RE: [boost] Re: move to mailman

From: Jason Stewart (res0054p_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-03-12 08:42:11

Actually, its fairly easy to set up a newsgroup on your own. Replication is 
not as necessary as it once was since many people can access multiple mail 
servers. For instance the Wise Installer has their own newsgroup and 
Borland used to run one (they may still). I have done it for our company here.

Anyone with a Linux box (or other unix) can run innd and have their own 
server. Access can be limited if desired to members. Even DHCP would not 
necessarily be a problem since there are several companies that provide 
Dynamic DNS (see www.tzo.com or www.no-ip.org).

I would consider hosting it here but I'm unsure of the bandwidth 
requirements. We currently have DSL and a static IP which may be sufficient 
but I'm not sure.

The biggest problem would be cross posting from news to email and 
vice-versa. I've never done this part. Personally I'd rather use a 
newsgroup instead of email because it is easier to follow threads. However, 
I think some people may not be able to access NNTP through corporate firewalls.

Jason

At 09:21 PM 3/11/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Quick read thru the article seems to indicate a Request for Discussion
>followed by a vote.  If the vote passes - then the group at Duke University
>will initiate the newsgroup for us.  Once that is done - it is up to the
>various providers/ISPs as to whether they wish to subscribe to the
>newsgroup.
>
>On the other hand - it could be as simple as someone setting up an NNTP
>server on their personal hw, and saying voila.  Again it would be up to the
>various NNTP providers as to whether they wished to propogate the group.
>
>Moderated groups require an email address for the posting so the moderator
>can deny or approve the posting.
>
>I can check with my ISP and see if they are willing to initiate a newsgroup.
>I don't think I can start one by hosting it on my box because I'm DHCP.
>
>
>Phil Boyd, MCP
>CPT, AR
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: David B. Held [mailto:dheld_at_[hidden]]
>Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 20:51
>To: boost_at_[hidden]
>Subject: Re: [boost] Re: move to mailman
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: David Abrahams <david.abrahams_at_[hidden]>
>To: boost_at_[hidden] <boost_at_[hidden]>
>Date: Monday, March 11, 2002 06:19 PM
>Subject: Re: [boost] Re: move to mailman
>
> >[...]
> >When someone figures out what we need to do to get it set up and finds
> >us the resources (if any are required). IU will not host an nntp server
> >for us, but AFAIK we're not even sure if that's needed. We never really
> >got to the bottom of the "what's needed to set up a usenet newsgroup"
> >question.
> >[...]
>
>http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/creating-newsgroups/part1/
>seems to be relevant.  It doesn't say what is needed to
>actually create a new newsgroup by yourself, but it isn't
>clear that that's possible, either.
>
>Dave
>
>
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