HipCrime's NewsAgent (v1.05), byebye NNTP-Posting-Host

[HipCrime]

Hi HipClones'n'HipHaters ...

HipCrime's NewsAgent (v1.05) is now publicly available:

        http://hc_na.tripod.com.mx
        http://hc_na.tripod.com.br
        http://hipcrime.freeservers.com

This release is important because it provides not one, but TWO
ways to circumvent that awful NNTP-Posting-Host header, to wit:

  1.  posting with IHAVE commands, which allows you to set ALL
      the headers (including Path, X-Trace, NNTP-Posting-Host).

  2.  NNTP connections through open SOCKS4 proxies on both the
      Scan and Post news servers, which doesn't let you provide
      any NNTP-Posting-Host you want but does make it very easy
      to hide your IP address.  Open SOCKS are trivial to find.

The support for SOCKS proxies has other advantages too.  Those
who are experiencing port 119 blocks are now good to go, since
SOCKS runs on port 1080.  And for NNTP servers which limit the
number of connections from a single IP address, just use a few
different SOCKS and you'll be able to run as many ControlAgents
as you like. 

Also, all the reported bugs are fixed and requested randomizers
have been added.  See the NewsAgent.HTML file for more info.

Thanks to everybody who sent in bug reports, enhancement ideas,
and other clues'n'info.

   ... HipCrime

p.s.  This release can be described in two words: SOCKS ROCKS!
      You won't lose another account to gang-bang complainers.

      Today's open IHAVE server is:

        c217495-a.peoria1.il.home.com [24.22.31.3]

      And the SOCKS4 proxy duJour:

        ddp-31-253.ras231.mantraonline.com [202.56.231.253]

      Please don't (ab)use them.  (-;

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