Hi, No, what you want to do is entirely possible. Configuration 1b is the closest, so add a rule to deny posting to users.
*:logoff:::* *:read,post:$lookup$:$lookup$:*:users=50,con=10 *:read,post:groups=alt::alt.*:add *:read,post:groups=bin::bin.*:add *:read,post:groups=com::com.*:add *:read,post:groups=control::*control*:add *:read:::* *:post:::!*,open.* - Roydon L. -----Original Message----- From: Robert Frisby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 10 January 2003 1:03 p.m. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Follow up: open read access, private read/post access Actually, What I wanted to accomplish, perhaps impossible, was 'alt' users to be able to read/post to 'alt' as well as 'open' groups. 'bin' users to have read/post access to 'bin' as well as 'open' groups, and 'com' users to have read/post access to 'com' as well as 'open' groups. AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE AUTHENTICATED user access to READ and POST, I want non-authenticated users READ only access to the OPEN groups. Contrary to your response: >Use as follows, assuming you want 'alt' users to be able to >read all groups, but only post to 'alt' groups. I ONLY want ALT users to be able to READ 'alt' and 'open' groups as well as be able to post to both 'alt' and 'open' groups. Likewise for BIN, 'bin' and 'open', and for COM, 'com' and 'open'. This possible? Support Auckland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >At 01:50 PM 1/9/2003 -0500, you wrote: > >>To begin, thank you for all your assistance thus far. I went ahead and carefully >tried out ALL of the configurations I have thus far attempted and tried to >document the results as best as I could. Unfortunately, I have not located >the desired config, but have 2 that come close. >> >>Groups on my server: >>alt.1234 >>alt.123 >>alt.12 >>alt.1 >>bin.1234 >>bin.123 >>bin.12 >>bin.1 >>com.1234 >>com.123 >>com.12 >>com.1 >>open.1234 >>open.123 >>open.12 >>open.1 >> >>What I hope to accomplish is this: >>Non-Authenticated users READ access to open.* >>ALT Authenticated users READ/WRITE access to alt.*,open.* >>BIN Authenticated users READ/WRITE access to bin.*,open.* >>COM Authenticated users READ/WRITE access to com.*,open.* > >Use as follows, assuming you want 'alt' users to be able to read all groups, >but only >post to 'alt' groups. > >*:logoff:::* >*:read:$lookup$:$lookup$:*:users=50,con=10 >*:post:$lookup$:$lookup$:!*:users=50,con=10 >*:post:::!* >*:read:::* >*:read,post:groups=alt::alt.*:addonly >*:read,post:groups=bin::bin.*:addonly >*:read,post:groups=com::com.*:addonly >*:read,post:groups=control::*control*:addonly > > ChrisP. > > >>Tried several configs for access.conf: >> >>=============================== >>EDITING ACCESS.CONF PROCEDURE: >>=============================== >> >>Beginning at the "DNews 5.5h2 Admin Tool - 127.0.0.1" window: >> >> Configure -> Raw Config Files -> [access.conf] >> NOTE: This opens a text file with the name >> "c_2.1.txt" the contents of which I edit, close >> window (giving prompt to SAVE CHANGES? >> >> ANSWER "YES" >> >>I hit "OK" at the "Edit raw config files" window. >>Return to "DNews 5.5h2 Admin Tool" window. >> >>START and STOP dnews via the FILE menu. >>WAIT FOR START CONFIRMATION VIA GREEN LIGHT >>Once started, via the "Tellnews -> Enter Command" menu, >>I enter "reload" >> >>=============================== >>CONFIG VERIFICATION PROCEDURE: >>=============================== >>Test the new config by first attempting a NON-AUTHENTICATED >>entry. >> >>1. Do OPEN.* groups LIST? >>2. Does any other "RESTRICTED" group LIST? >>3. Attempt successful to POST to any "RESTRICTED" group? >> NOTE: Successful POST to any ALT.*, BIN.*, or COM.* currently >> taking to suggest ability to post to each group. >> >>4. Does either/or CONTROL.* or CONTROL.CANCEL.* LIST? >>5. Attempt successful POST to any CONTROL group >>6. Can POST to any OPEN.* ? >> >>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + >>================================================================ >>CONFIG 1a >>--------- >>*:logoff:::* >>*:read,post:$lookup$:$lookup$:*:users=50,con=10 >>*:read:::* >>*:read,post:groups=alt::alt.* >>*:read,post:groups=bin::bin.* >>*:read,post:groups=com::com.* >>*:read,post:groups=control::*control* >>---------- >>ALT AUTHENTICATED: Lists "alt.*" and successful POST to "alt.1" >> >>BIN AUTHENTICATED: Lists "bin.*" and successful POST to "bin.1" >> >>COM AUTHENTICATED: Lists "com.*" and successful POST to "com.1" >> >>NON AUTHENTICATED: >> LISTS: >> alt... 4 groups >> bin... 4 groups >> control, 0 items >> com... 4 groups >> control... 1 groups >> open... 4 groups >> >> Successful POST to: >> alt.1 >> bin.1 >> control >> com.1 >> control.cancel >> open.1 >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> >>================================================================ >>CONFIG 1b >>---------------------------------------------------------------- >>*:logoff:::* >>*:read,post:$lookup$:$lookup$:*:users=50,con=10 >>*:read:::* >>*:read,post:groups=alt::alt.