The UnPoster - The Non-Stop Binary Newsgroup Downloader

News Server Setup

This option is located at: Setup Menu -> Servers

If you are an AOL or MSN subscriber, read this first. These two ISP's use non-standard Usenet technology and force you to jump through hoops to use a program like The unPoster.

Name box: Enter a descriptive name such as 'My News Server'.

Server URL box: If you don't know the URL of your news server, you may be able to find it in the settings of your news reader, or in the instructions that your ISP gave to you when you signed up with them. It should look something like this: news.yourISP.com. Only your ISP can tell you the URL, so if you don't know it, you must contact them.

Username and Password boxes: Enter a user name and password if your ISP requires you to do so. Otherwise, make sure to leave them blank. If you fill them in when they are not required, you may not be able to logon to the server. News servers often have a different username and password than those used to logon to your ISP, or retrieve your email. When in doubt, ask your ISP.

Port box: Port 119 is the standard port for NNTP traffic. Don't change this unless your ISP tells you to do so.

Keep in mind that many ISP's "throttle" their news servers. In other words, they deliberately make them run slowly to reduce their network traffic. So, your ISP may provide you with a blazing fast internet connection, but a news server that runs at a snail's pace. With most ISP's, the only way to get high performance is to also subscribe to a third-party news service such as ours.