NAME

     inn.conf - configuration data for InterNetNews programs

DESCRIPTION

     The file /usr/local/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 environ-
          ment 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 post-
     ings 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 ver-
          sion, and should normally be ``1.0''.

     mime-contenttype
          If MIME headers are being added, this parameter  speci-
          fies 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  speci-
          fies 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).