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On Sat, 16 Mar 2024 19:18:40 -0400, Jay Harris -> Nicholas Boel wrote:

 JH> Yup, I see it there now, thanks so much.

Great!


 JH> Also, in my smapinntpd.allow I had just one uncommented line:

 JH> 127.0.0.1

 JH> When I upgraded to this version I was getting "Access Denied" messages,
 JH> assuming due to the IPv6 support.

 JH> Changing the line to ::ffff:127.0.0.1 didn't seem to help, changing it
 JH> to *127.0.0.1 seemed to do the trick.

This is the original default line that has always been there, and should be
changed to suit your needs.

" What Is 127.0.0.1

127.0.0.1 is a host loopback address. Host loopback refers to the fact that no
data packet addressed to 127.0.0.1 should ever leave the computer (host),
sending it --- instead of being sent to the local network or the internet, it
simply gets "looped back" on itself, and the computer sending the packet
becomes the recipient."

Also, in the paragraph above it tells you "*" supercedes the rest of what
follows, so *127.0.0.1 is actually just "*", and with that said...

If you want to allow ALL connections, use:

*  

Keep in mind, this file is only allowing NON-LOGGED IN clients access to
specific groups.

You DON'T want to allow access to all of your message areas prior to them
setting up an account with you and logging in, so you setup a dummy area and
group like "+GETACCESS+" in group X (for example) and that would be the only
group and area a non-logged in account would have access to. They can post a
message there requesting access to anything else, which you would have to set
them up manually in the smapinntpd.users file, where you specify what LOGGED
IN accounts have access to.

 JH> Not sure if you would want to include that as an example for IPv4
 JH> addresses in that file?  I haven't looked, but I'm wondering if the code
 JH> reading smapinntpd.allow doesn't recognize the : character.

I don't think "*" should be a default example in any case, since that could
potentially cause problems. so I think the '127.0.0.1' is and always has been
just a placeholder for people to change.

Regards,
Nick

... "Take my advice, I don't use it anyway."
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