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    From seth Hurst@21:1/5 to All on Sat Sep 3 18:30:30 2022
    Is it possible to setup inn with the active newsgroups file found at ftp.isc.org? Want to be able to browse usenet on my own server then
    subscribe to the groups I want and get messages for them.
    Would leafnode be better for this?

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  • From Thomas Hochstein@21:1/5 to seth Hurst on Sun Sep 4 23:17:03 2022
    seth Hurst schrieb:

    Is it possible to setup inn with the active newsgroups file found at ftp.isc.org?

    Yes, of course.

    Want to be able to browse usenet on my own server then
    subscribe to the groups I want and get messages for them.

    To get messages you'll need to peer with other servers.

    Would leafnode be better for this?

    Most probably.

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  • From Frank Slootweg@21:1/5 to seth Hurst on Mon Sep 5 13:52:02 2022
    seth Hurst <seth@home.sethhurst.com> wrote:
    Is it possible to setup inn with the active newsgroups file found at ftp.isc.org? Want to be able to browse usenet on my own server then
    subscribe to the groups I want and get messages for them.
    Would leafnode be better for this?

    INN would be an overkill and leafnode would indeed be much more suited
    for your scenario.

    I run Hamster (on Windows) for a similar purpose and have run INN professionally in a previous life, so I can compare the usefulness of a
    News 'proxy' like leafnode/Hamster with The Real Thing (TM).

    If you have any questions on leafnode, they're probably best asked in news.software.readers.

    HTH and good luck.

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