INN - configuration

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A good followup is checklist summary below.

Firewall (as root)

First thing to do is open the firewall 119 port and add a route from the gateway if any.

May be also open port 25 for smtp if you want to share mails.

dont forget ssh :-).

Readers.conf

Then you have to make your groups available from the universe. So, go as user news, then add the following lines to the file readers.conf. It may be a good idea to paste this before the "abusers" line if ever you need to protect you from such bad guy.

auth "remote" {
    hosts: "*"
    default: "<remote>"
}

access "remote" {
    users: "<remote>"
    newsgroups: "*"
    access: RP
}

Inn.conf

Change also inn.conf to add your name. Add also "localhost" or any domain name that fits to the line "server:" at first I was thinking it was by default, but it seems not in fact. You can also add your version of "abuse@dodin.fr.nf" to the "complaints:" line just in case it's not default.

enableoverview: true #default

as default if the server have to be accessed by users and.

ovmethod tradindexed # default

You may add your domain name in the inn.conf file ("domain:"), but I'm not sure if it's mandatory.

/etc/aliases

On my openSUSE, the /etc/aliases file link abuse to postmaster, postmaster to root. So at some time you may have to link root to some email you are sure to read frequently.

Storage.conf

In storage.conf openSUSE default seems to be:

##  By default, store everything in tradspool.

method tradspool {
    newsgroups: *
    class: 1
}

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