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module:newslink [2010/03/06 19:07] – digitalman | module:newslink [2016/03/12 01:46] – [NewsLink] A stolen image digital man |
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====== NewsLink ====== | ====== NewsLink ====== |
| {{:module:rob_s_iphone_sept-2015_185_2_.jpg?500|A newsstand sign I saw in an airport, long after I named this module}} |
====== Background ====== | ====== Background ====== |
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* Change the "SERVER" line to specify the host name or IP address of the News Server you are linking with. If the News Server is listening on a non-standard TCP port (e.g. other than 119), you will need to add a "PORT" line specifying the TCP port number of the server. | * Change the "SERVER" line to specify the host name or IP address of the News Server you are linking with. If the News Server is listening on a non-standard TCP port (e.g. other than 119), you will need to add a "PORT" line specifying the TCP port number of the server. |
| * If you wish to use TLS/SSL, uncomment the "TLS" line. This will change the default port to 563. |
* If the News Server requires an authenticated user login, change the "USER" and "PASS" lines to specify the username and password you use to login to the above News Server. If the "USER" line is missing or commented-out (with a semicolon), then no user authentication will be attempted (sometimes called "anonymous login"). | * If the News Server requires an authenticated user login, change the "USER" and "PASS" lines to specify the username and password you use to login to the above News Server. If the "USER" line is missing or commented-out (with a semicolon), then no user authentication will be attempted (sometimes called "anonymous login"). |
* For each sub-board you configured in step 3, add an "AREA" line, specifying each sub-board's "Internal Code" (from SCFG->Message Areas). | * For each sub-board you configured in step 3, add an "AREA" line, specifying each sub-board's "Internal Code" (from SCFG->Message Areas). |