Chapter 28. News Servers and Mailing Lists

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Types of News Servers

• The INN Package and Configuration Files

• Installing the INN Package

• Configuring innd

• Reference

There are many advantages to hosting your own local news server. If you have a number of clients on your network who need frequent access to a central site of information or you need to provide employees with a central collaboration site or forum, news servers can provide a simple way of getting information to them in a public and easy-to-use way.

News servers are notoriously difficult to configure and deploy, but follow the information in this chapter and you will be able to avoid many of the problems that are frequently encountered.