Newbie Question: NNTP Proxy Or Cache?

amuskratt_at_yahoo.com
Date: 12/20/04

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    Date: 19 Dec 2004 19:50:40 -0800

    Can anyone help me with the following situation?

    I am trying to figure how best set up some sort of Usenet feed on my
    local area network that sits behind a broadband router. This LAN
    currently has two Windows XP boxes that are turned on intermittently
    and a single Linux box that includes a Samba file-server.

    The Linux box uses a Via C3 that is more energy-efficient than the XP
    boxes and would be left on much longer if not 24/7.

    What I would like to do is create a configuration that will allow news
    readers on either XP box to receive header files and, perhaps, even
    text. BINARY ATTACHMENTS, however, will preferebly be handled only by
    the the Linux box which will queue-up and download these itself. Once
    the download is complete, the XP boxes can then have access to the
    downloaded files via Samba.

    This sounds simple in principle but, as is usually the case, the devil
    is in the details.

    Thanks in advance.

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