Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 22:44:58 +0000 () From: "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net> To: lray@aurora.liunet.edu Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: INN port problems Message-ID: <199602142244.WAA01740@dyson.iquest.net> In-Reply-To: <96021411175446@aurora.liunet.edu> from "lray@aurora.liunet.edu" at Feb 14, 96 11:17:54 am
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> I've installed INN from the port, but I cannot seem to configure it
> correctly. I keep getting "File exists writing symlinking article file --
> throttling" errors, and even though I tried compiling without MMAP as the
> FAQ suggests, the errors won't go away.
>
> If anyone has a working INN installation and can help me I'd appreciate it.
> I'd like to see a copy of a good config.data file. If someone could post
> one and/or mail one to me, I'd be greatful.
>
Here is my config.data. I used the INN in ports. Good luck!!! And
keep in contact if you need further assistance.
John
## $Revision: 1.5 $
##
## InterNetNews configuration file.
## Note that if you leave a field blank, you must have the trailing tab!
##
##
## 1. MAKE CONFIG PARAMETERS
## Where the DBZ sources are, from C News. INN has a (maybe old) copy.
#### =()<DBZDIR @<DBZDIR>@>()=
DBZDIR ../dbz
## If you have a parallel make, set this to "&"
#### =()<P @<P>@>()=
P
## C pre-processor flags
#### =()<DEFS @<DEFS>@>()=
DEFS -I../include -DHAS_GETLOADAVG
## C compiler
#### =()<CC @<CC>@>()=
CC cc
## Does your compiler properly do "char const *"? Pick DO DONT or DUNNO
#### =()<USE_CHAR_CONST @<USE_CHAR_CONST>@>()=
USE_CHAR_CONST DUNNO
## C compiler flags
#### =()<CFLAGS @<CFLAGS>@>()=
CFLAGS $(DEFS) -O2 -m486 -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe
## C compiler flags to use when compiling dbz
#### =()<DBZCFLAGS @<DBZCFLAGS>@>()=
DBZCFLAGS $(CFLAGS)
## What flags to use if profiling; -p or -pg, e.g.
#### =()<PROF @<PROF>@>()=
PROF -pg
## Flags for the "cc -o" line; e.g., -Bstatic on SunOS4.x while debugging.
#### =()<LDFLAGS @<LDFLAGS>@>()=
LDFLAGS -g
## If you use the standard NNTP way of connecting, where is the library?
#### =()<NNTPLIB @<NNTPLIB>@>()=
NNTPLIB
## If you need to link in other libraries, add them here
#### =()<LIBS @<LIBS>@>()=
LIBS
## How to make a lint library; pick BSD, SYSV, or NONE.
#### =()<LINTLIBSTYLE @<LINTLIBSTYLE>@>()=
LINTLIBSTYLE NONE
## Flags for lint. AIX wants "-wkD"; it and others don't want "-z".
#### =()<LINTFLAGS @<LINTFLAGS>@>()=
LINTFLAGS -b -h -z $(DEFS)
## Some lints insist on putting out the filename and other crap.
## Possible values:
## LINTFILTER | sed -n -f ../sedf.aix
## LINTFILTER | sed -n -f ../sedf.osx
## LINTFILTER | sed -n -f ../sedf.sun
## LINTFILTER | sed -n -f ../sedf.sysv
## LINTFILTER
#### =()<LINTFILTER @<LINTFILTER>@>()=
LINTFILTER | sed -n -f ../sedf.sun
## How to install manpages; pick SOURCE, NROFF-PACK, NROFF-PACK-SCO, or NONE.
#### =()<MANPAGESTYLE @<MANPAGESTYLE>@>()=
MANPAGESTYLE SOURCE
## Where various manpages should go
#### =()<MAN1 @<MAN1>@>()=
MAN1 /usr/local/man/man1
#### =()<MAN3 @<MAN3>@>()=
MAN3 /usr/local/man/man3
#### =()<MAN5 @<MAN5>@>()=
MAN5 /usr/local/man/man5
#### =()<MAN8 @<MAN8>@>()=
MAN8 /usr/local/man/man8
## Ranlib command. Use echo if you don't need ranlib.
#### =()<RANLIB @<RANLIB>@>()=
RANLIB ranlib
## YACC (yet another config control?)
#### =()<YACC @<YACC>@>()=
YACC yacc
## Ctags command. Use echo if you don't have ctags.
#### =()<CTAGS @<CTAGS>@>()=
CTAGS ctags -t -w
##
## 2. LOGGING LEVELS
## Facility innd should log under.
#### =()<LOG_INN_SERVER @<LOG_INN_SERVER>@>()=
LOG_INN_SERVER LOG_NEWS
## Facility all other programs should log under.
#### =()<LOG_INN_PROG @<LOG_INN_PROG>@>()=
LOG_INN_PROG LOG_NEWS
## Flags to use in opening the logs; some programs add LOG_PID.
#### =()<L_OPENLOG_FLAGS @<L_OPENLOG_FLAGS>@>()=
L_OPENLOG_FLAGS (LOG_CONS | LOG_NDELAY)
