Charlie,
I want to host my own newsgroups so that our software users can support each
other.
As far as I can see, neither leafnode or nntpcache allow for the serving of
local newsgroups.
I'm hoping to configure my news server specifically _not_ to get / take /
support newsfeeds except for the local groups.
I've found what looks like a nice web <-> nntp interface based on php
(enabled in e-smith <g>)
Looks like lots more reading of inn documentation unless anyone else has a
suggestion.
By the way, I _want_ the dual nntp / web access to this support option, as
our customer base (AutoCAD users) is used to this service from Autodesk's
(quite troublesome) server.
Thanks for ALL the help.
Hugh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlie Brady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Hugh Fox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "e-smith-Dev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 12:34 AM
Subject: [e-smith-devinfo] Re: inn news server question
>
> On Fri, 16 Feb 2001, Hugh Fox wrote:
>
> > How do I turn off the services I do not want.
>
> See previous email.
>
> > For me it just plugs possible security holes (and I don't need to
> > worry about possible future exploits)
>
> That's sensible enough. However, just so that everyone knows, the services
> you listed (netatalk, lpd, samba) each have two or three barriers between
> the Internet and the services - a packet filter, access control lists (TCP
> wrappers, and selective binding to the internal interface.
>
> > I will be adding a news server to the box, and have downloaded (but not
> > installed) inn-2.2.3-3.i386.rpm for Redhat 7.0 from rpmfind.net. Does
anyone
> > know of any reason not to install this on e-smith ?
>
> News servers are a real can of worms - very difficult to manage. They can
> chew up all your bandwidth, disk space and peace of mind if you are not
> very careful.
>
> Be very sure that you need one before installing. Consider using something
> like leafnode or nntpcache rather than INN.
>
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