Pan is a Usenet newsreader that's good at both text and binaries. It supports offline reading, scoring and killfiles, yEnc, NZB, PGP handling, multiple servers, and secure connections, and it runs on Linux, BSD, macOS, and Windows.
In this tutorial we walk through installing and configuring Pan to work with our secure Usenet servers on Linux.
Launch the Ubuntu Software manager from the Launcher menu, search for Pan, and install it.
When Pan first opens you'll be asked to "Add a Server". Configure Pan with our service. Address: news.fastusenet.org · Port: 563 with SSL enabled · plus your Fast Usenet username and password.
Right-click in the left panel and choose "Refresh Group List". Pan connects to our servers and downloads the newsgroup list.
A list of newsgroups appears with a search option at the top. Filter by keyword. For example, entering "linux.kernel" shows only matching groups. Double-click the newsgroup you want to subscribe to.
After subscribing, Pan asks how many headers to download. In this example we download the last 7 days. Select that option and click "Execute". Pan connects and downloads the headers.
The main panel populates with the newsgroup headers, where you can browse through the downloaded messages.
Pan can also download using NZB files. Click "File" at the top and select "Import NZB Files". The NZB Importer opens, where you can locate the NZB file on your system.
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