## Log a fatal error; program is about to exit.
#### =()<L_FATAL @<L_FATAL>@>()=
L_FATAL LOG_CRIT
## Log an error that might mean one or more articles get lost.
#### =()<L_ERROR @<L_ERROR>@>()=
L_ERROR LOG_ERR
## Informational notice, usually not worth caring about.
#### =()<L_NOTICE @<L_NOTICE>@>()=
L_NOTICE LOG_WARNING
## A protocol trace.
#### =()<L_TRACE @<L_TRACE>@>()=
L_TRACE LOG_DEBUG
## All incoming control commands (ctlinnd, etc).
#### =()<L_CC_CMD @<L_CC_CMD>@>()=
L_CC_CMD LOG_INFO
##
## 3. OWNERSHIPS AND FILE MODES
## Owner of articles and directories and _PATH_INNDDIR
#### =()<NEWSUSER @<NEWSUSER>@>()=
NEWSUSER news
## Group, for same purpose
#### =()<NEWSGROUP @<NEWSGROUP>@>()=
NEWSGROUP news
## Who gets email about control messages? (Usually same as NEWSUSER)
#### =()<NEWSMASTER @<NEWSMASTER>@>()=
NEWSMASTER usenet
## Who gets email on the Path line?
#### =()<PATHMASTER @<PATHMASTER>@>()=
PATHMASTER not-for-mail
## Umask to set.
#### =()<NEWSUMASK @<NEWSUMASK>@>()=
NEWSUMASK 02
## Mode that incoming articles are created under.
#### =()<ARTFILE_MODE @<ARTFILE_MODE>@>()=
ARTFILE_MODE 0664
## Mode that batch files are created under.
#### =()<BATCHFILE_MODE @<BATCHFILE_MODE>@>()=
BATCHFILE_MODE 0664
## Mode that directories are created under.
#### =()<GROUPDIR_MODE @<GROUPDIR_MODE>@>()=
GROUPDIR_MODE 0775
##
## 4. C LIBRARY DIFFERENCES
## Use stdargs, varargs, or neither? Pick VARARGS STDARGS or NONE.
## You need vfprintf and vfsprintf if not NONE.
#### =()<VAR_STYLE @<VAR_STYLE>@>()=
VAR_STYLE VARARGS
## If you don't have <string.h>, set this to "mystring.h"
#### =()<STR_HEADER @<STR_HEADER>@>()=
STR_HEADER <string.h>
## If you don't have <memory.h>, set this to "mymemory.h"
#### =()<MEM_HEADER @<MEM_HEADER>@>()=
MEM_HEADER <memory.h>
## What is a file offset? Usually long or off_t. *Must be long for now!*
#### =()<OFFSET_T @<OFFSET_T>@>()=
OFFSET_T long
## What is the type of an object size? Usually size_t or unsigned int.
#### =()<SIZE_T @<SIZE_T>@>()=
SIZE_T size_t
## What is the type of a passwd uid and gid, for use in chown(2)?
#### =()<UID_T @<UID_T>@>()=
UID_T uid_t
#### =()<GID_T @<GID_T>@>()=
GID_T gid_t
## Type of a pid, for use in kill(2).
#### =()<PID_T @<PID_T>@>()=
PID_T pid_t
## Generic pointer, used by memcpy, malloc, etc. Usually char or void.
#### =()<POINTER @<POINTER>@>()=
POINTER char
## Worst-case alignment, in order to shut lint up
#### =()<ALIGNPTR @<ALIGNPTR>@>()=
ALIGNPTR int
## What should a signal handler return? Usually int or void.
#### =()<SIGHANDLER @<SIGHANDLER>@>()=
SIGHANDLER void
## Type of variables can be modified in a signal handler? sig_atomic_t
#### =()<SIGVAR @<SIGVAR>@>()=
SIGVAR int
## Function that returns no value, and a pointer to it. Pick int or void
#### =()<FUNCTYPE @<FUNCTYPE>@>()=
FUNCTYPE void
## Use BSD4.2 or Posix directory names? Pick DIRENT or DIRECT.
#### =()<DIR_STYLE @<DIR_STYLE>@>()=
DIR_STYLE DIRENT
## Use flock, lockf, or nothing to lock files?
## Pick FLOCK, LOCKF, FCNTL, or NONE
#### =()<LOCK_STYLE @<LOCK_STYLE>@>()=
LOCK_STYLE FLOCK
## Do you have <unistd.h>? Pick DO or DONT
#### =()<HAVE_UNISTD @<HAVE_UNISTD>@>()=
HAVE_UNISTD DO
## Do you have setbuffer? Pick DO or DONT.
#### =()<HAVE_SETBUFFER @<HAVE_SETBUFFER>@>()=
HAVE_SETBUFFER DO
## Do you have gettimeofday? Pick DO or DONT.
#### =()<HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY @<HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY>@>()=
HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY DO
## Do you have fchmod? Pick DO or DONT.
#### =()<HAVE_FCHMOD @<HAVE_FCHMOD>@>()=
HAVE_FCHMOD DO
## Do you have setsid()? Pick DO or DONT.
#### =()<HAVE_SETSID @<HAVE_SETSID>@>()=
HAVE_SETSID DO
## Does your (struct tm) have a tm_gmtoff field? Pick DO or DONT.
#### =()<HAVE_TM_GMTOFF @<HAVE_TM_GMTOFF>@>()=
HAVE_TM_GMTOFF DO
## Does your (struct stat) have a st_blksize field? Pick DO or DONT.
#### =()<HAVE_ST_BLKSIZE @<HAVE_ST_BLKSIZE>@>()=
HAVE_ST_BLKSIZE DO
## Use waitpid instead of wait3? Pick DO or DONT.
#### =()<HAVE_WAITPID @<HAVE_WAITPID>@>()=
HAVE_WAITPID DO
## Use "union wait" instead of int? Pick DO or DONT.
#### =()<USE_UNION_WAIT @<USE_UNION_WAIT>@>()=
USE_UNION_WAIT DONT
## How to fork? Pick fork or vfork.
#### =()<FORK @<FORK>@>()=
FORK fork
## Do you have <vfork.h>? Pick DO or DONT.
#### =()<HAVE_VFORK @<HAVE_VFORK>@>()=
HAVE_VFORK DO
## Do you have symbolic links? Pick DO or DONT.
#### =()<HAVE_SYMLINK @<HAVE_SYMLINK>@>()=
HAVE_SYMLINK DO
## Do you have Unix-domain sockets? Pick DO or DONT.
#### =()<HAVE_UNIX_DOMAIN @<HAVE_UNIX_DOMAIN>@>()=
HAVE_UNIX_DOMAIN DO
## Does your AF_UNIX bind use sizeof for the socket size? Pick DO or DONT.
#### =()<BIND_USE_SIZEOF @<BIND_USE_SIZEOF>@>()=
BIND_USE_SIZEOF DO
## How should close-on-exec be done? Pick IOCTL or FCNTL.
#### =()<CLX_STYLE @<CLX_STYLE>@>()=
CLX_STYLE IOCTL
## How should non-blocking I/O be done? Pick IOCTL or FCNTL.
#### =()<NBIO_STYLE @<NBIO_STYLE>@>()=
NBIO_STYLE FCNTL
## How should resource-totalling be done? Pick RUSAGE or TIMES
#### =()<RES_STYLE @<RES_STYLE>@>()=
RES_STYLE RUSAGE
## How to get number of available descriptors?
## Pick GETDTAB, GETRLIMIT, SYSCONF, ULIMIT, or CONSTANT.
#### =()<FDCOUNT_STYLE @<FDCOUNT_STYLE>@>()=
FDCOUNT_STYLE GETDTAB
## If greater than -1, then use [gs]etrlimit to set that many descriptors.
## If -1, then no [gs]etrlimit calls are done.
#### =()<NOFILE_LIMIT @<NOFILE_LIMIT>@>()=
NOFILE_LIMIT -1
## Do you need <time.h> as well as <sys/time.h>? Pick DO or DONT.
#### =()<NEED_TIME @<NEED_TIME>@>()=
NEED_TIME DONT
## What predicate, if any, the <ctype.h> macros need
#### =()<CTYPE @<CTYPE>@>()=
CTYPE (isascii((c)) && isXXXXX((c)))
#CTYPE ((c) > 0 && isXXXXX((c)))
#CTYPE isXXXXX((c))
