mehl@iastate.edu (Mark M Mehl) (02/03/91)
In <1261@toaster.SFSU.EDU> eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott) writes: >NNTP is a protocol on the same >level as Telnet, FTP, SMTP, etc. It's the most common means >for news to traverse IP networks, but, like SMTP, it's not >specifically dependent on TCP/IP--it works fine on DECNET, for >instance. >The "traditional" newsreaders require the full text of every >article . . . (typically several hundred megabytes . . .) or . . . >An NNTP-based newsreader doesn't need direct access to the files >containing the articles . . . >It's made usenet much more accessible; for example, a Macintosh >user with network connectivity, MacTCP software and NNTP- >compatible news reading software can participate--without needing >a humongous hard disk, without having to log into a UNIX or >VAX/VMS or VM/CMS (or whatever) system, without having to learn >emacs or vi--or anything else about whichever machine actually >provides the service. It just looks like another Macintosh >application. Sounds great. Is there any way to provide news service by NNTP through a modem connection or phone line? How about using ISDN? Can NNTP service work through LocalTalk/AppleTalk without bridging to ethernet? Let's assume the news server (Unix box) has a serial connection to provide such a service. NOTE: Followups directed to comp.sys.mac.comm. The previous article appeared in news.newusers.questions. Much of this article was omitted. -- /\ Mark M Mehl, alias Superticker (Supertickler to some) <><> Internet: mehl@IAstate.edu \/ Preferred UUCP: uunet!iastate.edu!mehl Disclaimer: You got to be kidding; who would want to claim anything I said?