Don't top-post, please. Aflatoon Aflatooni <[email protected]> writes:
> What is needed in order to run nntp? How does nntp connect to other news > servers? Where do you define the news groups that the server would subscribe > to? > Any pointers or suggested configuration? NNTP is the protocol, not the software. Aflatoon Aflatooni <[email protected]> writes: > From: Lowell Gilbert <[email protected]> > To: Aflatoon Aflatooni <[email protected]>; [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, October 1, 2009 10:12:56 AM > Subject: Re: usenet configuration > > Odhiambo Washington <[email protected]> writes: > >> On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Aflatoon Aflatooni >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Can someone point me to what software I need to install in order to provide >>> a usenet service for internal users? >> >> >> >> cd /usr/ports >> make search key=usenet > > Or better yet, "nntp". By which I meant "make search key=nntp" > I think cnews is still the standard server software, but there are a > bunch of alternatives that might be easier for a small installation. So install one and look at its documentation. -- Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/ _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
