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A
access control
authentication method 42
by host restriction 47
default settings at installation 41
defined 42, 175
determining your requirements 42
disabling 54
enabling 46
for virtual discussion group 76
IP address resolution 47
See also access control rule
user roles 71
access control levels
described 43
discussion group 44
server 43
access control rule
absolute rule 73
and authentication 75
and hostname checking 67
and inheritance 71
continued rule 73
creating 66
defined 175
deleting 77
modifying 77
viewing 64
ACL, defined 175
active file
defined 175
importing 82
recovering 147
remaking 148
renumbering 147
Admin permission 51
admin.conf file 163
administration server
defined 12, 175
security and 115
administrator, defined 175
applications, running on incoming articles 151
article, defined 175
articles
active file 147
cancelling 153
exchanging with other servers 87
history file 144
managing expiration of 139
running expire on 147
running programs on 150, 151
statistics for 132, 134
attribute list, defined 175
attribute, defined 175
authentication
by basic login 43, 76
by certificate 43, 76, 107
by client certificate 109
by server certificate 108
defined 42, 175
requiring on first connect 46
specifying default method 46, 75
specifying for a discussion group 75
authentication certificate, defined 107, 175
authorization. See access control
B
background tasks 36
basic login authentication 43
C
CA. See Certification Authority
Cancel Any permission 51
Cancel permission 51
categorized discussion group
defined 61, 176
specifying 61
category, defined 61, 176
certificate
and SSL 105
authentication by 43, 107
client 109
server 108
Certificate Server, defined 176
Certification Authority, defined 107, 176
checkgroups control article 93
ciphertext, defined 105
client certificate 109
client log information
abnormal disconnects 124
connections 123
sessions and disconnects 124
client, defined 176
configuration files
admin.conf 163
control.ctl 163
dblist.ini 164
distrib.pats 164
editing, WARNING 163
expire.ctl 165
extensions 167
gateways 167
hosts.nntp 167
inn.conf 168
moderators 169
motd 169
newsfeeds 169
newsgroups 170
newstime.conf 170
nnrp.access 171
nntpsend.ctl 171
nsnews.conf 171
overview.fmt 172
passwd.nntp 172
prettynames 172
searches 172
snmp.conf 172
srchheaders 173
subscriptions 173
system.ini 173
version 173
control articles
checkgroups 93
control.ctl file 163
defined 176
newgroup 93
rmgroup 93
sendsys 93
specifying information about 93, 101
version 93
control.ctl file 163
crosspost
and article statistics 132
defined 132, 176
ctlinnd
command summary 156
defined 122, 176
setting up for Unix systems 155
setting up for Windows NT 154
using 153
using on scripts and programs 159
D
daemon program, defined 176
daily report
defined 176
running news.daily 145, 146
viewing 119
dblist.ini file 164
Directory Server
choosing 54
defined 176
directory service
choosing 54
defined 176
discussion group
controlling access to 63
creating 59
defined 177
delegating management tasks 53, 64
importing 82
incoming, defined 87, 178
lower-level, defined 180
moderating 80
modifying attributes of 79
naming 62
outgoing, defined 87, 181
private 19
public 19
removing 78
specifying access control rules 66
discussion group hierarchy 177
discussion group replication
and access control 88
and security 89
configuring a host 95
defined 87, 177
editing default settings 99
importing active file 82
incoming 87
outgoing 87
planning for 93
removing a host 100
resending articles 100
viewing information about 95
discussion replication log
defined 177
viewing 128
disk usage, viewing 136
distinguished name, defined 177
distrib.pats file 164
DNS
alias, defined 177
defined 177
domain authority, defined 183
E
encryption
defined 105, 177
turning off 29
turning on 28
encryption key 106
enterprise network, defined 177
expiration of articles
and content 140
and disk space 139
creating a custom policy 142
editing default policy 141
history file 144
managing 139
modifying a custom policy 143
removing a custom policy 144
running expire 147
viewing policies 140
expiration policy
creating custom 142
defined 177
editing default 141
modifying 143
removing 144
viewing 140
expire
defined 177
running 147
expire.ctl file 165
extensions file 167
extranet, defined 177
F
feed log. See discussion replication log
file type, defined 178
firewall
defined 178
using 117
FTP, defined 178
full-text indexing 83
G
gateways file 167
H
history file
article storage time 141
defined 144, 178
recovering 148
host, defined 178
hostname, defined 178
host-restricted server 45
hosts.nntp file 167
HTML, defined 178
HTTP, defined 178
HTTPD, defined 178
HTTPS, defined 178
I
incoming discussion groups
defined 87, 178
log information 125, 128
statistics for 130
