Forte Agent Setup Guide for ThunderNews

This guide will walk you through setting up Forte Agent to work with ThunderNews news servers. If you haven't already signed up for Usenet access then consider ThunderNews. They offer 1,375 days of binary retention, SSL encryption and up to 50 connections. NGR visitors receive 50% off your first two months of Usenet access so if you haven't signed up for yet this is a great chance to get started.

Download Agent

Visit the Forte Agent newsreader homepage (Forteinc.com) to download the latest version of the client.

Install Forte

The installation is simple. Choose a folder for the program to install and whether or not you want desktop or quick launch icons.

Configure Agent for ThunderNews

The first time you open Agent the setup wizard appears.

Figure 1 - Agent Setup Wizard


Enter the following information:
A - News Server: news.supernews.com
B - Check "This server requires a secure connection (SSL)"
C - Select "Login with a simple username and password"
D - Enter Username provided in email
E - Enter Password provided in email
F - click Next

Next we will go in and choose the remaining server options. To do so click on Tools → Servers and Accounts

Figure 2 - Agent Menu


Now you can enter in the server information in the screen below:

Figure 3 - Agent (Server Properties)


Enter the following information:
A - News Server: news.supernews.com
B - Enter Username provided in email
C - Enter Password provided in email
D - Connections: ThunderNews supports up to 50 connections.
E - Click "Advanced Settings"



Here you can change the port (optional):
A - Check "Use a non-standard NNTP port"
B - Port: use port 443 or 563 for secure or port 119, 80 or 23 for standard connections.

It's that simple to configure Forte Agent for ThunderNews. Enjoy!