## What's the return type of abort? Usually int or void.
#### =()<ABORTVAL @<ABORTVAL>@>()=
ABORTVAL void
## What's the return type of alarm? Usually int or unsigned int.
#### =()<ALARMVAL @<ALARMVAL>@>()=
ALARMVAL u_int
## What's the return type of getpid? Usually int or unsigned int.
#### =()<GETPIDVAL @<GETPIDVAL>@>()=
GETPIDVAL pid_t
## What's the return type of sleep? Usually int or unsigned int.
#### =()<SLEEPVAL @<SLEEPVAL>@>()=
SLEEPVAL u_int
## What's the return type of qsort? Usually int or void.
#### =()<QSORTVAL @<QSORTVAL>@>()=
QSORTVAL void
## What's the return type of lseek? Usually long or off_t.
#### =()<LSEEKVAL @<LSEEKVAL>@>()=
LSEEKVAL off_t
## What's the return type of free? Usually int or void.
#### =()<FREEVAL @<FREEVAL>@>()=
FREEVAL void
## What's the return type of exit? Usually int or void.
## (For gcc (not pedantic ANSI) use "volatile void" in EXITVAL and _EXITVAL.)
#### =()<EXITVAL @<EXITVAL>@>()=
EXITVAL __dead void
## What's the return type of _exit? Usually int or void.
#### =()<_EXITVAL @<_EXITVAL>@>()=
_EXITVAL __dead void
##
## 5. C LIBRARY OMISSIONS
## Possible values:
## MISSING_MAN strcasecmp.3 syslog.3
## MISSING_SRC strcasecmp.c syslog.c strerror.c getdtab.c
## MISSING_OBJ strcasecmp.o syslog.o strerror.o getdtab.c
## getdtab has a getdtablesize() routine if you need it; see the lib
## directory and Install.ms for others.
## OSx systems should add $(OSXATTOBJ) to MISSING_OBJ.
#### =()<MISSING_MAN @<MISSING_MAN>@>()=
MISSING_MAN
#### =()<MISSING_SRC @<MISSING_SRC>@>()=
MISSING_SRC
#### =()<MISSING_OBJ @<MISSING_OBJ>@>()=
MISSING_OBJ
##
## 6. MISCELLANEOUS CONFIG DATA
## Use read/write to update the active file, or mmap? Pick READ or MMAP.
#### =()<ACT_STYLE @<ACT_STYLE>@>()=
ACT_STYLE READ
## Do clients use our NNTP-server-open routine, or the one in NNTP?
## INND is nicer, but you must install inn.conf files everywhere; NNTP
## is better if you already have lots of /usr/lib/news/server files.
## Pick INND or NNTP.
#### =()<REM_STYLE @<REM_STYLE>@>()=
REM_STYLE INND
## Should rnews save articles that the server rejects? Pick DO or DONT.
#### =()<RNEWS_SAVE_BAD @<RNEWS_SAVE_BAD>@>()=
RNEWS_SAVE_BAD DO
## Should rnews log articles innd already has? Pick SYSLOG, FILE, OR DONT.
#### =()<RNEWS_LOG_DUPS @<RNEWS_LOG_DUPS>@>()=
RNEWS_LOG_DUPS FILE
## Look in _PATH_RNEWSPROGS for rnews unpackers? Pick DO or DONT.
#### =()<RNEWSPROGS @<RNEWSPROGS>@>()=
RNEWSPROGS DO
## Should rnews try the local host? Pick DO or DONT.
#### =()<RNEWSLOCALCONNECT @<RNEWSLOCALCONNECT>@>()=
RNEWSLOCALCONNECT DO
## Environment variable that has remote hostname for rnews.
#### =()<_ENV_UUCPHOST @<_ENV_UUCPHOST>@>()=
_ENV_UUCPHOST UU_MACHINE
## Require posts to have under 50% inclusion (">") lines? Pick DO OR DONT.
## (This is only for inews and nnrpd.)
#### =()<CHECK_INCLUDED_TEXT @<CHECK_INCLUDED_TEXT>@>()=
CHECK_INCLUDED_TEXT DONT
## Put hosts in the inews Path header? Pick DO or DONT.
#### =()<INEWS_PATH @<INEWS_PATH>@>()=
INEWS_PATH DONT
## Munge the gecos field of password entry? Pick DO or DONT.
#### =()<MUNGE_GECOS @<MUNGE_GECOS>@>()=
MUNGE_GECOS DO
## How many times to try to fork before giving up
#### =()<MAX_FORKS @<MAX_FORKS>@>()=
MAX_FORKS 10
## Largest acceptable article size; 0 allows any size
#### =()<MAX_ART_SIZE @<MAX_ART_SIZE>@>()=
MAX_ART_SIZE 1000000
## Value of dbzincore(FLAG) call in innd. Pick 1 or 0.
#### =()<INND_DBZINCORE @<INND_DBZINCORE>@>()=
INND_DBZINCORE 1
## Should sub-processes get a nice(2) value? Pick DO or DONT.
#### =()<INND_NICE_KIDS @<INND_NICE_KIDS>@>()=
INND_NICE_KIDS DONT
## Value for nice(2) call in innd.
#### =()<INND_NICE_VALUE @<INND_NICE_VALUE>@>()=
INND_NICE_VALUE 10
## Null-terminated list of unknown commands to not log to syslog.
## INND_QUIET_BADLIST "xstream", "xfoo", NULL
#### =()<INND_QUIET_BADLIST @<INND_QUIET_BADLIST>@>()=
INND_QUIET_BADLIST NULL
## Null-terminated set of illegal distribution patterns for local postings.
#### =()<BAD_DISTRIBS @<BAD_DISTRIBS>@>()=
BAD_DISTRIBS "*.*",NULL
## Verify that the poster is the person doing the cancel? Pick DO or DONT.
#### =()<VERIFY_CANCELS @<VERIFY_CANCELS>@>()=
VERIFY_CANCELS DONT
