In a message of 11-23-1900, STEWART BUCKINGHAM wrote re: CHANGI HELP 
EDED...
SB> Anyone out there using Changi NNTP Server? I've a problem.
Yes; I've been using it for a couple years now.  What version are you using?
SB> I have installed everything according to the instructions
SB> (the only exception being I'm using 2.2.2.2 as my localhost
SB> instead of 127.0.0.1).
Why "2.2.2.2"?  Theoretically, it shouldn't matter as long as you define the 
localhost properly for tcp/ip, but if you're having problems it might be 
prudent to try and get things working under the default settings before you 
start tweaking things around...
SB> I've got to the point of attempting to
SB> receive my first news packet. Which I cannot seem to get. Does
SB> the remote host need to know who I am?  When I run "Chanx -mxt
SB> -nl news.iphil.net >news.batch" I get the answer  Changx 1.0 -
SB> Jan 16 1997 22:40:55 Nothing to post to news.iphil.net CONN
SB>                              <--- this line gets overwritten
SB> Total Good  Bad     0    0    0
SB>
SB> I have a valid ACTIVE file in my Changi directory and some of
SB> the newsgroups have unread mail (I checked with Netscape). I
SB> can ping the host and I can download all the lists with the
SB> "-l" options. I tried the "-mxtq" option with the same zero
SB> results. Changing "-mx" with "-mw" didn't yield any results.
SB> When I use the "-d" options the remote host identifies itself
SB> as...  200 feed-nntp-news.iphil.net InterNetNews NNRP server
SB> INN 1.7  My active file looks like this....
SB> comp.os.os2.announce 0 1 m comp.os.os2.beta 0 1 y
SB> comp.os.os2.bugs 0 1 y comp.os.os2.apps 0 1 y control.cancel 0
SB> 1 n control.newgroup 0 1 n control.rmgroup 0 1 n junk 0 1 n
SB> Anyone got any ideas why I'm unable to receive any mail? Any
SB> suggesstions?
The "mx" parameter tells chanx to use XOVER instead of NEWNEWS which is 
generally the best choice, but you need a watermark file with XOVER.  Do you 
have a "news.watermark" file in your /iphil.net directory (assuming you're 
using at least v1.x; if not hie thyself to ttp://www.egnite.com and pick up 
the latest version post-haste!)?  The "news.watermark" must be created 
manually; plain text file, one newsgroup name per line, ending with a colon, 
thus:
comp.os.os2.announce:
comp.os.os2.apps:
comp.os.os2.beta:
comp.os.os2.bugs:
Chanx will update this file automatically when you connect, but each time you 
add a newsgroup you'll have to manually add it to your news.watermark file as 
chanco only updates the active file.
Feel free to email me directly if you wish.  Also consider picking up the 
changi mailing list from listserv@gigo.com; lots of good help available 
ere.
Good luck!
* KWQ/2 1.2i * Internet: John.Thompson@ibm.net
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