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Date:      Fri, 9 May 2003 14:48:03 +0100 (BST)
From:      Rus Foster <rghf@fsck.me.uk>
To:        Rob O'Donnell <robert@aphnet.co.uk>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: news server recommends
Message-ID:  <20030509144711.O86483@thor.65535.net>
In-Reply-To: <5.1.1.6.0.20030509142425.02992210@aph2k>
References:  <5.1.1.6.0.20030509142425.02992210@aph2k>

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On Fri, 9 May 2003, Rob O'Donnell wrote:

>
> Hi All,
>
> In an effort to avoid creating problems for myself, I'm asking first before
> diving in ...
>
> I have a requirement to set up a nntp server.  Partially as a local cache,
> to provide as huge a retention time as I can afford disc space for, but
> also to give out external access to.
>
> requirements are basically...
> ability to fetch via NNTP from several configured news servers (ie, not
> using a push feed)
> automatically fetch groups that are used; ignore groups that are not accessed.
> (this all to reduce bandwidth requirements!)
> have script-configurable user accounts with arbitary monthly download limits.
> be secure enough to open a port through the firewall to it from the Internet

I would say try leafnode as this will do all you want as well as being
open source.

Rgds

Rus
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