[leafnode-list] Re(2): Re: Newbie: Running just local groups on Machine..

Nero Zero support4fpo at aol.com
Thu Oct 13 17:19:08 CEST 2005


> kbulgrien at att.net schrieb:
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>> > -----Original Message-----
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>> > From:
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>> > leafnode-list-bounces+kevin.bulgrien=gdsatcom.com at dt.e-technik
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>> .uni-dortmund.de [_mailto:leafnode-list_-> 
>> bounces+kevin.bulgrien=gdsatcom.com at dt.e-technik.uni-dortmund.
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>> > de] On Behalf Of Nero Zero
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>> > Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 8:38 AM
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>> > To: leafnode-list at dt.e-technik.uni-dortmund.de
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>> > Subject: [leafnode-list] Newbie: Running just local groups on
>>
>> > Machine..
>>
>> >
>>
>> >
>>
>> > Hello ye all;
>>
>> >
>>
>> > I want to run my installed leafnode just with localhost, hence no
>>
>> > internet newsgroups for now.. How do I create my own "server list" of
>>
>> > available newsgroups, so that all different users in turn on
>>
>> > my machine
>>
>> > can use this NNTP blackboard if you will.. It be nice if I
>>
>> > can learn how
>>
>> > the structure is set up in /var/spool/news ... and all
>>
>>  
>>
>> I use local groups like blackboard. I do not serve up internet groups.
>>
>> If that is what you want to do, you will need to do something like
>>
>> this:
>>
>
> :: Yes!; that is my goal! But i guess your message is messed up in 
> formatting, since there are too many lines I cannot grasp :)
>
> In the leafnode config file I set expire to =0 or to whatever, or is 
> there a code?
>
>> Disable expiry of messages
>>
>>  
>>
>> $ sudo vi /etc/leafnode/config
>>
>>  
>>
>> Change: expire = 24800
>

:: Why is it 24800?

>>
>>  
>>
>> $ sudo diff -u config
>

:: Failed 4 missing argument? I need an overview what we are seeing to 
do here! Falling these lines is for a newbie not the idael solution, 
since I have no clue as my groupinfo file stores newsgroups other 
vald.aplha and so on?! more lie name 1 1 0 -x-

>>
>> --- config 4 Aug 2005 21:22:35 -0000 1.1
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>> +++ config 4 Aug 2005 21:23:01 -0000
>>
>> @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
>>
>> ## Unread discussion threads will be deleted after this many days if
>>
>> ## you don't define special expire times. Mandatory.
>>
>> -expire = 20
>>
>> +expire = 24800
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>> ## If you want your users to authenticate themselves, you can uncomment
>>
>> ## the following line and modify it if needed.
>>
>> # The following path for you is probably /var/spool/news. I changed my
>>
>> # news user directory and compiled leafnode rather than taking the
>>
>> # defaults
>>
>>  
>>
>> $ vi /home/news/leaf.node/local.groups
>>

:: what is /home/news? Do you mean /var/spool/news here?!