*:add >>*:read,post:groups=bin::bin.*:add >>*:read,post:groups=com::com.*:add >>*:read,post:groups=control::*control*:add >>---------------------------------------------------------------- >>RESULT 1b >>---------------------------------------------------------------- >>ALT AUTHENTICATED: >> LISTS: >> alt... 4 groups >> open... 4 groups >> >> Successful POST to: >> alt.1 >> open.1 >> >>BIN AUTHENTICATED: >> LISTS: >> bin... 4 groups >> open... 4 groups >> >> Successful POST to: >> bin.1 >> open.1 >> >>COM AUTHENTICATED: >> LISTS: >> com... 4 groups >> open... 4 groups >> >> Successful POST to: >> com.1 >> open.1 >> >>NON AUTHENTICATED: Lists "open.*" and successful POST to "open.1" >>---------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> >>================================================================ >>CONFIG 1c >>---------------------------------------------------------------- >>*:logoff:::* >>*:read,post:$lookup$:$lookup$:*:users=50,con=10 >>*:read:::* >>*:read,post:groups=alt::alt.*:addonly >>*:read,post:groups=bin::bin.*:addonly >>*:read,post:groups=com::com.*:addonly >>*:read,post:groups=control::*control*:addonly >>---------------------------------------------------------------- >>ALT AUTHENTICATED: >> LISTS: >> alt... 4 groups >> bin... 4 groups >> control, 0 items >> com... 4 groups >> control... 1 groups >> open... 4 groups >> >> Successful POST to: >> alt.1 >> bin.1 >> control >> com.1 >> control.cancel >> open.1 >> >>BIN AUTHENTICATED: >> LISTS: >> alt... 4 groups >> bin... 4 groups >> control, 0 items >> com... 4 groups >> control... 1 groups >> open... 4 groups >> >> Successful POST to: >> alt.1 >> bin.1 >> control >> com.1 >> control.cancel >> open.1 >> >>COM AUTHENTICATED: >> LISTS: >> alt... 4 groups >> bin... 4 groups >> control, 0 items >> com... 4 groups >> control... 1 groups >> open... 4 groups >> >> Successful POST to: >> alt.1 >> bin.1 >> control >> com.1 >> control.cancel >> open.1 >> >>NON AUTHENTICATED: >> LISTS: >> alt... 4 groups >> bin... 4 groups >> control, 0 items >> com... 4 groups >> control... 1 groups >> open... 4 groups >> >> Successful POST to: >> alt.1 >> bin.1 >> control >> com.1 >> control.cancel >> open.1 >>---------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> >>================================================================ >>CONFIG 2a >>---------------------------------------------------------------- >>*:logoff:::* >>*:read:::open.*,!control.* >>*:read,post:$lookup$:$lookup$:open.*,!control.*:users=50,con=10 >>*:read,post:groups=alt::alt.* >>*:read,post:groups=bin::bin.* >>*:read,post:groups=com::com.* >>---------------------------------------------------------------- >>ALT AUTHENTICATED: Lists "alt.*" and successful POST to "alt.1" >> >>BIN AUTHENTICATED: Lists "bin.*" and successful POST to "bin.1" >> >>COM AUTHENTICATED: Lists "com.*" and successful POST to "com.1" >> >>NON AUTHENTICATED: >>Sorry, this server does not support the nntp DLIST command >>Try DNEWS 2.5 or later or possibly you need to give your web server access >to dnews with >> >>no password restrictions >>480 User and password still required, authinfo command >>---------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >>================================================================ >>CONFIG 2b >>---------------------------------------------------------------- >>*:logoff:::* >>*:read:::open.*,!control.* >>*:read,post:$lookup$:$lookup$:open.*,!control.*:users=50,con=10 >>*:read,post:groups=alt::alt.*add >>*:read,post:groups=bin::bin.*add >>*:read,post:groups=com::com.*add >>---------------------------------------------------------------- >>ALT AUTHENTICATED: >>Access permitted, but cliking on "Browse All Groups" yields an empty list. >> >>BIN AUTHENTICATED: >>Access permitted, but cliking on "Browse All Groups" yields an empty list. >> >>COM AUTHENTICATED: >>Access permitted, but cliking on "Browse All Groups" yields an empty list. >> >>NON AUTHENTICATED: >>Sorry, this server does not support the nntp DLIST command >>Try DNEWS 2.5 or later or possibly you need to give your web server access >to dnews with >> >>no password restrictions >>480 User and password still required, authinfo command >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> >>================================================================ >>CONFIG 2c >>---------------------------------------------------------------- >>*:logoff:::* >>*:read:::open.*,!control.* >>*:read,post:$lookup$:$lookup$:open.*,!control.*:users=50,con=10 >>*:read,post:groups=alt::alt.*addonly >>*:read,post:groups=bin::bin.*addonly >>*:read,post:groups=com::com.*addonly >>---------------------------------------------------------------- >>This config does NOT allow ANY user access to the server period! >>---------------------------------------------------------------- > > >
