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NAME

       inn.conf - configuration data for InterNetNews programs

DESCRIPTION

       The file /etc/news/inn.conf is used to determine various parameters.  Blank lines and lines starting with
       a number sign (``#'') are ignored.  All other lines specify parameters that may be read, and should be of
       the following form:
              name : [optional whitespace] value
       Everything  after  the  whitespace and up to the end of the line is taken as the value; multi-word values
       should not be put in quotes.  The case of names is significant — server is not  the  same  as  Server  or
       SERVER.

       Some  parameters  specified  in  the  file  may  be  overridden  by  environment variables, and some file
       parameters may be used to mask real data, such as  when  hiding  a  cluster  of  hosts  behind  a  single
       electronic mail hostname.  The current set of parameters is as follows:

       fromhost
              This is the name of the host to use when building the From header line.  The default is the fully-
              qualified domain name of the local host.  The value of the FROMHOST environment  variable,  if  it
              exists, overrides this.

       moderatormailer
              This  names  the default machine that contains forwarding aliases for all moderated groups.  It is
              only used if the moderators(5) file doesn't exist, or if the group is not matched  by  that  file.
              The value is interpreted as a pattern match; see moderators(5).

       organization
              This  specifies  what  to  put  in  the  Organization  header  if  it  is blank.  The value of the
              ORGANIZATION environment variable, if it exists, overrides this.

       pathhost
              This specifies how to name the local site when building the Path header line.  The default is  the
              fully-qualified domain name of the local host.

       server This specifies the name of the NNTP server to which an article should be posted.  The value of the
              NNTPSERVER environment variable, if it exists, overrides this.

       domain This should be the domain name of the local host.  It should not have a  leading  period,  and  it
              should not be a full host address.  It is used only if the GetFQDN routine in libinn(3) cannot get
              the fully-qualified domain name by using either the gethostname(2) or gethostbyname(3) calls.  The
              check  is very simple; if either routine returns a name with a period in it, then it is assumed to
              have the full domain name.

       nntpport
              This is the TCP port INN is accepting connections on. This can be changed, for example if you want
              to run in.nnrpd from inetd on port 119.  The default value is ``119.''

       useactived
              When  this  parameter is enabled (``yes''), nnrpd will try using the actived program.  The default
              value is ``no''.

       The inewsport parameter is only used by inews when posting an article.

       Three parameters are used only by nnrpd when accepting postings from clients:

       mime-version
              If this parameter is present, then nnrpd will add the necessary MIME (Multipurpose  Internet  Mail
              Extensions)  headers  to  all any articles that do not have a Mime-Version header.  This parameter
              specifies the MIME version, and should normally be ``1.0''.

       mime-contenttype
              If MIME headers are being added, this parameter specifies the value of  the  Content-Type  header.
              The default value is ``text/plain; charset=US-ASCII.''

       mime-encoding
              If  MIME  headers  are  being  added,  this parameter specifies the value of the Content-Transfer-
              Encoding header.  The default value is ``7bit.''

       Note that this file can be identical on all machines in an organization.

EXAMPLE

              fromhost:           foo.com
              moderatormailer:    %s@uunet.uu.net
              organization:       Foo, Incorporated
              #pathhost -- use FQDN.
              server:             news.foo.com
              domain: foo.com

       This file is intended to be fairly static; any changes made to it are typically  not  reflected  until  a
       program restarts.

HISTORY

       Written by Rich $alz <rsalz@uunet.uu.net> for InterNetNews.  This is revision 1.16, dated 1996/09/06.

SEE ALSO

       libinn(3), moderators(5).

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