At 09:04 PM 4/20/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Yup, thanks! Since my server is private, I took the easiest way out:
>
> # canonical name for 127.0.0.1 interface
> myname localhost
>
>I already had the 127.0.0.1 entries in ACCESS.CONF.
>
>I notice also that DNEWS listens on all interfaces (OK with me) ... my two
>NICs and localhost. Is that the default? If not, what's the setting I
>forgot about that makes it listen on all interfaces? If listening on all
>interfaces is the default, how would I tell it to listen on only selected
>interfaces?
Listening on all interfaces is the default behavior to change it add to
dnews.conf
bind_in x.x.x.x
ChrisP.
> - Vince
>
>On Sat, 21 Apr 2001 08:54:14 +1200, NetWin Support Auckland
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >At 02:01 AM 4/20/01 -0400, you wrote:
> >>How do I tell TELLNEWS to conect on the localhost interface and how do I
> >>tell DNEWS to allow it?
> >
> >tellnews uses the name that 'myname' setting in dnews.conf
> >
> >The only way to force it to connect to something else is to specify an
> >alternate dnews.conf with myname
> >defined as 127.0.0.1
> > tellnews -c /etc/localdnews.conf status
> >
> >To tell dnews to allow it add to the end of access.conf
> >
> > 127.0.0.1:read,post:::*
> >And don't set bind_in which stops dnews listening on all local addresses.
> >
> > ChrisP.
> >
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