Newsleecher Setup Guide

This guide will walk you through setting up Newsleecher to work with Giganews servers. If you haven't already signed up for Usenet access then definitely give Giganews a try. They offer 565 days binary retention, SSL encryption and servers in the US, Europe and Hong Kong. Sign up for the Giganews 14 day free trial and start downloading in minutes.

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 Giganews

The first step after opening Newsleecher is to add the Giganews 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:
- Server Address: news.giganews.com
- Server Nickname: anything you want
- Connections: up to 10 or 20 depending on Giganews account.
- Priority - only important if connecting to more than one provider.
- Check "Encrypted Server Connection (SSL)" for secure access.
- Check "Server Requires Login"
- Username and Password: provided in email
- Alternate ports (optional): 80, 23 or 443 (secure)
- click OK

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