How to enable SSL with stunnel?
First of all, if you are using Newsleecher or NewsBin Pro you can find the option SSL inside the program itself, so it's not neccesary to use the following instructions, simpy make the right config in your News Client and enable SSL, also be sure to use port 563 for SSL.
Stunnel setup
Download stunnel from http://www.download2day.net/downloads/stunnel.exe and install the program.
After installing, go to "Start>Programs>Stunnel>Install Service". You should receive confirmation that the service is installed.
Next, go to "Start>Programs>Stunnel>Edit stunnel.conf" Stunnel.conf is a plaintext file with all of Stunnel's options. Make these changes:
Find the line ";client = yes" and remove the semicolon (;). A semicolon at the start of a line causes it to be ignored, which you want to override. Add the following lines to the bottom of the file:
[nntp]
accept = 119
connect = reader.download2day.com:563
Save these changes and close stunnel.conf.
Go to Start -> Programs -> Stunnel ->Run Stunnel. The program's icon should appear in the system tray.
News Client Setup
These steps are not particular to any news client and should be simple changes in most clients.
Change the server address in the client settings to "127.0.0.1" or "localhost" instead of using reader.download2day.com.
Make sure the client is set to connect to the same port used in the "accept =" field in stunnel.conf. This will almost always be port 119.
Save these changes. Test settings by updating headers or downloading an article. When you hover your mouse over the Stunnel icon, it should display "x session(s) active" where x is the number of connections you have configured in your client.
The news client is now connecting to Stunnel on your local machine, which stunnel detects and forwards to our secure server. There may be a detectable, but slight, decline in speed when using stunnel.
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