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Basic configuration of the built-in NNTP proxy used for news article retrieval and delivery.
Host
Address of the NNTP server of which OmniMix has to be a proxy.
Port
Port of the NNTP server of which OmniMix has to be a proxy (usually 119, 563 for NNTPS).
Timeout - Connect
Timeout setting for connecting to the host [ms].
Timeout - Read
Timeout setting for reading from the host [ms].
SSL
Necessity of an encrypted communication.
Options:
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Disabled |
No encrypted communication. |
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TLS enabled |
TLS is used if available. |
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TLS required |
Connection aborted if TLS not available. |
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Implicit SSL |
No connection without implicit SSL. |
Tor
Disable Tor for communication with the host or select SOCKS version to be used for accessing the Tor system.
Options:
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Disabled |
Tor will not be used. |
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SOCKS Version 4 |
requires declaration of the mail host's IP address. |
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SOCKS Version 4a |
accepts host name of the mail host. |
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SOCKS Version 5 |
accepts either the mail host's IP or host name. |
Caution:
Using one Tor instance with different hosts at the same time the connections can be assigned to each other and your privacy may be gone!
Auth.
Use username / password authentication to log into your ISP's NNTP host for news delivery and retrieval.
User
Username to access the NNTP server (with authentication activated).
Passwd
Password for accessing the NNTP server (with authentication activated). It will be stored DES encrypted in the OmniMix .ini file.