[wellylug] NNTP server recommendation

Chris Harris chris.harris at actrix.gen.nz
Wed Nov 5 23:21:51 NZDT 2003


> >Hi all.. loking for recommendation on a NNTP server to work in with
> >QMail and Mailman on a Debian box..   open to suggestions.
> >
> Just wondering what you plan to do with it? Host some local groups?
> That'd be pretty cool! Or take a feed from an upstream host? The later
> would probably be expensive.
>
> Does an NNTP peer work the same as an NNTP client?

I've been wondering this myself.

I assumed you could periodically download news from the upstream server just
as you would any UseNet client and then point other clients at your server.

I this how it works?

Cheers,  Chris




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