I have the following in nntpcache.access: deborah:/a/home/clameter$ grep -v "^#" /etc/nntpcache/nntpcache.access localhost <http> read,quick localhost * read,post,filter spam.filter * linux.* read * comp.os.linux.* read * fuller.dialogue read *.fuller.edu * read,post But when I start a newsreader from remote I get the following message: dx66:~$ rtin rtin pre-1.4 release 981002 ("Phobia") [UNIX] (c) Copyright 1991-98 Iain Lea. Connecting to deborah.fuller.edu... access denied <chris@p60.sas16.dialup.lax1.flash.net>, you do not have connect permissions in the nntpcache.access file. The access file DOES allow read permissions! What are the "connect" permissions? There is some vague reference in the config file.