[patch] doc/README.SSL update
Peter J Ross <[email protected]>
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1. Document use of nnrpaccess config command with ssl. 2. Document use of port number other than 563. -- PJR :-) slrn documentation project: <http://slrn-doc.sourceforge.net/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword
readme.ssl.patch
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Index: doc/README.SSL =================================================================== --- doc/README.SSL (revision 310) +++ doc/README.SSL (working copy) @@ -26,18 +26,23 @@ Using SLRN with secure servers ------------------------------ -As far as slrn is concerned, only those servers whose names are -prefixed with "snews://" are secure and require SSL. So, -to access a secure server such as netscape's secnews.netscape.com, -simply prefix the NNTP host name with "snews://". For instance, +As far as slrn is concerned, only those servers whose names are prefixed with +"snews://" are secure and require SSL. So, to access a secure server such as +netscape's secnews.netscape.com, simply prefix the NNTP host name with +"snews://" and, if required, specify the port number. For instance, - slrn -h snews://secnews.netscape.com --create + slrn -h snews://secnews.netscape.com:563 --create In your .slrnrc file, you may want to add a line such as: - server "snews://secnews.netscape.com" ".newsrc-netscape" + server "snews://secnews.netscape.com:563" ".newsrc-netscape" to indicate that the file ".newsrc-netscape" should be used for this server. +If the server requires authentication, you may also want to add a line such +as: + + nnrpaccess "snews://secnews.netscape.com:563" "username" "password" + That's it!