Adding nntp server rules – Intel 1520 User Manual

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Chapter 5 Using the Command-Line Interface

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To Disable the appliance from caching and serving news articles select
disable, and press Enter.

To allow NNTP server feeds, select the first feeds in the menu and press
Enter.

To inhibit NNTP server feeds select the second feeds in the menu and
press Enter.

To allow NNTP access control, select the first access in the menu and
press Enter.

To inhibit NNTP access control select the second access in the menu
and press Enter.

To configure NNTP servers, select servers, and press Enter. Refer to
Configuring NNTP servers for more information.

To configure NNTP access, select access and press Enter. Refer to
Configuring NNTP access‚ on page 69 for more information.

Configuring NNTP servers

You can add, delete, and view NNTP server rules. The appliance uses NNTP
server rules to let you specify:

The parent NNTP servers from which you want the appliance to cache
articles.

The news groups you want the appliance to observe.

The type of NNTP activity you want the appliance to perform; for
example, caching news articles on demand, posting news articles, and
receiving news feeds.

The network interface the appliance uses to contact the parent NNTP
server.

▼ Adding NNTP server rules

1

Select the config menu, and press Enter.

2

Select protocols, and press Enter.

3

Select nntp, and press Enter.

4

Select servers, and press Enter.

5

Select add rules, and press Enter.

6

Enter an NNTP server rule, and press Enter.

7

Press CTRL-X to save your changes and return to the previous screen.

Each rule must have the following format:

The

hostname

and

group-wildmat

tags are required;

priority

and

interface

are optional.

hostname group-wildmat priority interface

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