FAQ FILE

General Information

• The FTP site
• Why is a DNews dynamic sucking feed so great?
• Why is a DNews traditional IHAVE feed so great?
• Should I use the Dynamic Sucking Feed Option or traditional IHAVE Feed Option?
• Where are the log files?
• Where is dnews.conf?
• Where can I suck news from?
• Where can I get an IHAVE feed from?
• Local posts don't go upstream?
• Recent Frequently Asked Questions (RFAQ)

The Most Common Questions

• I don't know if posts are working?
• Running DNews for Intranet groups only (stand alone DNEWS)
• Hints for sites with more than 10,000 users
• MAIL-NEWS Gateways (both ways)
• Creating local news groups
• Creating local moderated news groups
• Creating a world wide news group
• Posting to a moderated group
• Adding a SPOOL, Putting news on more than one drive
• Remote Control
• Setting your EXCLUDE parameter correctly
• Calculating Memory Use

General "How Do I" Questions

• How do I limit user access to the server
• How do set my local groups so they won't expire
• Creating local news groups
• How do I move the spool area to a bigger disk
• How do I make the updates run only at night
• How do I test the server using TELNET
• How do I suck from a two sites at once
• How can I cut out spamming (cross posts)
• How can I make XOVER faster?
• How do I move DNews to another computer
• How do I Uninstall DNews

Unix Questions

• Using GUP with DNews
• How do I rename a volume on UNIX

Common Configuration Questions

• How do I setup DNews to take in a 'normal' NNTP - IHAVE feed
• How do I setup DNews to take an IHAVE feed from 4 machines and send back to another.
• How do I setup a news gateway for my LAN
• How do I set my EXCLUDE parameter correctly
• How do I setup DNews for local (Intranet) use
• How do I split the spool directory into it's separate parts
• How do I restrict the news groups available on my server
• How do I censor the contents of news groups on my server
• How do I manage DNews remotely using dnewsmanager
• How do I set up Clarinet groups
• Security considerations, how can my system be abused?

I did something stupid, how can I fix it?

• I deleted some item files by hand, is that OK?
• I deleted the history.dat file, is that OK?

Errors and Problems

• Large messages & Memory Use.
• I'm not getting any binary groups, why not?
• My news reader says the newsgroups don't exist?
• I don't know if posts are working?
• I'm still not convinced my posts are getting to the other side of the planet?
• I have an old fashioned feed coming in but I'm not getting any items?
• Why doesn't the status report match actual diskspace used?
• DNews goes very slow
• DNews Crashes
• TELLNEWS fails or locks ups
• TELLNEWS says "Cannot access tellnews.pass"
• I see errors "NNTP, Sorry I can't talk to you" in the log file?
• What does "Transfer permission denied" mean?
• Posts not going upstream, 437 Duplicate article?

I still can't figure it out, how can I get help?

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