In message <199802101534.QAA19122@pc4.mpn.cp.philips.com>, lambermo@mpn.cp.philips.com (Hans Lambermont) writes: | > authentication requests without referral, but this in itself leads to | > administration problems. i.e how does nntpcache get access to the | > authentication data? /etc/passwd? nis? kerberos? tacacs? radius? What | | Create a sort of plug-in piece of c-code in which users can implement their | own authentication calls. fi. we will be using radius only, and we have the | code for inn's nnrpd ready by hand. Of course when we are ready we will | publicize this code (first for squid). Ideally I'd like to restrict access to *binaries* groups to users listed in a file (simply a user per line would do). Our client machines from which reading is allowed all run identd, so that's how I'd get the username. No need for passwords, etc, just authorised users. If anyone here has a Nyx (nyx.net) account, you'll know what I mean. Paul Gregg Nyx System Administrator -- The Internet Business Ltd, Holywood House, Innis Court, Holywood, BT18 9HF pgregg@tibus.net http://www.tibus.net/ Phone: +44 (0)1232-424190 Fax: +44 (0)1232-424709 Eight out of every five people are math illiterates.
