[news.software.anu-news] LOCAL newsgroup ??

bandersson@tnetxa.ericsson.se (Bertil Andersson EDS/N/KV) (12/13/89)

Hejsan.

First I had some trouble getting a newsfeed started from a Sun on
our Ethernet. Now I have problems with LOCAL newsgroups beeing
distributed out of a VMS node.

Configuration:

Sun  <-->  VAX/VMS node1  <-->  VAX/VMS node2
           VMS V5.2             VMS V5.1-1
           ANU News V5.7        ANU News V5.7
                                newsgroup set /LOCAL

None of the VAX/VMS nodes have any reference to the newsgroup
in their NEWS.SYS, but postings on node2 is sent to node1 where
they are inserted in JUNK. Node1 then sends everything to the Sun.

What have I done wrong ??
-- 
Bertil Andersson / LM Ericsson Data Services AB / Stockholm / Sweden
UUCP: ...!mcvax!sunic.sunet.se!tnetxa.ericsson.se!bandersson

gih900@UUNET.UU.NET (Geoff Huston) (12/16/89)

>First I had some trouble getting a newsfeed started from a Sun on
>our Ethernet. Now I have problems with LOCAL newsgroups beeing
>distributed out of a VMS node.
>
>Configuration:
>
>Sun  <-->  VAX/VMS node1  <-->  VAX/VMS node2
>           VMS V5.2             VMS V5.1-1
>           ANU News V5.7        ANU News V5.7
>                                newsgroup set /LOCAL
>
>None of the VAX/VMS nodes have any reference to the newsgroup
>in their NEWS.SYS, but postings on node2 is sent to node1 where
>they are inserted in JUNK. Node1 then sends everything to the Sun.
     
the issue is that in the NEWS.SYS file for node2, the entry referring to node1
evidemtly indicates that node1 accepts the local newsgroup, and in the NEWS.SYS
file for node1, the entry for the Sun indicates that the SUN will accept this
newsgroup as well.
     
>What have I done wrong ??
     
Relook at the NEWS.SYS files on nodes 1 and 2, and filter out (using the
!newsgroup) structure if nesessary) the passing of local newsgroups back to the
Sun.
     
cheers,
Geoff Huston