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From: snyde_sl@tsca02.uucp (Steve Snyder)
Newsgroups: news.software.b,news.newusers.questions
Subject: Problems posting to newsfeed
Summary: Can only post locally
Keywords: C News, newsfeed, 'togo' file, 'sys' file
Message-ID: <1991May8.223945.12696@otsc.eds.com>
Date: 8 May 91 22:39:45 GMT
Sender: snyde_sl@otsc.eds.com (Steve Snyder)
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Our site recently established a newsfeed.  We are running C news (last
patch date is 24-Mar-91) and rn (last patch date is 01-Jan-91, # 54)
on an Apollo DN3000 under Domain/OS SR10.2 (sys 5.3 environment).

I'm having a problem posting articles created by our local users back
to our newsfeed (uunet).  This happens if we use either 'postnews'
that came with the C News distribution or 'Pnews' that came with the
'rn' distribution.  The articles show up on our local news server
without any problem, but they never get sent back to uunet.  I finally
figured out a way to force the desired articles to be sent to uunet.
If I manually create the file '/usr/spool/news/out.going/uunet/togo'
and put the desired article path names and sizes in this file, the
desired articles do get sent because cron runs sendbatches every hour.
I've searched through all the C news, rn, usenet, and uucp documenta-
tion I have (including the O'Reilly Managing and Using uucp and Usenet
books), but I can not determine which process is supposed to create 
the 'togo' file for a site.  This is supposed to happen automatically,
right?  

I think the problem is most likely in our configuration files or maybe
a problem with queuelen.  I've made several changes to sys, but can't
seem to get the right combination.  Listed below are portions of the 
files that I believe are applicable:

      /usr/lib/news/sys

  # line indicating what we are willing to receive; note local groups on end
  ME:comp,news,sci,to,ohio-tsc

  # line indicating what groups and distrib. we will allow users to post news to
  uunet:comp,news,sci,to.uunet,!to.all,world,na,usa,oh/all:Lf:uunet/togo

      /usr/lib/news/batchparms

  # site		size	queue	builder	muncher	sender
  # ----		----	-----	-------	-------	------
  /default/	100000	20	batcher	compcun	viauux

Also how can I determine which grade my system uses for news?  I looks
like queuelen is expecting grade 'd', but I'm not sure our system is
using that grade for news.

Any ideas why I can only post locally, or possible solutions to this 
problem?  Does this happen to anyone else?  I'd prefer responses by
email, but I'll continue to watch the newsgroups where I posted this
if you'd rather post a reponse for the benefit of others who might
have a similar problem and questions.  Thanks.


-- 
Steve Snyder             | You've got to know when to code 'em,
Electronic Data Systems  | know when to modem, know when to load 'em,
snyde_sl@otsc.eds.com    | and know when to run.
uunet!tsca02!snyde_sl    |                        --Anonymous