## Log "ctlinnd cancel" commands to syslog? Pick DO or DONT.
#### =()<LOG_CANCEL_COMMANDS @<LOG_CANCEL_COMMANDS>@>()=
LOG_CANCEL_COMMANDS DO
## File unknown "to.*" groups into the "to" newsgroup? Pick DO or DONT.
#### =()<MERGE_TO_GROUPS @<MERGE_TO_GROUPS>@>()=
MERGE_TO_GROUPS DONT
## File articles in unknown newsgroups into junk? Pick DO or DONT.
#### =()<WANT_TRASH @<WANT_TRASH>@>()=
WANT_TRASH DO
## Record rejected articles in history? Pick DO or DONT.
#### =()<REMEMBER_TRASH @<REMEMBER_TRASH>@>()=
REMEMBER_TRASH DONT
## Check the linecount against the Lines header? Pick DO or DONT.
#### =()<CHECK_LINECOUNT @<CHECK_LINECOUNT>@>()=
CHECK_LINECOUNT DONT
## If checking, the error must be within LINECOUNT_FUZZ lines.
## Five is number of .signature lines + 1.
#### =()<LINECOUNT_FUZZ @<LINECOUNT_FUZZ>@>()=
LINECOUNT_FUZZ 5
## Have innd throttle itself after this many I/O errors.
#### =()<IO_ERROR_COUNT @<IO_ERROR_COUNT>@>()=
IO_ERROR_COUNT 50
## Default value for ctlinnd -t flag; use 0 to wait and poll.
#### =()<CTLINND_TIMEOUT @<CTLINND_TIMEOUT>@>()=
CTLINND_TIMEOUT 0
## Flush logs if we go this long with no I/O.
#### =()<DEFAULT_TIMEOUT @<DEFAULT_TIMEOUT>@>()=
DEFAULT_TIMEOUT 300
## INND closes channel if inactive this long (seconds).
#### =()<PEER_TIMEOUT @<PEER_TIMEOUT>@>()=
PEER_TIMEOUT (1 * 60 * 60)
## NNRP exits if inactive this long (seconds).
#### =()<CLIENT_TIMEOUT @<CLIENT_TIMEOUT>@>()=
CLIENT_TIMEOUT (2 * 60 * 60)
## Allow nnrpd readers when paused or throttled? Pick DO or DONT.
#### =()<ALLOW_READERS @<ALLOW_READERS>@>()=
ALLOW_READERS DO
## Refuse newsreader connections if load is higher then this; -1 disables.
#### =()<NNRP_LOADLIMIT @<NNRP_LOADLIMIT>@>()=
NNRP_LOADLIMIT 16
## Don't readdir() spool dir if same group within this many secs.
#### =()<NNRP_RESCAN_DELAY @<NNRP_RESCAN_DELAY>@>()=
NNRP_RESCAN_DELAY 60
## Do gethostbyaddr on client adresses in nnrp? Pick DO or DONT.
## (If DONT, then use only IP addresses in hosts.nnrp)
#### =()<NNRP_GETHOSTBYADDR @<NNRP_GETHOSTBYADDR>@>()=
NNRP_GETHOSTBYADDR DO
## How many Message-ID retrievals until nnrpd does a dbzincore? Set
## to -1 to never do incore.
#### =()<NNRP_DBZINCORE_DELAY @<NNRP_DBZINCORE_DELAY>@>()=
NNRP_DBZINCORE_DELAY 40
## Strip Sender from posts that didn't authenticate? Pick DO or DONT.
#### =()<NNRP_AUTH_SENDER @<NNRP_AUTH_SENDER>@>()=
NNRP_AUTH_SENDER DONT
## How many read/write failures until channel is put to sleep or closed?
#### =()<BAD_IO_COUNT @<BAD_IO_COUNT>@>()=
BAD_IO_COUNT 5
## Multiplier for sleep in EWOULDBLOCK writes (seconds).
#### =()<BLOCK_BACKOFF @<BLOCK_BACKOFF>@>()=
BLOCK_BACKOFF (2 * 60)
## How many article-writes between active and history updates?
#### =()<ICD_SYNC_COUNT @<ICD_SYNC_COUNT>@>()=
ICD_SYNC_COUNT 10
## Tell resolver _res.options to be fast? Pick DO or DONT.
#### =()<FAST_RESOLV @<FAST_RESOLV>@>()=
FAST_RESOLV DONT
## Drop articles that were posted this many days ago.
#### =()<DEFAULT_CUTOFF @<DEFAULT_CUTOFF>@>()=
DEFAULT_CUTOFF 14
## Maximum number of incoming NNTP connections.
#### =()<DEFAULT_CONNECTIONS @<DEFAULT_CONNECTIONS>@>()=
DEFAULT_CONNECTIONS 50
## Wait this many seconds before channel restarts.
#### =()<CHANNEL_RETRY_TIME @<CHANNEL_RETRY_TIME>@>()=
CHANNEL_RETRY_TIME (5 * 60)
## Wait this many seconds before seeing if pause is ended.
#### =()<PAUSE_RETRY_TIME @<PAUSE_RETRY_TIME>@>()=
PAUSE_RETRY_TIME (5 * 60)
## Wait this many seconds between noticing inactive channels.
#### =()<CHANNEL_INACTIVE_TIME @<CHANNEL_INACTIVE_TIME>@>()=
CHANNEL_INACTIVE_TIME (10 * 60)
## Put nntplink info (filename) into the log?
#### =()<NNTPLINK_LOG @<NNTPLINK_LOG>@>()=
NNTPLINK_LOG DONT
## Log by host IP address, rather than from Path line?
#### =()<IPADDR_LOG @<IPADDR_LOG>@>()=
IPADDR_LOG DONT
## Log NNTP activity after this many articles.
#### =()<NNTP_ACTIVITY_SYNC @<NNTP_ACTIVITY_SYNC>@>()=
NNTP_ACTIVITY_SYNC 200
## Free buffers bigger than this when we're done with them.
#### =()<BIG_BUFFER @<BIG_BUFFER>@>()=
BIG_BUFFER (2 * START_BUFF_SIZE)