>
> :: So you are making local.groups a text file? will the rights be right?
>
>> Example setup follows (tab delimited file):
>>
>>  
>>
>> vcsd.alpha y VertexRSI, Controls and Structures Division, testing
>>
>> vcsd.announce y Official newsgroup news, new groups, etc.
>>
>> vcsd.apps.autocad y AutoCAD related topics
>>
>> vcsd.apps.codewright y CodeWrite Editor topics
>>
>> vcsd.apps.cvs y CVS and CVS related topics
>>
>> vcsd.apps.gforge y GForge project tool topics
>>
>> vcsd.apps.jdedwards y J. D. Edwards system discussions
>>
>> vcsd.apps.jobscope y JobScope system discussions
>>
>> vcsd.apps.office y Microsoft Office hints, tips, and workarounds
>>
>> vcsd.apps.outlook y Outlook 2000
>>
>> vcsd.apps.project y Project 2000 and Project Central
>>
>> vcsd.apps.teraterm y Serial/Telnet terminal program
>>
>> vcsd.apps.visio y Microsoft Visio diagramming tool
>>
>> vcsd.arendi y Linux, Cygwin, CVS, newsgroups...
>>
>> vcsd.bluesky y Brainstorms, and all those other good ideas...
>>
>> vcsd.dev.hw y General hardware
>>
>> vcsd.dev.hw.pcb y Printed circuit boards, layout, standards...
>>
>> vcsd.dev.hw.hdl y Hardware description language & related tools
>>
>> vcsd.dev.hw.transducers y Encoders, Resolvers, other sensors and 
>> related interfaces.
>>
>> vcsd.dev.hw.communications y Hardware for supporting communication & 
>> network interfaces.
>>
>> vcsd.dev.sw y General software
>>
>> vcsd.dev.sw.asm y Assembly language
>>
>> vcsd.dev.sw.c y C language
>>
>> vcsd.dev.sw.forth y Forth language, chipForth/SwiftX development
>>
>> vcsd.dev.sw.protocols y Communications between processors
>>
>> vcsd.jobs.1009-soar y Richardson telescope
>>
>> vcsd.jobs.ED1179-TSST y NSM Tactical SHF Satellite Terminal
>>
>> vcsd.jobs.ED1210-ETSSP y NSM Enhanced Tactical Satellit Signal Processor
>>
>> vcsd.jobs.EN1213-KaSAT y NSM TITAN ETSSP VME Card development
>>
>> vcsd.jobs.EN1220-KaSAT-DTR y NSM TITAN ETSSP DTR development
>>
>> vcsd.mfg y Manufacturing records
>>
>> vcsd.prod.baseband y MIDAS, Nomad discussions
>>
>> vcsd.prod.baseband.nsm-2 y Nodal Satellite Multiplexer (Gen-II)
>>
>> vcsd.prod.baseband.nsm-3 y Nodal Satellite Multiplexer (Gen-III)
>>
>> vcsd.prod.controllers y 7200, 7210, 7134, 5060, etc. ACUs
>>
>> vcsd.prod.converter.bdc y Block Down Converters
>>
>> vcsd.prod.converter.lt3000 y LT3000
>>
>> vcsd.prod.converter.lt3600 y LT3600
>>
>> vcsd.prod.receivers y DTR, TRL, TRK, etc
>>
>> vcsd.prod.switch.trsu y Tracking Receiver Switching Unit
>>
>> vcsd.prod.switch.starswitch y Starswitch
>>
>> vcsd.prodeng y Product Engineering department discussions
>>
>> END
>>
>>  
>>
>> $ sudo ln -s /home/news/leaf.node/local.groups 
>> /etc/leafnode/local.groups
>>
:: why a symlink?

>>  
>>
>> Naturally, if you are setting up stuff for the first time, you will not
>>
>> have data like mine, but vcsd.prod.converter.bdc is an example of a new
>>
>> group that is empty, so yours should all be set up that way already.
>>
>>  
>>
>> I believe you do not have to edit groupinfo, but that it is autocreated
>>
>> by leafnode when you post your first message to a group.
>>
>>  
>>
>> $ sudo cat /home/news/leaf.node/groupinfo
>>
>>  
>>
>> Sample setup shown here (tab delimited file):
>>

