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Date:      Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:21:55 +0200
From:      Bernt Hansson <bernt@bah.homeip.net>
To:        Aflatoon Aflatooni <aaflatooni@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: usenet configuration
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Aflatoon Aflatooni said the following on 2009-10-01 19:17:
> What is needed in order to run nntp?

INN https://www.isc.org/software/inn
A faq for INN is at http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/faqs/inn.html

Diablo gttp://www.openusenet.org/diablo
A faq for diablo is at the above address.

DNews http://www.netwinsite.com/dnews.htm

Typhoon (not free/open) http://www.highwinds-software.com/


> How does nntp connect to other news servers?

Via TCP/IP.

 > Where do you define the news groups that the server would subscribe to?

You mean what groups would be carried? The active file takes care of that.

> Any pointers or suggested configuration?

A bit difficult since I do not know what software you choose.




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