## A general small buffer.
#### =()<SMBUF @<SMBUF>@>()=
SMBUF 256
## Buffer for a single article name.
#### =()<MAXARTFNAME @<MAXARTFNAME>@>()=
MAXARTFNAME 10
## Buffer for a single pathname in the spool directory.
#### =()<SPOOLNAMEBUFF @<SPOOLNAMEBUFF>@>()=
SPOOLNAMEBUFF 512
## Maximum size of a single header.
#### =()<MAXHEADERSIZE @<MAXHEADERSIZE>@>()=
MAXHEADERSIZE 1024
## Byte limit on locally-posted articles; 0 to disable the check.
#### =()<LOCAL_MAX_ARTSIZE @<LOCAL_MAX_ARTSIZE>@>()=
LOCAL_MAX_ARTSIZE 0
## Do you have uustat, or just uuq? Pick DO or DONT
#### =()<HAVE_UUSTAT @<HAVE_UUSTAT>@>()=
HAVE_UUSTAT DO
##
## 7. PATHS TO COMMON PROGRAMS
## Where the raison d'etre for this distribution lives.
#### =()<_PATH_INND @<_PATH_INND>@>()=
_PATH_INND /usr/local/etc/innd
## Where the optional front-end that exec's innd lives.
#### =()<_PATH_INNDSTART @<_PATH_INNDSTART>@>()=
_PATH_INNDSTART /usr/local/etc/inndstart
## Where news boot-up script should be installed.
#### =()<_PATH_NEWSBOOT @<_PATH_NEWSBOOT>@>()=
_PATH_NEWSBOOT /usr/local/etc/rc.news
## Where sendmail, or a look-alike, lives.
## The -t is optional and says to read message for recipients
#### =()<_PATH_SENDMAIL @<_PATH_SENDMAIL>@>()=
_PATH_SENDMAIL /usr/sbin/sendmail -t
## Where the shell is.
#### =()<_PATH_SH @<_PATH_SH>@>()=
_PATH_SH /bin/sh
## Where the compress program lives.
#### =()<_PATH_COMPRESS @<_PATH_COMPRESS>@>()=
_PATH_COMPRESS /usr/bin/gzip
## What extension your compress appends
#### =()<_PATH_COMPRESSEXT @<_PATH_COMPRESSEXT>@>()=
_PATH_COMPRESSEXT .gz
## Where egrep lives (you might need the FSF one; see scanlogs)
#### =()<_PATH_EGREP @<_PATH_EGREP>@>()=
_PATH_EGREP /usr/bin/egrep
## Where awk lives
#### =()<_PATH_AWK @<_PATH_AWK>@>()=
_PATH_AWK /usr/bin/awk
## Where sed lives (you might need the FSF one)
#### =()<_PATH_SED @<_PATH_SED>@>()=
_PATH_SED /usr/bin/sed
## Where inews lives.
#### =()<_PATH_INEWS @<_PATH_INEWS>@>()=
_PATH_INEWS /usr/local/bin/inews
## Where rnews lives.
#### =()<_PATH_RNEWS @<_PATH_RNEWS>@>()=
_PATH_RNEWS /usr/local/bin/rnews
## Where the NNRP server lives.
#### =()<_PATH_NNRPD @<_PATH_NNRPD>@>()=
_PATH_NNRPD /usr/local/etc/in.nnrpd
## The path of the process run when an unknown host connects to innd.
## Usually the same as _PATH_NNRPD, but may be, e.g., the path to
## nntpd from the reference implementation.
#### =()<_PATH_NNTPD @<_PATH_NNTPD>@>()=
_PATH_NNTPD /usr/local/etc/in.nnrpd
## Where the NNQR server lives. Make same as _PATH_NNRPD for now
#### =()<_PATH_NNQRD @<_PATH_NNRPD>@>()=
_PATH_NNQRD /usr/local/etc/in.nnrpd
## Where most other programs live.
## See also _PATH_RNEWSPROGS and _PATH_CONTROLPROGS, below.
#### =()<_PATH_NEWSBIN @<_PATH_NEWSBIN>@>()=
_PATH_NEWSBIN /usr/local/news/bin
## Where temporary files live on the server
#### =()<_PATH_TMP @<_PATH_TMP>@>()=
_PATH_TMP /var/tmp
## Command to send mail (with -s "subject" allowed)
#### =()<_PATH_MAILCMD @<_PATH_MAILCMD>@>()=
_PATH_MAILCMD /usr/bin/Mail
## Where scripts should have shlock create locks.
#### =()<_PATH_LOCKS @<_PATH_LOCKS>@>()=
_PATH_LOCKS /usr/local/news/locks
##
## 8. PATHS RELATED TO THE SPOOL DIRECTORY
## Spool directory, where articles live.
#### =()<_PATH_SPOOL @<_PATH_SPOOL>@>()=
_PATH_SPOOL /var/news
## Spool directory where overview data lives.
#### =()<_PATH_OVERVIEWDIR @<_PATH_OVERVIEWDIR>@>()=
_PATH_OVERVIEWDIR /var/news/over.view
## Name of overview file within its spool directory.
#### =()<_PATH_OVERVIEW @<_PATH_OVERVIEW>@>()=
_PATH_OVERVIEW .overview
## Where rnews spools its input.
#### =()<_PATH_SPOOLNEWS @<_PATH_SPOOLNEWS>@>()=
_PATH_SPOOLNEWS /var/news/in.coming
