This guide will walk you through setting up News Rover to work with NewsgroupDirect news servers.
Download News Rover
Visit the News Rover newsreader homepage (Newsrover.com) to download the latest version of the client.
Install News Rover
The installation is simple. Choose a folder for the program to install and whether or not you want desktop or quick launch icons.
Configure NewsRover for NewsgroupDirect
The first time you open News Rover the configuration wizard appears.
Figure 1 – News Rover Initial Server Setup
Enter the information as follows:
A – News server address: news.newsgroupdirect.com or news-ssl.newsgroupdirect.com (SSL)
B – Nickname for server: anything you want
C – Check “Logon authentication required for this server”
D – Enter Username (provided in email)
E – Enter Password (provided in email)
F – click Finish
Once News Rover is up you will want to highlight NewsServer (whatever you nicknamed the server) on the left and then click configuration on the top menu as follows:
Figure 2 – News Rover Configuration Menu
Now you can enter in the server information in the screen below:
Figure 3 – News Rover (Server Properties)
The server properties screen includes everything you need to get up and running. Simply enter the information as follows:
A – News server address: news.newsgroupdirect.com or news-ssl.newsgroupdirect.com (SSL)
– Check “SSL connection” for secure access.
B – Port: use port 563, 80 or 81 for secure or port 119, 23, 25, 443 or 8080 for standard connections.
C – Nickname for server: anything you want
D – Check “Logon authentication required for this server”
E – Enter Username (provided in email)
F – Enter Password (provided in email)
G, H, I – Max Connections:Â NewsgroupDirect supports up to 20 connections.
It’s that simple to configure News Rover for NewsgroupDirect. Enjoy!