On Thu, 21 May 2015 12:51:17 +0000, Maurice wrote: > Last week I was in a French (Aix-en-Provence) hotel whose WiFi access > was blocking Port 119, so could not use Pan to access newsgroups. > > Is there an alternative port I could have used, or any other workaround?
Only if the NNTP server you're connecting to uses an alternate port - the port is defined by the server, not the client. You might google "firewall piercing" for other possible options (usually involving access to a system outside the firewall you're behind) - but be aware that some admins will consider this a TOS violation and may take further punitive action against you for doing that. Generally, it's best to ask permission before trying something like that (though IME, a hotel network generally isn't going to be concerned about something like that). Another alternative would be to use a VPN service that provides full access - you just need the hotel network to actually support that. Jim -- Jim Henderson Please keep on-topic replies on the list so everyone benefits _______________________________________________ Pan-users mailing list Pan-users@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/pan-users
