Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 23:26:14 +0930 From: "Rob" <listone@deathbeforedecaf.net> To: "Rob O'Donnell" <robert@aphnet.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: news server recommends Message-ID: <003501c31632$c1e0fff0$a4b826cb@goo> References: <5.1.1.6.0.20030509142425.02992210@aph2k>
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Have a look at http://www.nntpcache.org - we used it to replace innd at a University. It makes a huge difference to bandwidth/diskspace requirements. I can't comment on the security, though they do seem to pay attention to it. Free licensing for most non-commercial environments (as far as I can tell). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob O'Donnell" <robert@aphnet.co.uk> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 11:11 PM Subject: news server recommends > > Hi All, > > In an effort to avoid creating problems for myself, I'm asking first before > diving in ... > > I have a requirement to set up a nntp server. Partially as a local cache, > to provide as huge a retention time as I can afford disc space for, but > also to give out external access to. > > requirements are basically... > ability to fetch via NNTP from several configured news servers (ie, not > using a push feed) > automatically fetch groups that are used; ignore groups that are not accessed. > (this all to reduce bandwidth requirements!) > have script-configurable user accounts with arbitary monthly download limits. > be secure enough to open a port through the firewall to it from the Internet > > I've been looking at Dnews, but the price is a touch off-putting, and I've > not delved far enough > into the docs to determine if I can set download limits on user account yet.. > > So.. basically, is there anything anybody can recommend that will do what I > want? > > Thanks in advance, > > Rob. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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