INN.CONF (5)

NAME
     inn.conf - configuration data for InterNetNews programs

DESCRIPTION
     The file <config$_PATH_CONFIG> (typically /var/news/etc/inn.conf) is used
     to  determine  various parameters.  Blank lines and lines starting with a
     number sign (``#'') are ignored.  All other lines specify parameters that
     may be read, and should be of the following form:
          name : [optional whitespace] value
     Everything after the whitespace and up to the end of the line is taken as
     the  value;  multi-word  values should not be put in quotes.  The case of
     names is significant -- server is not the same as Server or SERVER.

     Some parameters specified in the file may be  overridden  by  environment
     variables,  and  some file parameters may be used to mask real data, such
     as when hiding a  cluster  of  hosts  behind  a  single  electronic  mail
     hostname.  The current set of parameters is as follows:

     fromhost
          This is the name of the host to use when building  the  From  header
          line.   The  default is the fully-qualified domain name of the local
          host.  The value of the FROMHOST environment variable, if it exists,
          overrides this.

     moderatormailer
          This names the default machine that contains forwarding aliases  for
          all  moderated  groups.   It  is only used if the moderators(5)  file
          doesn't exist, or if the group is not matched  by  that  file.   The
          value is interpreted as a pattern match; see moderators(5) .

     organization
          This specifies what to put in  the  Organization  header  if  it  is
          blank.   The  value  of the ORGANIZATION environment variable, if it
          exists, overrides this.

     pathhost
          This specifies how to name the local site  when  building  the  Path
          header  line.  The default is the fully-qualified domain name of the
          local host.

     server
          This specifies the name of the  NNTP  server  to  which  an  article
          should be posted.  The value of the NNTPSERVER environment variable,
          if it exists, overrides this.

     domain
          This should be the domain name of the local  host.   It  should  not
          have a leading period, and it should not be a full host address.  It
          is used only if the GetFQDN routine  in  libinn(3)   cannot  get  the
          fully-qualified  domain  name  by using either the gethostname(2) or
          gethostbyname(3) calls.  The check is very simple; if either routine
          returns  a  name with a period in it, then it is assumed to have the
          full domain name.

     Three parameters are used only by  nnrpd  when  accepting  postings  from
     clients:

     mime-version
          If this parameter is present, then nnrpd will add the necessary MIME
          (Multipurpose  Internet Mail Extensions) headers to all any articles
          that do not have a Mime-Version header.   This  parameter  specifies
          the MIME version, and should normally be ``1.0''.

     mime-contenttype
          If MIME headers are being added, this parameter specifies the  value
          of  the  Content-Type  header.   The  default value is ``text/plain;
          charset=US-ASCII.''

     mime-encoding
          If MIME headers are being added, this parameter specifies the  value
          of  the  Content-Transfer-Encoding  header.   The  default  value is
          ``7bit.''

     Note that this file can be identical on all machines in an organization.

EXAMPLE
          fromhost:           foo.com
          moderatormailer:    %s@uunet.uu.net
          organization:       Foo, Incorporated
          #pathhost -- use FQDN.
          server:             news.foo.com
          domain: foo.com

     This file is intended to be fairly static; any changes  made  to  it  are
     typically not reflected until a program restarts.

HISTORY
     Written by Rich $alz  <rsalz@uunet.uu.net>  for  InterNetNews.   This  is
     revision 1.16, dated 1996/09/06.

SEE ALSO
     libinn(3) , moderators(5) .