indexer
defined 122, 179
specifying for searching 83
inews
and moderated articles 81
defined 178
inittab, defined 179
INN, defined 179
inn.conf file 168
innd, defined 122, 179
innxmit, defined 122, 179
installation 21
Internet, defined 179
internet, defined 179
intranet, defined 179
IP address
defined 179
hostname resolution 47
IP, defined 179
K
keys
private 106
public 106
session 109, 111
L
LDAP, defined 179
log files
discussion replication log 121, 128
disk usage 136
server log 121, 122
specifying preferences 137
viewing and interpreting 121
M
mail notices
defined 137
specifying an address for 137
mail/news gateway
defined 180
specifying 62
manager role 52
message of the day, specifying 40
MIME type, defined 180
Moderate permission 51
moderator role 80
moderators file 169
motd file 169
N
newgroup control article 93
Newgroup permission 51
news log. See server log
news.daily
defined 180
running 145, 146
newsfeed. See discussion group replication 180
newsfeeds file 169
newsgroup. See discussion group
newsgroups file 170
newsreader, defined 180
newstime, defined 122, 180
newstime.conf file 170
NIS, defined 180
nnrp.access file 171
nnrpd, defined 122, 180
NNTP
defined 180
support for standard protocol 17
nntpsend, defined 122, 181
nntpsend.ctl file 171
ns-admin, defined 122, 181
nsnews.conf file 171
O
organization, specifying 38
outgoing discussion groups
defined 87, 181
log information 125
statistics for 131
overview.fmt file 172
P
passwd.nntp file 172
password file, defined 181
passwords
authentication by 43
recommended 115
peer, defined 181
permission, defined 181
permissions
Admin 51
Cancel 51
Cancel Any 51
defined 51
Moderate 51
Newgroup 51
Post 51
Read 51
View 51
Post permission 51
poster role 52
prettynames file 172
private discussion group, defined 19, 181
private key
defined 106
protecting 116
private server model 45
process feed
creating 151
defined 150, 181
disabling 152
editing settings 152
removing 153
using 150
viewing information about 150
processes, background 36
profile, description of 30
programs
running on articles 150
running on incoming discussion groups 151
using ctlinnd on 159
protocol
defined 181
NNTP support 17
public discussion group, defined 19, 181
public key
and encryption 106, 181
defined 106
public server 44
pull feeds 88
push feeds 88
R
RAM, defined 181
Read permission 51
reader process, defined 180
reader role 52
recovery tasks
history file 148
overview 145
rebuilding history indexes 148
recovering the active file 147
running expire 147
running news.daily 146
replication. See discussion group replication
RFC, defined 182
rmgroup control article 93
roles
assigning to users 49
defined 49, 182
defining 50
manager 52
managing 49
poster 52
predefined 52
reader 52
updating 51
viewing existing 50
root, defined 182
S
schema, defined 182
scripts
running on incoming discussion groups 151
using ctlinnd on 159
searches file 172
searching
disabling 30
disabling profiling for 30
enabling 30
enabling profiling for 30
profiling, description of 30
specifying indexing for 83
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). See SSL
security
and encryption 105
disabling 29
enabling 28, 111
increasing 114
passwords and 115
server machine and 115
semi-public server 45
sendsys control article 93
server certificate 108
server daemon, defined 182
server errors 126
server load information 126
server log 122
client connection information 123
client disconnects 124
client sessions and disconnects 124
defined 182
incoming discussion groups 125
load information 126
outgoing discussion groups 125
server errors 126
Server Manager, defined 182
server model
choosing 44
host-restricted 45
private 45
public 44
semi-public 45
server root, defined 182
server statistics
articles posted 132
discussion group replication 130
user connections 134
user posts 134
user reads 135
service, defined 182
session keys 109, 111
SNMP
configuring for your server 33
defined 33, 183
subagent, defined 34
snmp.conf file 172
spool directory
changing the location of 39
defined 39
srchheaders file 173
SSL
and authentication certificates 105
and encryption 105
defined 183
enabling 111
features of 105
starting, server 27
stopping, server 27
subscriptions file 173
SuiteSpot, defined 12, 15
system.ini file 173
T
TCP, defined 183
TCP/IP, defined 183
telnet, defined 183
thread, defined 183
timeout, defined 183
topic, defined 183
U
uid, defined 184
URL, defined 184
Usenet
categories 24
defined 184
Usenet newsgroups
defined 19, 184
user groups
managing 48
specifying in access control rule 67
user, defined 184
users
managing 48
specifying in access control rule 67
V
version control article 93
version file 173
View permission 51
virtual discussion group
access control for 76
defined 184
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