Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 08:26:30 -0500 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Brad Knowles <brad.knowles@skynet.be> Cc: Rakhesh Sasidharan <csu96154@cse.iitd.ernet.in>, freebsd-chat <freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Hosting an NNTP server Message-ID: <15095.62470.978304.686969@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <p05100304b71d988f061d@[194.78.241.123]> References: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10105081647500.1732-100000@deskar.cse.iitd.ernet.in> <15095.58155.785819.365229@guru.mired.org> <p05100304b71d988f061d@[194.78.241.123]>
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Brad Knowles <brad.knowles@skynet.be> types: > At 7:14 AM -0500 5/8/01, Mike Meyer wrote: > > While it's possible to get news to your server with the same > > mechanism, it sounds like you're planning to get all the news, or > > close to that. For that, you're better off getting a feed. That's a > > push mechanism, as the feeding server decides which articles to offer > > you. You should check with your ISP to see if they offer that service. > When contemplating getting a feed, keep in mind that many sites > (who may be willing to offer you feeds) may require that you have a > fixed IP address that they can enter into the configuration of their > server. Indeed, some servers effectively require fixed IP addresses While we're on the topic of requirements for a feed, the idea of running a full feed over a residential-class broadband connection seems a bit iffy. It has been nearly a decade since I looked at the bandwidth requirements of a full feed, so it may not be as bad as I expect. Brad, what do you think about this? Thanx, <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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