Today, Giganews announced an improvement in their recently
implemented encrypted Usenet service. Customers can now establish 256
bit SSL encrypted Usenet connections to Giganews on port 443 as well
as port 563.

Port 563 is traditionally recognized as the default port for encrypted
Usenet traffic (NNTPS), while port 443 is recognized as the default
port for encrypted web traffic (HTTPS). By supporting multiple ports
for encrypted Usenet downloads, Giganews’ customers will be able to
switch between ports depending on which path offers the best
performance.

Customers experiencing slow download speeds using port 563 may choose
to use port 443 in order to get faster encrypted Usenet downloads and
vice versa.

Giganews recently released encrypted Usenet access as announced at
http://www.giganews.com/news/article/encrypted-usenet.html. Encrypted
Usenet access allows Giganews’ customers to safely and securely
download headers and articles from Usenet newsgroups.

Encrypted Usenet access and Giganews’ new support for port 443 are
part of Giganews’ continuing efforts to improve service levels and
offer a more robust and secure service for their customers.

For more information about Giganews, please visit http://www.giganews.com/

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