From owner-freebsd-isp Tue Oct 8 23:30:20 1996 Return-Path: owner-isp Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id XAA12646 for isp-outgoing; Tue, 8 Oct 1996 23:30:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pinky.junction.net (pinky.junction.net [199.166.227.12]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id XAA12634; Tue, 8 Oct 1996 23:30:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sidhe.memra.com (sidhe.memra.com [199.166.227.105]) by pinky.junction.net (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id WAA25716; Tue, 8 Oct 1996 22:44:15 -0700 Received: from localhost (michael@localhost) by sidhe.memra.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id XAA02533; Tue, 8 Oct 1996 23:25:36 -0700 Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 23:25:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Dillon To: isp@FreeBSD.ORG cc: install@FreeBSD.ORG, ports@freebsd.ord Subject: Re: Problem setting up nntpd In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Organization: Memra Software Inc. - Internet consulting MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Wed, 9 Oct 1996, Daniel C. Fifield wrote: > I am attempting to setup nntpd. I installed it and changed the owner and > group to news on all the files. I also changed the nntp line in the > /etc/inetd.conf file to look like: > > nntp stream tcp nowait news /usr/local/libexec/nntpd nntpd > > I sent a HUP signal to the inetd process, but I am still getting > Connection Refused if I attempt to telnet to the 119 port. You posted this to the ISP mailing list, therefore you are doing *EVERYTHING* wrong. You should be running INN instead and if you have problems with that 95% are answered in the excellent INN FAQ and the rest can be discussed in news.software.nntp NNTPD is only intended for very small news servers. Michael Dillon - ISP & Internet Consulting Memra Software Inc. - Fax: +1-604-546-3049 http://www.memra.com - E-mail: michael@memra.com