Re: ssl newsreader

[iain d broadfoot <ibroadfo@cis.strath.ac.uk>]

* nate (debian-user@aphroland.org) wrote:
> you can use stunnel to ssl-enable any nntp reader, though I have not tried
> stunnel for this purpose, nor have I read newsgroups in years so .....
> 
> 
> from the manpage:
>     -n proto
>            Negotiate SSL with specified protocol
> 
>            currently supported: smtp, pop3, nntp

hmm, i must have missed that bit of the manpage. cheers, i'll have a
look again.

iirc, stunnel uses certificates, and my dept doesn't like them...

cheers nate,

iain