At 03:18 PM 6/16/01 +0200, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>we want all our customers coming from our own IP block to have transparent
>access to the news server, e.g. they don't need to have a username and
>password. That works like a charm so far (put our IPs in access.conf).
>
>Now we do have some customers that are not coming from our own IP blocks
>because they are roaming dialup users or whatever. Their IPs always change
>and do not belong to us, so they are not in access.conf. How can I get them
>access to the server without opening it up to the public? I tried giving
>them a user name and password but they still can't access the server (I
>suppose because their IP is not in access.conf).
>
>Is there a way to grant users access to the server without putting them in
>access.conf?
Yes, you do it like this:
*:logoff:::*
*:read,post:$lookup$:$lookup$:*
local.domains.*:read,post:::*
local.ip.*:read,post:::*
ChrisP.
