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From: ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz)
Subject: Re: NNTP
References: <30DBA50F.17B2@zaphod.eli.com> <DK3xMD.BEJ@seeware.DIALix.oz.au> <DK44zJ.CHz@ritz.mordor.com> <30DE45BB.742D@mcs.com>
Organization: Mordor International
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 1995 06:00:25 GMT
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Eli Lazich (elazich@mcs.com) wrote:
: Chris Mauritz wrote:
: > 
: > Mark Hannon (mark@seeware.DIALix.oz.au) wrote:
: > : Eli Lazich (elazich@zaphod.eli.com) wrote:
: > : : I have recently installed the NNTP package that shipped with the 2.0.5
: > : : release on CD.  Everything appears to install OK but whenever I try to
: > : : access the news server I get errors saying that the server cannot talk
: > : : to you right now.  Also when I try to telnet to port 119 it comes back
: > : : with a 502 message and says essentially the same thing.
: > 
: > : Do you have a /usr/local/lib/news/nntp_access file??
: > 
: > : : I have configured nntpd to run under inetd.conf, and the nntp entries
: > : : are in /etc/services.  Any ideas on what could be wrong would be
: > : : appreciated.
: > 
: > The nntp in the ports directory at ftp.freebsd.org gave me many
: > strange problems (including bizarre messages to syslog about corrupt
: > dbm entries or somesuch even though it was linked with cnews' dbz).
: > I have a newer nntp (nntp.1.5.12.1) that seems to work without problems.
: > If other people are interested, I could clean up my changes, add a little
: > documentation and upload it into the ports and/or incoming directory.
: > 
: > Regards,
: > 
: > Chris
: > I'd be VERY interested, thanks.  

: I also recently downloaded INN 1.4 with security patches and can't get 
: it to compile.  Does anyone have a config.data that has compiled 
: successfully and if so could I possibly get a copy?

OK.  I will clean up my mess and see if I have time to port the
sources according to the instructions on the freeBSD www site.
Fortunately, my friend did a good job with it when porting to 
BSDI 2.0.1 so there was not much work for me to do.  Folks who
would prefer not to wait can send me email.  :)

Regards,

Chris

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