:: I am lost, longhorn :(

>>  
>>
>> #A 42
>>
>> vcsd.alpha y 189 2 1022854365 VertexRSI, Controls and Structures 
>> Division, testing
>>
>> vcsd.announce y 41 3 1022854365 Official newsgroup news, new groups, 
>> etc.
>>
>> vcsd.apps.autocad y 8 1 1081190254 AutoCAD related topics
>>
>> vcsd.apps.codewright y 7 2 1063052716 CodeWrite Editor topics
>>
>> vcsd.apps.cvs y 138 1 1022854365 CVS and CVS related topics
>>
>> vcsd.apps.gforge y 60 1 1063114328 GForge project tool topics
>>
>> vcsd.apps.jdedwards y 9 2 1022854365 J. D. Edwards system discussions
>>
>> vcsd.apps.jobscope y 11 2 1051225869 JobScope system discussions
>>
>> vcsd.apps.office y 12 2 1022854365 Microsoft Office hints, tips, and 
>> workarounds
>>
>> vcsd.apps.outlook y 50 2 1022854365 Outlook 2000
>>
>> vcsd.apps.project y 16 2 1022854365 Project 2000 and Project Central
>>
>> vcsd.apps.teraterm y 12 2 1022854365 Serial/Telnet terminal program
>>
>> vcsd.apps.visio y 2 2 1100274937 Microsoft Visio diagramming tool
>>
>> vcsd.arendi y 250 2 1022854365 Linux, Cygwin, CVS, newsgroups...
>>
>> vcsd.bluesky y 0 1 1061993644 Brainstorms, and all those other good 
>> ideas...
>>
>> vcsd.dev.hw y 16 2 1022854365 General hardware
>>
>> vcsd.dev.hw.communications y 10 2 1054840320 Hardware for supporting 
>> communication & network interfaces.
>>
>> vcsd.dev.hw.hdl y 12 2 1043270884 Hardware description language & 
>> related tools
>>
>> vcsd.dev.hw.pcb y 66 2 1022854365 Printed circuit boards, layout, 
>> standards...
>>
>> vcsd.dev.hw.transducers y 25 2 1054840320 Encoders, Resolvers, other 
>> sensors and related interfaces.
>>
>> vcsd.dev.sw y 16 2 1022854365 General software
>>
>> vcsd.dev.sw.asm y 30 2 1022854365 Assembly language
>>
>> vcsd.dev.sw.c y 9 2 1022854365 C language
>>
>> vcsd.dev.sw.forth y 134 1 1022854365 Forth language, chipForth/SwiftX 
>> development
>>
>> vcsd.dev.sw.protocols y 49 3 1022854365 Communications between 
>> processors
>>
>> vcsd.jobs.1009-soar y 115 2 1022854365 Richardson telescope
>>
>> vcsd.jobs.ED1179-TSST y 243 2 1043270884 NSM Tactical SHF Satellite 
>> Terminal
>>
>> vcsd.jobs.ED1210-ETSSP y 2 2 1047654319 NSM Enhanced Tactical 
>> Satellit Signal Processor
>>
>> vcsd.jobs.EN1213-KaSAT y 45 3 1047654661 NSM TITAN ETSSP VME Card 
>> development
>>
>> vcsd.jobs.EN1220-KaSAT-DTR y 93 2 1054917581 NSM TITAN ETSSP DTR 
>> development
>>
>> vcsd.mfg y 14 2 1022854365 Manufacturing records
>>
>> vcsd.prod.baseband y 216 2 1022854365 MIDAS, Nomad discussions
>>
>> vcsd.prod.baseband.nsm-2 y 7 2 1054832360 Nodal Satellite Multiplexer 
>> (Gen-II)
>>
>> vcsd.prod.baseband.nsm-3 y 80 2 1054832360 Nodal Satellite 
>> Multiplexer (Gen-III)
>>
>> vcsd.prod.controllers y 537 2 1022854365 7200, 7210, 7134, 5060, etc. 
>> ACUs
>>
>> vcsd.prod.converter.bdc y 0 1 1054832360 Block Down Converters
>>
>> vcsd.prod.converter.lt3000 y 2 2 1054832360 LT3000
>>
>> vcsd.prod.converter.lt3600 y 0 1 1054832360 LT3600
>>
>> vcsd.prod.receivers y 348 2 1022854365 DTR, TRL, TRK, etc
>>
>> vcsd.prod.switch.starswitch y 0 1 1054832360 Starswitch
>>
>> vcsd.prod.switch.trsu y 0 1 1054832360 Tracking Receiver Switching Unit
>>
>> vcsd.prodeng y 30 2 1043270884 Product Engineering department 
>> discussions
>>
>>  
>>
>> $ cd /etc/xinetd.d
>>
>> $ sudo vi nntp
>>
>>  
>>
>> #
>>
>> # xinetd.d script for leafnode news server.
>>
>> #
>>
>
> :: I got Suse 9.2 so yast did the NNTP stuff for me : is this enough! 
> i telnet to localhost nntp and leafnode is on...
>
>> service nntp
>>
>> {
>>
>> disable = no
>>
>> flags = NAMEINARGS NOLIBWRAP
>>
>> socket_type = stream
>>
>> protocol = tcp
>>
>> wait = no
>>
>> user = news
>>
>> server = /usr/sbin/tcpd
>>
>> server_args = /usr/sbin/leafnode
>>
>> instances = 7
>>
>> per_source = 6
>>
>> }
>>
>>  
>>
>> $ sudo killall -HUP xinetd
>>
>> ---
>>
>> Kevin R. Bulgrien
>>
>> Design and Development Engineer
>>
>> General Dynamics C4 Systems _http://www.gdsatcom.com/_
>>
>> VertexRSI
>>
>> 1915 Harrison Road Tel: 903-295-1480 x288
>>
>> Longview, TX 75604-5438 Fax: 903-295-1479
>>
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