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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!news.kei.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.igcom.net!moon.igcom.net!david From: david@moon.igcom.net (David Bauman) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: Newsfeeds and auto-add groups... Date: 26 Dec 1995 18:52:20 GMT Organization: InterGlobal Communications, Chicagoland's affordable ISP. Lines: 34 Message-ID: <4bpg94$d7o@moon.igcom.net> References: <4bp3bv$et4@gold.niia.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: moon.igcom.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] phoenix@niia.net wrote: : Anyone ever seen this problem??? : Pretty much standard INN under BSD/OS v2.0. We receive our feeds from Pagesat : Satellite link. The problem is that any new newsgroups are rejected, with a : message in the log similar to: "UNWANTED NEWSGROUP ........." We have checked : configuration over and over again and are either blatantly missing something or : there is a flaw somewhere. Anyone have any tips on where to begin looking? It : gets to be a REAL pain to have to rebuild the newsgroups/active files by hand : every month or so, and this has been like this since day 1. It looks like for : some reason the system just rejects anything not already in its list, rather : than adding it as a new entry.... : : If you are feeling REAl generous, I'd welcome copies of config files e--mailed : for comparison! Mike, there are a few things you can do to remedy this problem. The best solution is to buy USENET&UUCP by O'reilly & Assoc. This book is great. Not the most up to date book, but covers a lot. I would tell you your exact problem, but I cant without looking at a few configuration files, and the best way for you to fix your problem is really to figure it out. INN configuration is not really a low-level problem, just a matter of reading MAN pages, and testing your configurations. I will tell you that most of your problem probably sits in /var/news/etc/newsfeeds and possibly your active file. Unfortunately, BSDI does not support anything regarding INN or other contrib stuff. Maybe send me over your newsfeed file, and I can take a look at it. David Bauman InterGlobal Communications Senior Systems Admin.