Hello August!
*** Thursday 23.04.20 at 23:10, August Abolins wrote to All:
AA> Looking for help in setting up an NNTP server with OXP.
AA> Here are the salient settings, but I get an error after a poll:
There are four distinct steps to setting up an NNTP Server .....
AA> │ eternal-sep NNTP nospam@nospam.net
AA> │ ┌─────────┐
AA> │ │ Names │
AA> │ │ NNTP │
AA> │ │ Misc │
AA> │ └─────────┘
AA> │
AA> ┌─ NNTP settings ─────────────────────────────┐
AA> │ │
AA> │ Host news.eternal-september.org │
AA> │ Port 563 [ ] Use IPv6 │
AA> │ │
AA> │ User ID ########## │
AA> │ Password ######### │
AA> │ [x] Force authentication │
AA> │ │
AA> │ Secure Connection SSL ↓ │
AA> │ [ ] STARTTLS required │
AA> │ │
AA> │ Messages to fetch initially 200 │
AA> │ Maximum messages to fetch 0 │
AA> │ │
AA> └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘
That's Step #1 completed.
AA> The above was failing to connect. So, I changed the setting to port 119
AA> and non-secure, and that allowed a connection.
^^^^^^^^^^^^
That's Step #4
AA> ┌─ Edit systems ─────────────────────────────────┐
AA> │ │
AA> │ System name ETERNAL-SEPTEMBER ↓ │
AA> │ │
AA> │ Comment │
AA> │ │
AA> │ Fileserver UUCP-Fileserver ↓ │
AA> │ │
AA> │ Index file index │
AA> │ │
AA> │ Converter COPY $INFILE $OUTFILE ↓ │
AA> │ │
AA> └───────────────────────────────────────── [F2] ─┘
You need to bin the above, it 'aint needed.
AA> But the poll failed to grab an index file from which to pick the ngs.
AA> What I am missing?
Steps #2 and #3 :)
Rather than post the steps in their entirity, I'll give a very brief
rundown .....
Step #1
-------
Configure your NNTP Server(you've already done that).
Step #2
-------
Grab a newsgroup list.
Step #3
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Subscribe to a newsgroup(s).
Step #4
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Poll the news server for mail.
You did that but you jumped the gun :)
To save me posting a ton of info in here, please refer to Section #7 of
oxpguide.pdf for the fully documented procedure, thank you :)
Regards,
Martin
--- OpenXP 5.0.43
* Origin: Bitz-Box - Bradford - UK (2:310/31.3)
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