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On Wed, 19 Feb 1997, Graham Dresch wrote:

> Sorry to send this here, but i don't know who else to ask.
> 
> How do i disable the 'security feature' that prevents telnet logins as 
> root ? ( FreeBSD 2.1 )

You *do*not* want to do this.  Login as yourself and use su instead.  

> Are there any documents relating to the configuration of cnews ?

INN appears to be the more popular news server, and has an excellent FAQ
available.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major