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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!solace!nntp.uio.no!news.cais.net!bofh.dot!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.igcom.net!terra.igcom.net!david From: david@terra.igcom.net (David B. Bauman) Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.osf.misc,comp.sys.sgi.misc,comp.sys.sun.misc Subject: Re: DNEWS NNTP News Server Binaries Available Followup-To: comp.unix.aix,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.osf.misc,comp.sys.sgi.misc,comp.sys.sun.misc Date: 17 May 1996 14:58:48 GMT Organization: InterGlobal Communications Lines: 79 Message-ID: <4ni478$quj@moon.igcom.net> References: <319bb6c7.0@161.29.2.2> NNTP-Posting-Host: terra.igcom.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.aix:76871 comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:3769 comp.unix.osf.misc:3128 comp.sys.sgi.misc:22756 comp.sys.sun.misc:23927 Question: Since DNEWS has different file/configuration structures, I would assume that the sources for the basic UNIX news readers would need to be re-configured. For instance, on my distrib of bsdi bsd/os tin,rn,trn,etc... look for /var/news/etc/active among other files and directories such as the spool /var/news/spool. Is there a way to configure DNEWS to use the same type of configuration files as INN? I have messed with the setting and can get directory structures pretty close, but not good enough to be able to use a non nntp news reader. David Chris Pugmire (chrisp@marc.cri.nz) wrote: : Announcing DNEWS binaries now available for : AIX, Digital Unix, BSDI, SunOS, Solaris, Linux and SGI : DNEWS is a news server which can be used to replace : INN or CNEWS and generally results in better user response, : much lower system overhead and much less management. : Features of DNEWS. : Dynamic sucking feed. : A sucking feed may use as little as 10% of the normal : disk space and network bandwidth. : By only getting news items that people usually read : very large savings are possible particularly for small : sites & workgroups. A hundred users can be supported : on 100 MB depending on their reading habbits! : I run a single user server on my NT as a background : service, it's using less than 5MB. : Flexible expire settings : By allowing expiration by 'number of items' low volume groups : become much more useful. Also by allowing settings : which change with disk space the system is much more : stable to large influxes of news. : Flexible access restrictions : Reading and Posting access can be given separately to : to different users and selections of news groups. : Binarys available for common platforms : On many platforms you do not need to build the binary : yourself, e.g. Windows NT (Intel & Alpha) : VMS, (VAX & ALPHA, Multinet only), Solaris, Linux. : Email confirmation of posts : DNEWS can be configured to send email confirmations as it : sends items up to a main news server. This gives users : a clear record of a posted item and its successful : transfer into the 'net'. : Items stored in a database : Items are stored in a database which puts items together : in blocks of 100. This saves directory entries, inodes, : and the empty space usually wasted due to blocking factors. : Also file open and closes are minimized, this is essential : on systems where this is a 'costly' operation, e.g. VMS. : Installation easy, totally configurable without recompiling : DNEWS can be configured without recompiling and all : the configuration scripts have been simplified where : possible. : Supported & Documented : DNEWS is a commercially supported product. : EMAIL support is available for help with installation : and management. : FTP Binaries ftp://netwinsite.com/dnews : Web page: http://netwinsite.com/ : FAQ ftp://netwinsite.com/dnews/install.txt : Mirror Site ftp://ftp.std.com/ftp/vendors/netwin/dnews/ : EMail: netwin@world.std.com : -- InterGlobal Communications =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= David Bauman <david@igcom.net> == <Shell, SLIP, PPP, UUCP, Leased Lines> voice: 708.298.9933 == <WWW design, programming, implementation> fax: 708.298.1473 == <3 Dial-up locations around Chicagoland> modem: 708.298.1120 == <Competitive pricing, great customer service> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 230 N. Michicagan Avenue Suite 2107 Chicago, Illinois 60601