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Testing the Server

By default CoffeeLink News Server is configured to listen on port 119 or 1199 for incoming connections. The standard port for NNTP, 119, is a privileged port under Solaris and Linux and requires root permission to open. If you run CLNews on a Solaris or Linux system as a user other than root, the server will bind to port 1199, otherwise the server will bind to port 119 if it is available.

The server writes the port number it selected to the log with an entry such as:

   notice:listening on ip addr 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0 port 1199

Once you have started the server, you are ready to test it using any standard NNTP news client such as Netscape Communicator. The method for activating the server varies depending on the client used. If your news client is Netscape Communicator 4.0x, follow these steps:

  1. Select the Message Center option from the Communicator menu.

  2. In the Message Center window, select the New Discussion Server... option from the File menu.

  3. In the discussion server window, enter the name of the host that your server is running on.

  4. If necessary, change the port number from 119 to 1199.

  5. Click the OK button. The server's name should now appear in the Message Center window.

  6. Click on the server's name in the Message Center window.

  7. Select the Add Discussion Group... option from the File menu.

  8. Double click on the discussion group public.discuss.

  9. Click OK.

  10. Double click on the server's name in the Message Center window.

  11. Double click on the discussion group public.discuss.

  12. Now you're ready to read and post messages!


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