Released on = January 12, 2007, 1:41 pm

Press Release Author = Giganews, Inc.

Industry = Internet & Online

Press Release Summary = Giganews SSL encryption is now supported on port 443.

Press Release Body = Today, Giganews announced an improvement in their recently
implemented encrypted Usenet service. Customers can now establish 256 bit SSL
encrypted Usenet connections to Giganews on port 443 as well as port 563.

Port 563 is traditionally recognized as the default port for encrypted Usenet
traffic (NNTPS), while port 443 is recognized as the default port for encrypted web
traffic (HTTPS). By supporting multiple ports for encrypted Usenet downloads,
Giganews\' customers will be able to switch between ports depending on which path
offers the best performance.

Customers experiencing slow download speeds using port 563 may choose to use port
443 in order to get faster encrypted Usenet downloads and vice versa.

Giganews recently released encrypted Usenet access as announced at
http://www.giganews.com/news/article/encrypted-usenet.html. Encrypted Usenet access
allows Giganews\' customers to safely and securely download headers and articles from
Usenet newsgroups.

Encrypted Usenet access and Giganews\' new support for port 443 are part of Giganews\'
continuing efforts to improve service levels and offer a more robust and secure
service for their customers.

For more information about Giganews, please visit http://www.giganews.com/

Giganews is a trademark of Giganews, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned in this
document are the property of their respective owners

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Contact Details = Matthew Taylor
matthew@giganews.com