl.com
reader.snelnl.com
ssl-news2.snelnl.com
ssl-news.snelnl.com
free.teranews.com
news.teranews.com
ssl.teranews.com
secure.europe.thecubenet.com
secure.news.thecubenet.com
ssl.thenewsgroups.com
eu.thundernews.com
news.thundernews.com
us.thundernews.com
eurextra.uncensorednewsfeed.com
usaextra.uncensorednewsfeed.com
news.usenet.pro
news.usenet.se
reader.usenet.pro
ssl.usenet.se
ssl.usenet-access.com
eu.usenet-news.net
ssl.usenet-news.net
us.usenet-news.net
news.usenetcentral.com
secure.usenetcentral.com
news.usenetnewsserver.com
news.usenetrocket.com
news.voordeligusenet.nl
reader.voordeligusenet.nl
highwinds.zeelandnet.nl


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