RE: Newsgroup server

2003-01-13 Thread Bill Mullen
On Mon, 13 Jan 2003, Tilly, Lawrence wrote: > The server suggested by Paul below does not carry any *binaries groups. > This is the same problem I'm having with my ISP (metrocast) and is what > is going to drive me to setting up leafnode (or something similar) late > this spring. Does anybody ha

Re: Newsgroup server

2003-01-13 Thread Bob Bell
On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 03:56:15PM -0500, Tilly, Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The server suggested by Paul below does not carry any *binaries > groups. This is the same problem I'm having with my ISP (metrocast) > and is what is going to drive me to setting up leafnode (or something > si

RE: Newsgroup server

2003-01-13 Thread Kurth Bemis
At 03:56 PM 1/13/2003 -0500, Tilly, Lawrence wrote: Look at Giganews and Slurp... Places like that sell NG access based on IP, netBlock and username/password. ~kurth The server suggested by Paul below does not carry any *binaries groups. This is the same problem I'm having with my ISP (metro

RE: Newsgroup server

2003-01-13 Thread Tilly, Lawrence
The server suggested by Paul below does not carry any *binaries groups. This is the same problem I'm having with my ISP (metrocast) and is what is going to drive me to setting up leafnode (or something similar) late this spring. Does anybody have any experience with a news server that carries t

Re: Newsgroup server

2003-01-13 Thread Bill Mullen
On Mon, 13 Jan 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 13:19:04 EST > Randy Edwards said: > > > The big software to do this is "inn". It's an industrial-strength > > package > > Yeah, but if you just want to receive them on your own PC, and not serve > an entire env

Re: Newsgroup server

2003-01-13 Thread pll
In a message dated: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 13:19:04 EST Randy Edwards said: >The big software to do this is "inn". It's an industrial-strength package Yeah, but if you just want to receive them on your own PC, and not serve an entire environment, then check out Leafnode and use the News.CIS.DFN.

Re: Newsgroup server

2003-01-12 Thread bscott
On Sat, 11 Jan 2003, at 2:28pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I figured [Usenet] was just a broadcast and that anyone could receive > it In one sense, you are right. A message posted to a Usenet newsgroup is a broadcast communication, available to anyone. However, it is not broadcast (or ev

Re: Newsgroup server

2003-01-11 Thread Chris
H. never thought that I would have to get a feed from any place apart from the internet... I figured it was just a broadcast and that anyone could receive it I'll have to try to set something up and see what happens. Thanks Randy Edwards wrote: > Chris wrote: > > There are

Re: Newsgroup server

2003-01-11 Thread Randy Edwards
Chris wrote: There are certain newsgroups that my ISP doesn't carry, what kind of software would I need to be able to receive them on my Linux system, and how do I go about setting it up? The big software to do this is "inn". It's an industrial-strength package that is pretty easy to set up

Newsgroup server

2003-01-11 Thread Chris
There are certain newsgroups that my ISP doesn't carry, what kind of software would I need to be able to receive them on my Linux system, and how do I go about setting it up? Thanks ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.o