GrabIt Setup Guide for NewsgroupDirect
This guide will walk you through setting up Newsbin Pro to work with NewsgroupDirect news servers. If you haven't already signed up for Usenet access then consider NewsgroupDirect. They offer 1,374 days of binary retention, 50 connections, SSL encryption and servers in the US and Europe. NGR visitors receive a 20% off lifetime discount on all monthly NGD plans so if you haven't signed up for Usenet access this is a great chance to get started.
Download GrabIt
Visit the GrabIt newsreader homepage (Shemes.com) to download the latest version of the client.
Install GrabIt
The installation is simple. Choose a folder for the program to install and whether or not you want desktop or quick launch icons.
Configure GrabIt for NewsgroupDirect
The first time you open GrabIt the configuration wizard appears.
Figure 1 - GrabIt Configuration Wizard
A - News (NNTP) server: news.newsgroupdirect.com or news-ssl.newsgroupdirect.com (SSL)
B - Check "News (NNTP) server requires a username and password"
C - Click Next
Figure 2 - GrabIt Configuration (Giganews logon info)
A - Enter Username (provided in email)
B - Enter Password (provided in email)
C - Click Next
Once GrabIt opens you can define the rest of the server setup. To do so right click Default server (A) and then click Server properties (B):
Figure 3 - GrabIt Menu
Now you can enter in the server information in the screen below:
Figure 4 - GrabIt (Server Properties)
The server properties screen includes everything you need to get up and running. Simply enter the information as follows:
A - Hostname: news.newsgroupdirect.com or news-ssl.newsgroupdirect.com (SSL)
B - Port: use port 563, 80 or 81 for secure or port 119, 23, 25, 443 or 8080 for standard connections.
C - Enter Username (provided in email)
D - Enter Password (provided in email)
E - Check "Encrypted server connection (SSL)" for secure access.
F - Max Connections: Newsgroup Direct supports up to 50 connections.
G - Click OK
It's that simple to configure GrabIt for NewsgroupDirect. Enjoy!
