Internet Express for Tru64 UNIX Version 6.10 Administration Guide (5900-1418, March 2011)

4. From the Configure External Newsfeeds menu, choose Modify Newsfeed Defaults.
5. Modify data shown on the Modify Newsfeed Defaults form and click on Submit. For more
information on the fields on this form, see Section : Adding an External Newsfeed.
Updating the Local Active File
You can use the actsync utility to automatically update your news server's local active file. The
actsync utility copies or merges changes from your newsfeed's active file into the active file
residing on the local system.
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.
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 : Displaying Client Access Groups)
• Add a new client access group (see Section : Adding a Client Access Group), modify existing
groups (see Section : Modifying an Existing Client Access Group), or remove an existing group
(see Section : Removing a Client Access Group)
• Display client authentication groups (see Section : Displaying Client Authentication Groups)
• Add client authentication groups (see Section : Adding Client Authentication Groups)
• Modify client authentication groups (see Section : Modifying Client Authentication Groups)
• Delete client authentication groups (see Section : Deleting Client Authentication Groups)
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