We offer a variety of ports for your downloading purposes. If you are experiencing slowness, you should first try changing the port you are downloading through and see if the problem is resolved. Often, changing the port will change the routing through the internet and increase your connection speed.

Standard Routing Ports for ECONOMY SERVER:

   port(s): 119, 23, 25, 80, 3128

The following ports allow you to force packets through specific ports:

• port(s): 7000 routing: ServerCentral (path1)
• port(s): 8000 routing: Cogent (path1)
• port(s): 9000 routing: BtN (path1)

Standard Routing Ports for PREMIUM SERVERS:

   port(s): 119, 23, 8000, 1720, and 3128

The following ports allow you to force packets through specific ports:

• europe.newsdemon.com port(s): 119, 443, 8080
• useast.newsdemon.com port(s): 119, 23, 8000, 1720, and 3128
• us-secure.newsdemon.com port(s): 443, 563, and 8080

If you signed up for an SSL enabled account, you MUST use the us-secure.newsdemon.com nntp address!