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

Consider using the actsync utility if you:
• Are setting up a news server and need an initial active file as a starting point.
• Have not actively managed the add and remove newsgroup messages in the control
newsgroup.
• Discover lots of articles in the junk newsgroup.
• Want to synchronize with your newsfeed.
See the actsync(8) reference page for detailed instructions on using the actsync utility. See the
active(5) reference page for more information on the active file.
15.4 Managing Client Access
The Administration utility sets up the default client access pattern in the
/usr/news/etc/readers.conf file to allow only hosts in the local domain to have read and
post access to all newsgroups.
Note:
Prior to Version 2.3.0, InterNetNews used the /usr/news/etc/nnrp.access file to store
client access information. When you install later versions of InterNetNews, nnrp.access is
converted to readers.conf. See the readers.conf(5) reference page for additional information.
You can set up a client access definition for every client that will access your system. The definition
consists of a host pattern (to identify the client), whether access is allowed or denied, and the
newsgroups to which the client is allowed or denied access. When a client attempts to access
newsgroups on your system, the news server checks the definitions, in order, to determine
whether to grant or deny access to that client.
You can use wildcards in the host pattern to apply the definition to a large class of clients. For
example, you can specify *.abc.com to identify all clients in the *.abc.com domain. Similarly,
you can use wildcards to specify the newsgroups the clients are allowed (or not allowed) to
access. For example, alt.* specifies all newsgroups in the alt category.
Choose Configure Client Access Definitions from the InterNetNews Administration menu to
display the Modify Client Access Definitions menu. You can use the Modify Client Access
Definitions menu to perform the following client management tasks:
• Display existing client access groups (see Section 15.4.1: Displaying Client Access Groups)
• Add a new client access group (see Section 15.4.2: Adding a Client Access Group), modify
existing groups (see Section 15.4.3: Modifying an Existing Client Access Group), or remove
an existing group (see Section 15.4.4: Removing a Client Access Group)
• Display client authentication groups (see Section 15.4.5: Displaying Client Authentication
Groups)
• Add client authentication groups (see Section 15.4.6.1: Adding Client Authentication Groups)
• Modify client authentication groups (see Section 15.4.6.2: Modifying Client Authentication
Groups)
• Delete client authentication groups (see Section 15.4.6.3: Deleting Client Authentication
Groups)
15.4.1 Displaying Client Access Groups
To display the client access definitions that exist on your system, follow these steps:
1. From the Administration utility Main menu, choose Manage Components.
2. On the Manage Components menu, choose InterNetNews.
3. From the InterNetNews Administration menu, choose Configure Client Access.
4. From the Configure Client Access menu, choose Display Client Access Groups.
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