Port 119

Q: What is port 119?

Usenet newsgroup access (NNTP) NNTP (port 119) is the protocol for Usenet newsgroups — the internet's oldest public discussion system and predecessor to modern forums and Reddit. Some ISPs still provide NNTP servers, and it is also used by binary Usenet providers (Giganews, UsenetServer) for distributing large files. Communication is unencrypted; the encrypted variant NNTPS runs on port 563.

NNTP

Usenet newsgroup access (NNTP)

Port

119

Protocol

TCP

Service

NNTP

Security

Safe

Full name: Network News Transfer Protocol

What is port 119?

NNTP (port 119) is the protocol for Usenet newsgroups — the internet's oldest public discussion system and predecessor to modern forums and Reddit. Some ISPs still provide NNTP servers, and it is also used by binary Usenet providers (Giganews, UsenetServer) for distributing large files. Communication is unencrypted; the encrypted variant NNTPS runs on port 563.

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