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From: roberto@blaise.ibp.fr (Ollivier Robert)
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Subject: Re: Configuring newly installed FreeBSD 2.0.5
To: rjiang@akbs.com (Ruiyuan Jiang)
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 1995 01:06:54 +0200 (MET DST)
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In-Reply-To: <199506292253.PAA10881@netcom11.netcom.com> from "Ruiyuan Jiang" at Jun 29, 95 03:53:13 pm
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> Right now my newly installed FreeBSD 2.0.5 system can boot and can ping  
> outside world. I have a question about DNS issue. I don't know where I  
> can specify my DNS in the FreeBSD 2.0.5. I can't find DNS part in  
> sysconfig (I mean under /etc directory of course I can use hosts table  

What part ? Client (resolver issues) or server ?

Client is specified in /etc/resolv.conf. Man 5 resolver

> but this table is not for general internet use). This system will be  
> used as our Usenet News testing server. I don't know how to configure  
> the system to server as Usenet News server (I only know that I need to  
> enable the NNTP port of /etc/services). Can anyone out there help me to  

Get INN, read the Install.ms file and the FAQ. After that, read them again.
Install INN and get a news feed.

Sorry not to give you more details but a single message is not enough
to explain everything regarding Usenet and the DNS...
-- 
Ollivier ROBERT     -=- The daemon is FREE! -=-     roberto@FreeBSD.ORG
FreeBSD keltia 2.0-BUILT-19950503 #3: Wed May  3 19:53:04 MET DST 1995