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From: Rashid  Karimov <rashid@rk.ios.com>
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Subject: Re: news server
To: Steve.Koch@smtpgw.nctsw.navy.mil
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 10:51:36 -0400 (EDT)
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In-Reply-To: <1BCC6DA0.1289@smtpgw.nctsw.navy.mil> from "Steve.Koch@smtpgw.nctsw.navy.mil" at Jun 10, 96 09:04:28 pm
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		Hi there folx,

> 
>      I would like to setup my freebsd box as a news server.  I installed 
>      the package 'cnews'.  Any documentation on how to get it up and 
>      running?  Thanks in advance.

	I beleive that you need innd rather than cnews nowdays. Even though
	you can probably get yourself UUCP feed :) from some ISP(s),
	99% of news servers are INND based these days.

	So try to get inn1.4unoff4 , shared active patch and 
	fire them up. Works just fine for me here ( ~20.000
	newsgroups , up to 350 simult. readers).

	I strongly recommend to use ccd solution to speed the server up.
	I have 3 AHA2940W and 6 HDs - this gives me ~18.000.000/sec
	throuhgput.
	PPro 200 ASUS MB fits in nicely as well :)


	Rashid.