🚀 go-pugleaf

Chris Caputo wrote:

>Hi.  I just implemented automatic SSL detection.  This means the normally 
>non-SSL ports (119, 120, and 443) will also do SSL if your newsreader 
>attempts to negotiate it on initial connection.  (ie. without the STARTTLS 
>command)
>
>This is especially convenient for port 443 since that port is least likely 
>to be blocked by ISPs.  SSL is recommended for port 443 so that the 
>NNTP/Usenet traffic is indistinguishable from HTTP/web traffic.
>
>The port 563 NNTP SSL port continues to also be available.
>
>Please let me know of any questions or any problems with this new feature.
>
>Thanks,
>Chris Caputo
>President, Altopia Corporation

Thanks Chris! I don't expect it to do much for my use since I have the
low-bandwidth account, but I'm sure those who download binaries should
find this extremely useful.