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Date:      Sat, 12 Oct 1996 09:05:16 -0700 (MST)
From:      Don Yuniskis <dgy@rtd.com>
To:        adam@veda.is (Adam David)
Cc:        danf@server1.bisnet.NET, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Problem setting up nntpd (fwd)
Message-ID:  <199610121605.JAA22889@seagull.rtd.com>
In-Reply-To: <199610121525.PAA11638@veda.is> from "Adam David" at Oct 12, 96 03:25:12 pm

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It seems that Adam David said:
> 
> Daniel C. Fifield:
> >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.
> 
> I am assuming you are using an older version, since the default installation
> is now as a standalone daemon. Hmmm.... I don't see what you could be missing.

Yes, unfortunately there is no mention of what FBSD release this applies
to, etc.  :-(   One possible problem could be he's trying to run the
-current style ALONE daemon.  Another problem could be he's exec-ing
/usr/local/libexec/nntpd when the daemon is really in /usr/local/sbin/nntpd.
Perhaps digging through the log files (hint hint, Dan) might be in order!
 
> I probably assumed wrong. Try starting it from /usr/local/sbin/nntpd by hand,
> and if that works put a line in /etc/rc.local so it starts when the machine
> comes up.

Note that this will only work if he's using the -current (i.e. #define ALONE)
version, right?  (did this just change in -current or is it also the case
for 2.1.5R?)

--don



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