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0.4.0RC3: "SSL" does not need explicit mentioning of port 563 ... cool!
Posted: June 19th, 2008, 12:36 am
by sander
Hi,
It looks like 0.4.0RC3 has an improvement which is not mentioned in the announcement: when selecting "SSL" you don't need to explicitly specify port 563. That's quite handy!
Thanks!
Re: 0.4.0RC3: "SSL" does not need explicit mentioning of port 563 ... cool!
Posted: June 19th, 2008, 3:33 am
by sander
Oh, wait. My post seems incorrect ... you still have to fill out the port number ... :-(
Re: 0.4.0RC3: "SSL" does not need explicit mentioning of port 563 ... cool!
Posted: June 19th, 2008, 4:33 am
by shypike
As far as I know, there is no fixed port for SSL email. E.g. Google has two different ports, I always have to look up which one to use.
Re: 0.4.0RC3: "SSL" does not need explicit mentioning of port 563 ... cool!
Posted: June 19th, 2008, 5:05 am
by sander
Sorry: I was talking about the NNTP SSL connection, in other words the NNTPS on 563.
Re: 0.4.0RC3: "SSL" does not need explicit mentioning of port 563 ... cool!
Posted: June 19th, 2008, 5:24 am
by shypike
For secure NNTP it's even more true, there is no standard port
Usenet providers offer all kinds of ports to avoid throttling by the ISP.