Re: NNTP server

[naddy@mips.inka.de (Christian Weisgerber)]

Mercator Trading <jabal@mercatortrading.nl> wrote:

> Now I ran out of options, because leafnode was the only server available as
> pkg. I've grep'd the ports index for INN, NNTP, news server, but no result.

Indeed, we have no INN port.

> The thing is that I am not familiar with dbz, and neighter is my system.

I have no idea what you mean.

> Questions:
> 1. Who can help me on this dbz thing? the database obviously doesn't build on
> makedbm.

dbz(3) is a simple database library that ships with INN.  makedbz(1)
is included.

> 2. Any suggestions on a NNTP server?

INN.
The only potential alternative is Diablo, which I don't know.
CNews+NNTP was obsoleted by INN more than a decade ago, DNews is
commercial.

> I've noticed along the way that access control on non domain
> distant users probably will be a problem.

Not sure what "non domain distant users" are.  You can use
password-based access control.  INN's readers.conf(5) man page is
rather extensive.

> 3. INN comes with an integrated SSL aplication that needs the SSL headers to
> be installed. Although I thougt OBSD was equiped with SSL, it only has libs.

False, /usr/include/openssl.

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Christian "naddy" Weisgerber                          naddy@mips.inka.de