Date: Fri, 27 Jan 89 16:24:22 +0000
From: cmd@ukc.ac.uk
To: mg@ukc.ac.uk
Subject: adding new hosts

Adding a new host is:

	ensure enough disk space

	set up /u/news/{spool,lib} and copy stuff across

	create the errlog and log files, zero size

	set up crontab and overnight and expire_script to expire with
	a suitable period

	change whatever files need to be changed:

		sys
		uucpname
	
	if the new host ever had news before, be very careful about
	the "seq" file - the host must not generate clashing message-ids!
	- setting it to a few thousand usually does the trick.
	
	change active if necessary - if you are starting anew, set both
	numbers to 00000, otherwise leave it for expire -r to handle
	
	if you wish people to be able to transfer .newsrcs,
	copy the news spool dir from the other host and run expire -r
	- you probably need zero-length history{,.dir,.pag} files before
	you run expire, this is all a bit runish


	make the symlinks /usr/spool/news -> whatever
			  /usr/lib/news -> whatever
			  /usr/bin/rnews -> ~news/inews

	set up the sys file on the feed machine

	post an article on the feed machine, ensure it is transferred

	try reading and posting news on the new machine, make sure
	the article is stored okay, look at the log file, look at
	the article on the feed host, checking especially for hostnames

This last bit is a bit nasty because people can use news as soon
as you enable it for testing - but this is usually okay.

Hope I haven't forgotten anything.

Yep - edit /usr/lib/news/distfile on the rdist master to include the new host
		-- mg, 11 Feb 89