RE: (sn) a compile error?

     Hi,
     Using the inetd.conf entry and script in Phillips email, when I try to 
     post, I get
     
     "A News (NNTP) error occurred: Posting failed"
     
     Any idea what is going wrong?
     
     
     Other info
     ----------
     
     hosts.allow:
     /usr/local/sn/snntpd: ALL : setenv = POSTING_OK 
     
     hosts.deny:
     #
     
     no .nopost files anywhere
     
     I am using sn0.3.2 on Linux Mandrake.
     
     Thanks.
     
     -Brad


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Subject: Re: (sn) a compile error?
Author:  "Phillip Deackes" <SMTP:[email protected]> at CARMAIL
Date:    8/25/00 4:21 AM


[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