Giganews Supports 256 Bit SSL Encryption

After introducing SSL Usenet access Giganews has recently announced an improved support for NNTP over SSL protocol: you can now establish 256 bit SSL encrypted Usenet connections to Giganews, using port 563 as well as 443. Port 563 is the default port for encrypted Usenet traffic (NNTPS protocol), while 443 is the default port for the encrypted web traffic (HTTPS). The ability to connect to your Usenet server using the latter port is a powerful feature, because if you are behind a firewall, chances are that the port 563 is closed, while port 443 is often open for HTTPS traffic.

Giganews offers SSL Usenet Access

Starting from October 28th Giganews have begun offering SSL encrypted Usenet access with all its plans. All existing users may upgrade their accounts for only $5 extra per month and are enabled to use encrypted access to the Usenet. SSL enabled plans offer 10 bonus simultaneous connections giving you a total of 20 simultaneous connections to your Giganews Usenet access. Customers with high speed connections can benefit from the latter feature, experiencing a lightspeed download. With a SSL connection to the Giganews Usenet Server your ISP will not be able to know the content of the data exchanged. If you security needs change, you can upgrade/downgrade to a plan with SSL.