Presently I have setup an NNTP server on my Exchange Serer, It work great
for local users. I can make my groups etc. and my exchange users can post
and read articles.



I would now like to pull in external news feed from a paid account that I
have.  I called and they said that would be perfectly fine, but I have an
issue.  Although, I can pull all the group names, I am not pulling the
articles.  I read once that I would need a 3rd party (tool) to do this, as
my USENET provider does not allow "pulling" I think that's the correct term.



Can someone here help me get a understanding as to what's happening and what
tools I can use to accomplish my task.



Thanks.

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In article <ODZHKA8OGHA.3144@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>, Mr. Backup says...
>
>Presently I have setup an NNTP server on my Exchange Serer, It work great
>for local users. I can make my groups etc. and my exchange users can post
>and read articles.
>
>
>
>I would now like to pull in external news feed from a paid account that I
>have.  I called and they said that would be perfectly fine, but I have an
>issue.  Although, I can pull all the group names, I am not pulling the
>articles.  I read once that I would need a 3rd party (tool) to do this, as
>my USENET provider does not allow "pulling" I think that's the correct term
.
>
>
>
>Can someone here help me get a understanding as to what's happening and wha
t
>tools I can use to accomplish my task.
>
>
>
>Thanks.
>
>

From my basic understanding there's a very big difference between a peer
newsfeed exchange and a "pull" feed. With the pull method you're probably
accessing the news server as a "newsreader" and retrieving requested posts b
y
message-id.

In a peer exchange a feed server is sending you posts in high volume and wou
ld
be more efficient for both ends since you don't have to manage the process o
f
finding what you need to pull, then requesting and getting those selections 
from
a news server. If you use a pull feed you'll probably have a tough time tryi
ng
to keep up.


stillman
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