## Where rnews creates temporary files until finished
#### =()<_PATH_SPOOLTEMP @<_PATH_SPOOLTEMP>@>()=
_PATH_SPOOLTEMP /var/news/in.coming/tmp
## Where rnews puts bad input.
#### =()<_PATH_BADNEWS @<_PATH_BADNEWS>@>()=
_PATH_BADNEWS /var/news/in.coming/bad
## Where rnews puts bad input, relative to _PATH_SPOOLNEWS.
#### =()<_PATH_RELBAD @<_PATH_RELBAD>@>()=
_PATH_RELBAD bad
##
## 9. EXECUTION PATHS FOR INND AND RNEWS
## Pathname where dups are logged if RNEWS_LOG_DUPS is FILE.
#### =()<_PATH_RNEWS_DUP_LOG @<_PATH_RNEWS_DUP_LOG>@>()=
_PATH_RNEWS_DUP_LOG /dev/null
## Rnews may execute any program in this directory; see RNEWSPROGS.
#### =()<_PATH_RNEWSPROGS @<_PATH_RNEWSPROGS>@>()=
_PATH_RNEWSPROGS /usr/local/news/bin/rnews
## Path to control messages scripts.
#### =()<_PATH_CONTROLPROGS @<_PATH_CONTROLPROGS>@>()=
_PATH_CONTROLPROGS /usr/local/news/bin/control
## Default "unknown/illegal" control script, within _PATH_CONTROLPROGS.
#### =()<_PATH_BADCONTROLPROG @<_PATH_BADCONTROLPROG>@>()=
_PATH_BADCONTROLPROG default
##
## 10. SOCKETS CREATED BY INND OR CLIENTS
#### =()<_PATH_INNDDIR @<_PATH_INNDDIR>@>()=
_PATH_INNDDIR /usr/local/news/innd
## Unix-domain stream socket that rnews connects to.
#### =()<_PATH_NNTPCONNECT @<_PATH_NNTPCONNECT>@>()=
_PATH_NNTPCONNECT /usr/local/news/innd/nntpin
## Unix-domain datagram socket that ctlinnd to.
#### =()<_PATH_NEWSCONTROL @<_PATH_NEWSCONTROL>@>()=
_PATH_NEWSCONTROL /usr/local/news/innd/control
## Temporary socket created by ctlinnd; run through mktemp
#### =()<_PATH_TEMPSOCK @<_PATH_TEMPSOCK>@>()=
_PATH_TEMPSOCK /usr/local/news/innd/ctlinndXXXXXX
##
## 11. LOG AND CONFIG FILES
## Shell script that sets most of these as shell vars
#### =()<_PATH_SHELLVARS @<_PATH_SHELLVARS>@>()=
_PATH_SHELLVARS /usr/local/news/lib/innshellvars
## Where most config and data files are usually stored; not required
## to the home directory of NEWSUSER.
#### =()<_PATH_NEWSLIB @<_PATH_NEWSLIB>@>()=
_PATH_NEWSLIB /usr/local/news/lib
## The server's log file.
#### =()<_PATH_LOGFILE @<_PATH_LOGFILE>@>()=
_PATH_LOGFILE /var/log/news/news
## The server's error log file.
#### =()<_PATH_ERRLOG @<_PATH_ERRLOG>@>()=
_PATH_ERRLOG /var/log/news/errlog
## Where most sylog log files go; see also scanlogs, innstat, etc.
#### =()<_PATH_MOST_LOGS @<_PATH_MOST_LOGS>@>()=
_PATH_MOST_LOGS /var/log/news
## How many generates of log files to keep.
#### =()<LOG_CYCLES @<LOG_CYCLES>@>()=
LOG_CYCLES 7
## Text value of the server's pid.
#### =()<_PATH_SERVERPID @<_PATH_SERVERPID>@>()=
_PATH_SERVERPID /usr/local/news/innd/innd.pid
## The newsfeeds file, on the server host.
#### =()<_PATH_NEWSFEEDS @<_PATH_NEWSFEEDS>@>()=
_PATH_NEWSFEEDS /usr/local/news/lib/newsfeeds
## The article history database, on the server host.
#### =()<_PATH_HISTORY @<_PATH_HISTORY>@>()=
_PATH_HISTORY /usr/local/news/lib/history
## File listing the sites that feed us news.
#### =()<_PATH_INNDHOSTS @<_PATH_INNDHOSTS>@>()=
_PATH_INNDHOSTS /usr/local/news/lib/hosts.nntp
## The active file, on the server host.
#### =()<_PATH_ACTIVE @<_PATH_ACTIVE>@>()=
_PATH_ACTIVE /usr/local/news/lib/active
## A temporary active file, for writing on the server host.
#### =()<_PATH_NEWACTIVE @<_PATH_NEWACTIVE>@>()=
_PATH_NEWACTIVE /usr/local/news/lib/active.tmp
## An old active file on the server host.
#### =()<_PATH_OLDACTIVE @<_PATH_OLDACTIVE>@>()=
_PATH_OLDACTIVE /usr/local/news/lib/active.old
## The log of when groups are created.
#### =()<_PATH_ACTIVETIMES @<_PATH_ACTIVETIMES>@>()=
_PATH_ACTIVETIMES /usr/local/news/lib/active.times
## Where batch files are located.
#### =()<_PATH_BATCHDIR @<_PATH_BATCHDIR>@>()=
_PATH_BATCHDIR /var/news/out.going
