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Re: Forum shift
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lugnet.admin.general
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Wed, 3 Nov 2010 08:34:01 GMT
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In lugnet.general, David Eaton wrote:
> As I recall, the NNTP engine for LUGNET wasn't something that Todd custom-wrote
> (like the web interface), but was a build of some already-existing
> implementation, which could be why it's a little less accessible. I remember
> hunting around for the NNTP code to little avail.
I would expect that any old NNTP server can be plugged in instead, if the one
Todd originally selected doesn't support access by username and password.
> However, once that connection has been established, it ought to be possible to
> use your member ID/password to log in, so long as the email address provided in
> the NNTP posting matches the one on file that's attached to your member ID.
Why should that be necessary? Shouldn't it be enough to hook the password
checker of the NNTP server up to the database containing IDs and passwords (if
necessary both the posting and the member database).
> It's messy and kludgy (because LUGNET doesn't really maintain a proper
> correlation between valid emails and members), but in theory it's possible.
I can't see any need to connect member IDs with emails. We just need to make
sure that anybody with posting privileges has (or can get) a username and a
password for posting through the NNTP server.
> I wouldn't mind taking a look, although I think I'd probably need my SSH key
> re-enabled since I think it's been disabled for a while. And of course if
> Rene/Jerry want to take a look at it themselves, I'm all for that!
It sounds like you know much more about the architecture than I do, so that
would be good.
Play well,
Jacob
--
http://lego.sparre-andersen.dk/
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| Hi all, I have taken a bit of time to follow the discussion as this is about a subject that René and I have been talking over on some occasions but without any final decisions yet. (...) Actually, the NNTP server in use is a fairly old but very (...) (14 years ago, 3-Nov-10, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) Apologies, I wasn't talking about totally overhauling the NNTP system, I was talking about using what's available-- IE, the member passwords, which are the only passwords currently on the LUGNET interface to my knowledge. If you're talking (...) (14 years ago, 3-Nov-10, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Forum shift
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| (...) As I recall, the NNTP engine for LUGNET wasn't something that Todd custom-wrote (like the web interface), but was a build of some already-existing implementation, which could be why it's a little less accessible. I remember hunting around for (...) (14 years ago, 2-Nov-10, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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