Discussion:
Right, I'm at it again...new usenet server
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Nigel Reed
2024-07-01 05:18:40 UTC
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Hi all,

I know you get tired of me asking about transferring articles between
servers but I'm shit scared I'm going to flood the network with 20
years worth of articles.

On my new server, all the articles have the following path:

Path:
newsfeed.endofthelinebbs.com!spool1.usenet.blueworldhosting.com!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!not-for-mail

I'm going to rename my old server to "oldnewsfeed" and use the
following to feed all the articles from my existing server to the new
server...

on the old server

cd /news/etc
perl -ne 'chomp; our ($hash, $timestamps, $_) = split " "; \
print "$_\n" if $_' history \
| tr . / > /news/spool/outgoing/list
innxmit newsfeed.endofthelinebbs.com list

I'll configure incoming.conf newsfeeds and innfeed.conf so that I'm not
feeding any other servers and that oldnewsfeed is the only server able
to send to that host.


Then I'll add my peers back in. Is that it? Am I safe? Am I going to
send everything off to my peers?

and in case I do...sorry :)
--
End Of The Line BBS - Plano, TX
telnet endofthelinebbs.com 23
Spammer
2024-07-01 17:13:06 UTC
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Post by Nigel Reed
Hi all,
I know you get tired of me asking about transferring articles between
servers but I'm shit scared I'm going to flood the network with 20
years worth of articles.
Why? Who is interested in 20 years old spam? Are you mad?

One month is enough but even that is too much. I only scan spams that arrived in the last 24 hours.
Nigel Reed
2024-07-02 00:27:22 UTC
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On Mon, 1 Jul 2024 17:13:06 +0000
Post by Spammer
Post by Nigel Reed
Hi all,
I know you get tired of me asking about transferring articles
between servers but I'm shit scared I'm going to flood the network
with 20 years worth of articles.
Why? Who is interested in 20 years old spam? Are you mad?
One month is enough but even that is too much. I only scan spams that
arrived in the last 24 hours.
blah blah blah blah blah.
--
End Of The Line BBS - Plano, TX
telnet endofthelinebbs.com 23
Julien ÉLIE
2024-07-01 20:18:28 UTC
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Hi Nigel,
Post by Nigel Reed
I'm going to rename my old server to "oldnewsfeed" and use the
following to feed all the articles from my existing server to the new
server...
on the old server
cd /news/etc
If your history file is in /news/etc, that will be fine. (It is usually
in something like /news/db or /var/lib/news).
OK with the rest. Follow well the 6.4 subject entry in the FAQ
(xrefslave, etc.).
Post by Nigel Reed
I'll configure incoming.conf newsfeeds and innfeed.conf so that I'm not
feeding any other servers and that oldnewsfeed is the only server able
to send to that host.
Then I'll add my peers back in. Is that it? Am I safe?
Seems good.
Post by Nigel Reed
Am I going to send everything off to my peers?
No you aren't.
--
Julien ÉLIE

« Pour aller plus vite, j'additionne toujours de bas en haut : je fais
du même coup l'addition et la preuve. » (Aurélien Scholl)
Nigel Reed
2024-07-02 00:28:53 UTC
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On Mon, 1 Jul 2024 22:18:28 +0200
Post by Julien ÉLIE
Hi Nigel,
Post by Nigel Reed
I'm going to rename my old server to "oldnewsfeed" and use the
following to feed all the articles from my existing server to the
new server...
on the old server
cd /news/etc
Yes, thanks for pointing that out. I misread that bit.
Post by Julien ÉLIE
If your history file is in /news/etc, that will be fine. (It is
usually in something like /news/db or /var/lib/news).
OK with the rest. Follow well the 6.4 subject entry in the FAQ
(xrefslave, etc.).
There's only me using the server for now so xrefs isn't going to be a
problem. I can just delete all the articles in my newsreader and
refresh.
Post by Julien ÉLIE
Post by Nigel Reed
I'll configure incoming.conf newsfeeds and innfeed.conf so that I'm
not feeding any other servers and that oldnewsfeed is the only
server able to send to that host.
Then I'll add my peers back in. Is that it? Am I safe?
Seems good.
You sound more confident than I am :)
Post by Julien ÉLIE
Post by Nigel Reed
Am I going to send everything off to my peers?
No you aren't.
See above!

