NNTPd									  NNTPd


NAME

	NNTPd - NNTP Daemon for AmiTCP, Version 1.2.


SYNOPSIS

	NNTPd


DESCRIPTION
	
	NNTPd is the NNTP news daemon for use with AmiTCP 4.0+.  It is called
	whenever a connection to port 119 is made.  It is fully compliant with
	RFC 977 (included), and supports the non-RFC 977 extensions: mode
	reader, listgroups, xgtitle, xhdr, xover, xpat and xpath that some
	newsreaders are now using.


INSTALLATION

	Installation of NNTPd used to be very simple.  Posting routines
	ruined that. :)  However, just follow the directions closely and you
	should be okay.

	1) Copy NNTPd to AmiTCP:serv

	2) Edit your AmiTCP:db/inetd.conf and add the following line:

	nntp	  stream tcp nowait root AmiTCP:serv/nntpd

	3) Add the following to your s:user-startup:
		SetEnv	UUNEWS  <The directory where the news is.>
		SetEnv	ACTIVE	<Full path and name of your active file.
				  This MUST be in your uunews directory.
				  A bit of a kludge, but I'll fix it later.
		SetEnv  HOSTNAME <your full host name>
		SetEnv	NEWSSPOOL <The directory you want news spooled into>

		for example, mine says:
			SetEnv	UUNEWS  work:uunews/
			SetEnv	ACTIVE	UUnews:active
			SetEnv  HOSTNAME luebbert.sc.net
			SetEnv  NEWSSPOOL UUSPOOL:

	   Reboot, or set the environment variables above by hand as they
	   will be needed by the next steps.

	4) Copy the files and the directory bin from the uunews subdirectory
	   to your uunews:.

	5) NNTPd is now completely installed, however, you must now build the
	   databases required by the daemon.  See INSTALL for more details.


DIAGNOSTICS

	To test NNTPd for yourself, try: telnet <localhost> 119.  (You'll
	obviously have to have your network up and running.)  If it closes
	immediately, check the AmiTCP log for the reason.  Usually it is a
	problem with configuration.  If you already have an active news 
	directory, try and look at some of the articles.


BUGS

	None known.  Report any bugs or suggestions to:
			luebbert@luebbert.sc.net.


LEFT TO DO

	1) Add authentication.
	2) Add a means of kicking relaynews when there is new news.
	3) Add a means of relaying news to other systems based on a
	   distribution list.
	4) Suggestions?