Re: a compile error?

[email protected] wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, Neil D wrote:
> 
> But i can't post anything.  It says no posting is allowed.
> 
> The line I added to my /etc/hosts.allow is 
> /usr/sbin/sn/snntpd: ALL: setenv = POSTING_OK
> 
> I tried adding a line to my hosts.deny and then I removed it.
> 
> There are no .nopost files anywhere.
> 
> I even combed through POST and wasn't able to find anything out of
> place or
> seeemingly incorrect.  
> 
> Lastly I went through the code of snntpd.c and changed all the values
> of
> posting variable to 1.  But now I get a 
> 200 Hi, you can post. 
> message.  But still I can't post..

When I started using sn I couldn't post either. I emailed Harold, the
author, and he sent back the following:

"In your case, dynamic IP and (I assume) no dialup hosts, I would do
this:
In place of the inetd.conf line, use
nntp stream tcp nowait SNUID.SNGID BINDIR/nntpd nntpd
and create a script BINDIR/nntpd:
#!/bin/sh
exec env POSTING_OK= BINDIR/snntpd logger -t sn -p news.info
# EOF
In place of SNUID.SNGID you can use root.root.
Don't forget to hup inetd.

This was the invocation I had recommended in previous versions;
I'm going to revert to it because it allows greater tweakability by
a non-root news admin."

Hope this helps.


-- 
Phillip Deackes
Using Storm Linux