Usenet¶

Configure NNTP providers, cascade vs pooled routing, and queue-side NNTP pipelining.

Providers¶

Add one or more accounts. Each provider supports:

Control	What it does	Default / notes
Nickname	Friendly label instead of hostname	optional
Storage group	Same label → skip siblings after a clean article miss	optional; only same upstream
Host / Port	NNTP endpoint	port often `563`
Username / Password	Credentials	prefer SSL
Max Connections	Concurrent NNTP connections for this account	≤ plan limit
Pipeline depth	Per-provider override when pipelining on	blank = global `8`
Type	Disabled / Pool Connections / Backup Only	Pool
Use SSL	TLS for NNTP	on
Data Cap	Block-account limit; auto-pauses near ~95%	uncapped
Already Used	Seed usage when migrating mid-block	empty
Auto-tune	Speed test → recommend connections + pipelining	action

Persisted as usenet.providers JSON.

Cleartext

Disabling SSL stores/sends credentials in cleartext on the wire — only for trusted networks.

Control	Config key	Default	Effect
Enable cascade routing	`usenet.cascade.enabled`	off	Prefer providers in drag order; off = shared pool
Enable NNTP pipelining	`usenet.pipelining.enabled`	off	Batch first-segment BODY during queue imports/benchmarks
Default pipeline depth	`usenet.pipelining.depth`	`8`	Requests in flight per connection (1–64)

Run Auto-tune before enabling queue pipelining. WebDAV streaming pipelining is a separate toggle on WebDAV.