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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Next: Getting Help Up: Installation Guide Previous: First Time Customization   Contents Testing the ServerBy 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:
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