Newsleecher Setup Guide for ThunderNews

This guide will walk you through setting up Newsleecher 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 Newsleecher

Visit the Newsleecher homepage (Newsleecher.com) to download the latest version of the newsreader.

Install Newsleecher

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

Configure Newsleecher for ThunderNews

The first step after opening Newsleecher is to add the ThunderNews news server information. To do so click on the Usenet menu as follows.
Usenet → Manager → Servers → Add New Server

Figure 1 - (Usenet → Manager → Servers → Add New Server)


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

Figure 2 - Newsleecher (Server Setup)


The server setup screen includes everything you need to get up and running. Simply enter the information as follows:
A - Server Address: news.thundernews.com
B - Port: use port 563, 80 or 81 for secure or port 119, 23, 25, 443 or 8080 for standard connections.
C - Server Nickname: anything you want
D - Connections: Super News supports up to 50 connections.
E - Check "Encrypted Server Connection (SSL)" for secure access.
F - Check "Server Requires Login"
G - Enter Username (provided in email)
H - Enter Password (provided in email)

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