Re: NEWS Server
Ed Longstrom (edl@rock.spectra.net)
Thu, 31 Oct 1996 06:49:53 -0500 (EST)
> Sam Ammons wrote:
> > I am posting this here because a lot of ISP's read this.
> >
> > Does any body have any suggestions for a news server? Our netmanage NNS
> > leaves a lot to be desired. We have a streaming news feed (Sprintlink).
> > If it runs on NT it would be preferred, and we want it to be FAST and
> > dependable. NNS 5.1.3 is neither.
>
> DNews is faster and more reliable than ANY other unix solution (inn, nns)
> and it uses almost nothing in terms of processor time. Check out
> http://netwinsite.com for more info. It is available for NT, Mac, OS2, and
> many different flavors of unix. Microsoft's Internet News server works
> well, but it still needs some work and is only available for NT 4.0
>
> -Robert
>
>
Make sure your upstream provider will allow "sucking". I believe
this is how DNews works, it sucks, could be wrong, but UUNET
won't allow us to suck. ;)
Ed