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Re: [leafnode-list] newbie - can't get list of groups



Ed sagte:
> Hi,
>
> I installed leafnode but can't connect to any newsgroups
> from a client (Netscape).
>
> Here's what I've done so far.
>
> 1. Edited /etc/leafnode/config and entered my isp's news server
>
> 2. Ran fetchnews and it connected and populated
> /var/spool/news/leaf.node  with a complete list of newsgroups.
>
> 3. Ran leafnode as root from a console.  No arguments.  It seems to be
> running. I get a line on the console that says: "200 Leafnode NNTP
> Daemon, version 1.9.32.rel running at <myhost.mydomain.com> (my fqdn:
> <myhost.mydomain.com>)"
>
> 4. Ran Netscape and set up a news server.
>   a.  Server name: localhost
>   b.  Port: 119

> What am I missing?

You did not read the documentation.

You should have a line like the following in your /etc/inetd.conf:
nntp stream tcp nowait news /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/leafnode

regards,
Daniel

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