Internet Express for Tru64 UNIX Version 6.8 Administration Guide (14233)

Figure 15-2 Configuring the INN Server
The fields for configuring a news server are as follows:
• Domain—This field specifies the domain name of your system. By default, the domain name
of your system is used. Enter a value in this field only if your system's host name (as stored
in the HOSTNAME variable in the /etc/rc.config file) is not domain qualified.
• From Host—This field is optional. INN uses the contents of the From Host field in the From
header line of articles sent by your server to other news servers. The fully qualified name
of your system is the default value for this field. The value of the FROMHOST environment
variable, if defined, overrides this setting.
• Moderator Host—By default, when an unapproved posting is made to a moderated
newsgroup, the /usr/news/etc/moderators file is searched for the address of the
newsgroup moderator. If this file does not exist or if a moderator could not be found, the
posting will be sent to the address specified in this field.
• Path Host—Use this field to specify the local site name to appear in the path header line of
news articles sent from your server. By default, the news server uses the fully qualified name
of your system as the value for Path Host. When news articles go from system to system,
each site prefixes its site name to the path header line. A typical path header line looks like
the following:
sdl!newsgw.mentorg.com!uunet!gatech!barrnet.net!jfrank.com!usenet.
INN daemons (see Section 15.1: INN Daemons) search the path header line for host names
you specified to be excluded (when you configure an external newsfeed; see Section 15.3:
Configuring an External Newsfeed).
• Organization—This is an optional field that specifies the value for the Organization header
of news articles sent from this server. The value of the ORGANIZATION environment variable,
if defined, overrides this.
• NNTP Server Host—This is an optional field, which contains the name of the NNTP server
to which an article is posted. The value of the NNTPSERVER environment variable, if defined,
overrides this setting.
After you set the configuration data, click on Submit. You must reload the INN configuration
files for the changes to take effect (see Section 15.9: Controlling the INN Server).
15.3 Configuring an External Newsfeed
Before you configure an external newsfeed, you must have an agreement with the person who
manages the newsfeed server, who must perform some administrative tasks on their system.
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