diff --git a/apps/nntp65.c b/apps/nntp65.c
index 09ad129..37998b5 100644
--- a/apps/nntp65.c
+++ b/apps/nntp65.c
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ void readconfigfile(void) {
 
   colon = strchr(cfg_server, ':');
   if (!colon)
-    nntp_port = 110;
+    nntp_port = 119;
   else {
     nntp_port = atoi(colon + 1);    
     *colon = '\0';
@@ -649,19 +649,22 @@ void main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   if (expect(buf, "20")) // "200" if posting is allowed / "201" if no posting
     error_exit();
 
-  sprintf(sendbuf, "AUTHINFO USER %s\r\n", cfg_user);
-  if (!w5100_tcp_send_recv(sendbuf, buf, NETBUFSZ, DO_SEND, CMD_MODE)) {
-    error_exit();
-  }
-  if (expect(buf, "381")) // Username accepted
-    error_exit();
+  // Skip authentication?
+  if (strcmp(cfg_user, "-") != 0) {
+    sprintf(sendbuf, "AUTHINFO USER %s\r\n", cfg_user);
+    if (!w5100_tcp_send_recv(sendbuf, buf, NETBUFSZ, DO_SEND, CMD_MODE)) {
+      error_exit();
+    }
+    if (expect(buf, "381")) // Username accepted
+      error_exit();
 
-  sprintf(sendbuf, "AUTHINFO PASS %s\r\n", cfg_pass);
-  if (!w5100_tcp_send_recv(sendbuf, buf, NETBUFSZ, DO_SEND, CMD_MODE)) {
-    error_exit();
+    sprintf(sendbuf, "AUTHINFO PASS %s\r\n", cfg_pass);
+    if (!w5100_tcp_send_recv(sendbuf, buf, NETBUFSZ, DO_SEND, CMD_MODE)) {
+      error_exit();
+    }
+    if (expect(buf, "281")) // Authentication successful
+      error_exit();
   }
-  if (expect(buf, "281")) // Authentication successful
-    error_exit();
 
   while (1) {
     msg = fscanf(newsgroupsfp, "%s %s %ld", newsgroup, mailbox, &msgnum);