news.chimia.se

Server

• Hostname: news.chimia.se
• Plaintext NNTP: 119
• SSL/TLS (NNTPS): 563

Anonymous reading is allowed (subject to server policy). Posting requires an account and authentication.

Quick test (terminal)

# Plaintext banner
$ telnet news.chimia.se 119

# TLS banner (NNTPS)
$ openssl s_client -connect news.chimia.se:563 -quiet

Auth method

Use AUTHINFO USER / AUTHINFO PASS (standard NNTP). Most readers expose this as “username/password” in the account settings.

tin / rtin

# ~/.tin/tinrc (simplified)
server = news.chimia.se
# For NNTPS via stunnel or direct 563, consult tin docs
# Posting requires authentication; tin will prompt when needed.

slrn

# ~/.slrnrc
set server_name "news.chimia.se"
set use_ssl 1            # 1 for NNTPS (port 563), 0 for 119
set username  "youruser"
set password  "yourpass"

Thunderbird

1. Account Settings → Account Actions → Add Other Account… → Newsgroup account.
2. Server Name: news.chimia.se
3. Port: 563 (SSL/TLS) or 119 (No encryption)
4. Connection Security: SSL/TLS (for 563) or None (for 119)
5. Authentication method: Normal password
6. Username: your news username

pan

Servers → Add
Server: news.chimia.se
Use Secure Connections: ✓ (for 563)
Authentication: Username + Password

suck (grabbing groups)

# /etc/suck/sucknewsrc — choose groups
# example:
comp.os.linux.misc: y
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action: y

# run:
$ suck -m news.chimia.se

nzb / sabnzbd

Host: news.chimia.se
Port: 563 (SSL/TLS) or 119
Username/Password: (your account)
Connections: 5–20 typical