Hello Sean!   
      
   24 Oct 18 10:39, you wrote to me:   
      
    SW>> If fido, then yes I have it running here. I have leafnode running   
    SW>> on the same machine, and that then talks to the direct upstream   
    SW>> nntp feed. Mbse then talks to leafenode to get the groups and   
    SW>> converts them to standard fido... Works like a dream.   
      
    SD> For now, just allowing NNTP access to the BBS' message base.   
      
   I'm not doing that, and haven't gone down that path.   
   My mbse setup operates as a hub with no BBS use, as I use another   
   software package for the bbs.   
      
    SD> Later on, when I have a more stable Internet connection, I'm   
    SD> definitely wanting to start to gate newsgroups directly into the BBS.   
    SD> I have a few downlinks that would like a couple of newsgroups   
    SD> eventually.   
      
   I use leafnode for these reasons:   
      
   1. Filtering   
   2. It only cache's what mbse wants   
   3. It's easy to configure then having a full nntp server.   
      
      
    SD> How were the MBSE docs describing how to do this?   
      
   What doc's? #-) I've been running mbse since 2007, and read them to get the    
   system going.   
   But not any more...   
      
   But to sum up how my system is setup in mbsetup.   
      
   1. create a echomail area   
   2. Give it a area/ftn name   
   3. Put in the newsgroup name   
   4. Put in your fido address   
   5. Change the type to 'news'   
   6. Set message  limites etc.   
      
   In the global setup, go into 12. and set the nntpnode to localhost. change the    
   news mode to nntp feed. Set no regate to yes   
      
   This after having leafenode allready running.   
      
      
      
      
      
      
   Stephen   
      
      
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