## Where archives are kept.
#### =()<_PATH_ARCHIVEDIR @<_PATH_ARCHIVEDIR>@>()=
_PATH_ARCHIVEDIR /var/news/news.archive
## Where NNRP distributions file is
#### =()<_PATH_NNRPDIST @<_PATH_NNRPDIST>@>()=
_PATH_NNRPDIST /usr/local/news/lib/distributions
## Where the default Distribution assignments file is
#### =()<_PATH_DISTPATS @<_PATH_DISTPATS>@>()=
_PATH_DISTPATS /usr/local/news/lib/distrib.pats
#### =()<_PATH_NEWSGROUPS @<_PATH_NEWSGROUPS>@>()=
_PATH_NEWSGROUPS /usr/local/news/lib/newsgroups
## File where client configuration parameters can be read.
#### =()<_PATH_CONFIG @<_PATH_CONFIG>@>()=
_PATH_CONFIG /usr/local/news/lib/inn.conf
## The possible active file, on clients (NFS-mounted, e.g.).
#### =()<_PATH_CLIENTACTIVE @<_PATH_CLIENTACTIVE>@>()=
_PATH_CLIENTACTIVE /usr/local/news/lib/active
## A temporary file, for client inews to use.
#### =()<_PATH_TEMPACTIVE @<_PATH_TEMPACTIVE>@>()=
_PATH_TEMPACTIVE /var/tmp/activeXXXXXX
## Where to mail to the moderators.
#### =()<_PATH_MODERATORS @<_PATH_MODERATORS>@>()=
_PATH_MODERATORS /usr/local/news/lib/moderators
## Where NNTP puts the name of the server.
#### =()<_PATH_SERVER @<_PATH_SERVER>@>()=
_PATH_SERVER /usr/local/news/lib/server
## File with name/password for all remote connections.
#### =()<_PATH_NNTPPASS @<_PATH_NNTPPASS>@>()=
_PATH_NNTPPASS /usr/local/news/lib/passwd.nntp
## NNRP access file.
#### =()<_PATH_NNRPACCESS @<_PATH_NNRPACCESS>@>()=
_PATH_NNRPACCESS /usr/local/news/lib/nnrp.access
## Default expire control file.
#### =()<_PATH_EXPIRECTL @<_PATH_EXPIRECTL>@>()=
_PATH_EXPIRECTL /usr/local/news/lib/expire.ctl
## Prolog to parse control scripts
#### =()<_PATH_PARSECTL @<_PATH_PARSECTL>@>()=
_PATH_PARSECTL /usr/local/news/lib/parsecontrol
## Access control file for control scripts.
#### =()<_PATH_CONTROLCTL @<_PATH_CONTROLCTL>@>()=
_PATH_CONTROLCTL /usr/local/news/lib/control.ctl
## Innwatch control file.
#### =()<_PATH_CTLWATCH @<_PATH_CTLWATCH>@>()=
_PATH_CTLWATCH /usr/local/news/lib/innwatch.ctl
## Where innwatch writes its own pid.
#### =()<_PATH_WATCHPID @<_PATH_WATCHPID>@>()=
_PATH_WATCHPID /usr/local/news/innd/innwatch.pid
## Where innwatch writes status when it gets an interrupt
#### =()<_PATH_INNWSTATUS @<_PATH_INNWSTATUS>@>()=
_PATH_INNWSTATUS /usr/local/news/innd/innwatch.status
## Format of news overview database
#### =()<_PATH_SCHEMA @<_PATH_SCHEMA>@>()=
_PATH_SCHEMA /usr/local/news/lib/overview.fmt
##
## 12. INNWATCH CONFIGURATION
## Load average (* 100) at which innd should be paused.
#### =()<INNWATCH_PAUSELOAD @<INNWATCH_PAUSELOAD>@>()=
INNWATCH_PAUSELOAD 1500
## Load average (* 100) at which innd should be throttled.
#### =()<INNWATCH_HILOAD @<INNWATCH_HILOAD>@>()=
INNWATCH_HILOAD 2000
## Load average (* 100) at which to restart innd (pause/throttle undone).
#### =()<INNWATCH_LOLOAD @<INNWATCH_LOLOAD>@>()=
INNWATCH_LOLOAD 1000
## Space, in df output units, at which to throttle innd on _PATH_SPOOL.
#### =()<INNWATCH_SPOOLSPACE @<INNWATCH_SPOOLSPACE>@>()=
INNWATCH_SPOOLSPACE 8000
## Space, in df output units, at which to throttle innd on _PATH_BATCHDIR.
#### =()<INNWATCH_BATCHSPACE @<INNWATCH_BATCHSPACE>@>()=
INNWATCH_BATCHSPACE 800
## Space, in df output units, at which to throttle innd on _PATH_NEWSLIB.
#### =()<INNWATCH_LIBSPACE @<INNWATCH_LIBSPACE>@>()=
INNWATCH_LIBSPACE 25000
## Number of inodes at which to throttle innd on _PATH_SPOOL.
#### =()<INNWATCH_SPOOLNODES @<INNWATCH_SPOOLNODES>@>()=
INNWATCH_SPOOLNODES 200
## How long to sleep between innwatch iterations.
#### =()<INNWATCH_SLEEPTIME @<INNWATCH_SLEEPTIME>@>()=
INNWATCH_SLEEPTIME 600
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