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  • Re: read only group but have a single user post

    From =?UTF-8?Q?Julien_=c3=89LIE?=@21:1/5 to All on Thu May 26 21:55:14 2022
    Hi,

    So I was wondering if its possible to set a newsgroup to only allow
    posts from a single user but allow anyone else to read?
    You'll have to parameter 2 different access groups in readers.conf.
    One that matches the single user, and containing:
    users: "joe"
    read: "*"
    post: "news.group"

    Another one for the others, with:
    users: "*,!joe"
    read: "*"

    or any other variations in read/post.

    You'll have to properly authenticate "joe" in your(s) auth group(s),
    either via a specific host or an authenticator.

    --
    Julien ÉLIE

    « Il n'y a que le premier pas qui coûte. » (Mme du Deffand)

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  • From seth@home.sethhurst.com@21:1/5 to All on Thu May 26 19:35:37 2022
    So I was wondering if its possible to set a newsgroup to only allow posts from a single user but allow anyone else to read?

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  • From Jason Evans@21:1/5 to seth on Fri May 27 06:38:55 2022
    On Thu, 26 May 2022 19:35:37 -0000 (UTC), seth wrote:

    So I was wondering if its possible to set a newsgroup to only allow
    posts from a single user but allow anyone else to read?

    Do you mean only on your readable on your server or for the entire Usenet
    in general? If it is the first, Julien's reply will probably work. If you
    mean for the entire Usenet, you'll want to set up a moderated group.

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  • From hurst@21:1/5 to Jason Evans on Fri May 27 03:07:12 2022
    Jason Evans <jsevans@mailfence.com> Wrote in message:r
    On Thu, 26 May 2022 19:35:37 -0000 (UTC), seth wrote:> So I was wondering if its possible to set a newsgroup to only allow> posts from a single user but allow anyone else to read?Do you mean only on your readable on your server or for the entire Usenet
    in general? If it is the first, Julien's reply will probably work. If you mean for the entire Usenet, you'll want to set up a moderated group.

    I noticed the new users file is there any type of syntax that
    would work for editing this file to add new users.
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