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< h1 class = "page-title" > NNTP Server< / h1 >
< h2 id = "the-nntp-content-server" > The NNTP Content Server< / h2 >
< p > The NNTP < em > content server< / em > provides access to publicly exposed message conferences and areas over either < strong > secure< / strong > NNTPS (NNTP over TLS or nttps://) and/or non-secure NNTP (nntp://).< / p >
< h2 id = "configuration" > Configuration< / h2 >
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< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > nntp< / code > < / td >
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< td > Configuration block for non-secure NNTP. See Non-Secure NNTP Configuration below.< / td >
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< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > nntps< / code > < / td >
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< td > Configuration block for secure NNTP. See Secure NNTPS Configuration below.< / td >
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< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > publicMessageConferences< / code > < / td >
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< td > A map of < em > conference tags< / em > to < em > area tags< / em > that are publicly exposed over NNTP. Anonymous users will get read-only access to these areas.< / td >
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< h3 id = "see-non-secure-nntp-configuration" > See Non-Secure NNTP Configuration< / h3 >
< p > Under < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > contentServers.nntp.nntp< / code > the following configuration is allowed:< / p >
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< td > Set to < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > true< / code > to enable non-secure NNTP access.< / td >
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< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > port< / code > < / td >
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< td > Override the default port of < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > 8119< / code > .< / td >
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< h3 id = "secure-nntps-configuration" > Secure NNTPS Configuration< / h3 >
< p > Under < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > contentServers.nntp.nntps< / code > the following configuration is allowed:< / p >
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< td > Set to < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > true< / code > to enable secure NNTPS access.< / td >
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< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > port< / code > < / td >
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< td > Override the default port of < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > 8565< / code > .< / td >
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< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > certPem< / code > < / td >
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< td > Override the default certificate file path of < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > ./config/nntps_cert.pem< / code >
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< td > < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > keyPem< / code > < / td >
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< td > Override the default certificate key file path of < code class = "language-plaintext highlighter-rouge" > ./config/nntps_key.pem< / code >
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< h4 id = "certificates-and-keys" > Certificates and Keys< / h4 >
< p > In order to use secure NNTPS, a TLS certificate and key pair must be provided. You may generate your own but most clients < strong > will not trust< / strong > them. A certificate and key from a trusted Certificate Authority is recommended. < a href = "https://letsencrypt.org/" > Let’ < / a > provides free TLS certificates. Certificates and private keys must be in < a href = "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy-Enhanced_Mail" > PEM format< / a > .< / p >
< h5 id = "generating-your-own" > Generating Your Own< / h5 >
< p > An example of generating your own cert/key pair:< / p >
< div class = "language-bash highlighter-rouge" > < div class = "highlight" > < pre class = "highlight" > < code > openssl req < span class = "nt" > -newkey< / span > rsa:2048 < span class = "nt" > -nodes< / span > < span class = "nt" > -keyout< / span > ./config/nntps_key.pem < span class = "nt" > -x509< / span > < span class = "nt" > -days< / span > 3050 < span class = "nt" > -out< / span > ./config/nntps_cert.pem
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< h3 id = "example-configuration" > Example Configuration< / h3 >
< pre > < code class = "language-hjson" > contentServers: {
nntp: {
publicMessageConferences: {
fsxnet: [
// Expose these areas of fsxNet
"fsx_gen", "fsx_bbs"
]
}
nntp: {
enabled: true
}
nntps: {
enabled: true
// These could point to Let's Encrypt provided pairs for example:
certPem: /path/to/some/tls_cert.pem
keyPem: /path/to/some/tls_private_key.pem
}
}
}
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