A sysop on another network was asking if my system supports NNTP for the purpose of BBS network connections. I do have the NNTP server running and answering inbounds for users. Is there a way to use it for BBS networking and to be able to restrict which echos that the NNTP node can pick up that way?
A sysop on another network was asking if my system supports NNTP for the purpose of BBS network connections. I do have the NNTP server running and answering inbounds for users. Is there a way to use it for BBS networking and to be able to restrict which echos that the NNTP node can pick up that way?
Seems like a long time ago I did it by user access level, but that only works if you have one system, or systems that are all accessing the same network(s).
Thanks!
A sysop on another network was asking if my system supports NNTP for the purpose of BBS network connections. I do have the NNTP server running and answering inbounds for users. Is there a way to use it for BBS networking and to be able to restrict which echos that the NNTP node can pick up that way?
Sure. The NNTP node needs a user account on your BBS. Normally, you'd give tha
account the 'Q' restriction and nntpservice.js has special handline for such Q
estricted users (network nodes).
Dumas Walker wrote to DIGITAL MAN <=-
OK, I think that is what I am looking for. That would give them access
to any network that is QWK networkable, which would prevent them from bothering any NIMBYs in FIDO echos that might take offense. :)
Dumas Walker wrote to DIGITAL MAN <=-
OK, I think that is what I am looking for. That would give them access to any network that is QWK networkable, which would prevent them from bothering any NIMBYs in FIDO echos that might take offense. :)
A couple of years back, a sysop declined my application to their network, but they had open NNTP. I initially kept up with the network via a news client, but ended up polling his news server with Synchronet and tossing messages into one of my user bases.
I kept the ACL at LEVEL 90 so I'd be the only one to read them, but it's good to know there's a more comprehensive method.
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