SSL, in regards to a usenet service, is encryption between two points, you and the usenet provider. Its uses are primarily to avoid throttling, and traffic shaping however it is heavily marketed as a means to "protect your activities from prying eyes". This could be debated as to whether it is really necessary or not, but we will not get into that here.
Today, most newsreaders have been updated to support SSL connection functionality and it is as simple as checking a couple of check boxes to enable SSL.
The main SSL port is 563 (nntps), with other alternative ports depending on provider.
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