Ok. Going to start the transfer going so wish me luck.
--
End Of The Line BBS - Plano, TX
telnet endofthelinebbs.com 23
Ivo Gandolfo
2024-07-01 21:01:43 UTC
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Post by Nigel Reed
Hi all,
I know you get tired of me asking about transferring articles between
servers but I'm shit scared I'm going to flood the network with 20
years worth of articles.
newsfeed.endofthelinebbs.com!spool1.usenet.blueworldhosting.com!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!not-for-mail
I'm going to rename my old server to "oldnewsfeed" and use the
following to feed all the articles from my existing server to the new
server...
on the old server
cd /news/etc
perl -ne 'chomp; our ($hash, $timestamps, $_) = split " "; \
print "$_\n" if $_' history \
| tr . / > /news/spool/outgoing/list
innxmit newsfeed.endofthelinebbs.com list
I'll configure incoming.conf newsfeeds and innfeed.conf so that I'm not
feeding any other servers and that oldnewsfeed is the only server able
to send to that host.
Then I'll add my peers back in. Is that it? Am I safe? Am I going to
send everything off to my peers?
and in case I do...sorry :)
I have do it with pullnews and set my newsfeed file with a exclusion
path (if u add it, the article u receive never be feeded to the other's
your peer).


Sincerely
--
Ivo Gandolfo
Nigel Reed
2024-07-03 06:54:48 UTC
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On Mon, 1 Jul 2024 23:01:43 +0200
Post by Ivo Gandolfo
Post by Nigel Reed
Hi all,
I know you get tired of me asking about transferring articles
between servers but I'm shit scared I'm going to flood the network
with 20 years worth of articles.
newsfeed.endofthelinebbs.com!spool1.usenet.blueworldhosting.com!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!not-for-mail
I'm going to rename my old server to "oldnewsfeed" and use the
following to feed all the articles from my existing server to the
new server...
on the old server
cd /news/etc
perl -ne 'chomp; our ($hash, $timestamps, $_) = split " "; \
print "$_\n" if $_' history \
| tr . / > /news/spool/outgoing/list
innxmit newsfeed.endofthelinebbs.com list
I'll configure incoming.conf newsfeeds and innfeed.conf so that I'm
not feeding any other servers and that oldnewsfeed is the only
server able to send to that host.
Then I'll add my peers back in. Is that it? Am I safe? Am I going to
send everything off to my peers?
and in case I do...sorry :)
I have do it with pullnews and set my newsfeed file with a exclusion
path (if u add it, the article u receive never be feeded to the
other's your peer).
Sincerely
Well, with any luck, it's working. It looks like some peers will have
to restart or something. I'll be sending out an email shortly.
--
End Of The Line BBS - Plano, TX
telnet endofthelinebbs.com 23
Retro Guy
2024-07-03 07:31:45 UTC
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Post by Nigel Reed
On Mon, 1 Jul 2024 23:01:43 +0200
Post by Ivo Gandolfo
Post by Nigel Reed
Hi all,
I know you get tired of me asking about transferring articles
between servers but I'm shit scared I'm going to flood the network
with 20 years worth of articles.
newsfeed.endofthelinebbs.com!spool1.usenet.blueworldhosting.com!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!not-for-mail
I'm going to rename my old server to "oldnewsfeed" and use the
following to feed all the articles from my existing server to the
new server...
on the old server
cd /news/etc
perl -ne 'chomp; our ($hash, $timestamps, $_) = split " "; \
print "$_\n" if $_' history \
| tr . / > /news/spool/outgoing/list
innxmit newsfeed.endofthelinebbs.com list
I'll configure incoming.conf newsfeeds and innfeed.conf so that I'm
not feeding any other servers and that oldnewsfeed is the only
server able to send to that host.
Then I'll add my peers back in. Is that it? Am I safe? Am I going to
send everything off to my peers?
and in case I do...sorry :)
I have do it with pullnews and set my newsfeed file with a exclusion
path (if u add it, the article u receive never be feeded to the
other's your peer).
Sincerely
Well, with any luck, it's working. It looks like some peers will have
to restart or something. I'll be sending out an email shortly.
Looks good here (i2pn.org). Articles coming in and going out normally.
--
Retro Guy
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