[news.software.nn] Iti.org Takes Over World! Mea culpa!

scs@iti.org (Steve Simmons) (07/27/90)

Oh, I can't believe this is happening . . .

A number of folks are now making use of the nntp inews distributed
with nn.  They're not changing the default domain name, so when they
post it's from user@iti.org, not user@their.site.  And when people
reply, the reply bounces off of me (the real iti.org) and my postmaster
mailbox is getting full fast.

It's my own dumb fault for (a) not putting a guaranteed-to-fail-to-compile-
if-you-do-it-wrong setup in conf.h, and (b) using my own domain name as
the default in there.  The following patch fixes both.  I've posted it
here just for completeness' sake, and sent the patch to Kim for the
next nn patch kit.  In the meantime, all you folks who didn't follow
the configuration instructions:  I know where you live.  :-)  Unfortunately.

God, I'm so embarassed . . .

*** conf.h	Fri Jul 27 10:39:38 1990
--- conf.h.orig	Fri Jul 27 10:23:59 1990
***************
*** 36,44 ****
  #endif
  
  /*
!  *  Define your local domain name.  You *must* define something, either
!  *  here, in config.h, or elsewhere according to your local standards.
!  *  See comment below on HIDDENNET.
   *
   *  You are not strictly *required* to have a domain name; nonetheless
   *  it's a good idea.  If you are on the Internet or otherwise have a
--- 36,42 ----
  #endif
  
  /*
!  *  Define your local domain name.  You *must* define something here.
   *
   *  You are not strictly *required* to have a domain name; nonetheless
   *  it's a good idea.  If you are on the Internet or otherwise have a
***************
*** 46,57 ****
   *  a uucp-only site, use ".uucp" for now and go get a real name.
   *
   *  Note that if you imbed your domain name in the hostname and you don't
!  *  use HIDDENNET, you may get a period on the end of your FQDN in
!  *  postings.  In that case, use HIDDENNET and make DOMAIN your
!  *  FQDN.
   */
  
! /* #define	DOMAIN	"frobozz.com.bogus" */
  
  /*
   *  If you define this, the hostname will not appear in the posting
--- 44,53 ----
   *  a uucp-only site, use ".uucp" for now and go get a real name.
   *
   *  Note that if you imbed your domain name in the hostname and you don't
!  *  use HIDDENNET, you should comment out the definition.
   */
  
! #define	DOMAIN	"iti.org"
  
  /*
   *  If you define this, the hostname will not appear in the posting