How to Configure Posting Limits and Moderation Settings for an NNTP Virtual Server

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Microsoft® Exchange Server 2003 uses NNTP to enable users to participate in newsgroup discussions. Because newsgroups are used to post and share information, you will likely need to manage the size of these postings in relation to the resources available on the NNTP virtual server. Accepting articles that are too large or accepting too much data during one connection can cause increased traffic, overload your network, and quickly fill your hard disk. Be sure to set a size limit that matches the capabilities of your server.

Before You Begin

Before performing this procedure, see Configuring NNTP Posting Limits and Moderation Settings.

Procedure

To configure posting limits and moderation settings for an NNTP virtual server

  1. Log on to the Exchange server where the virtual server is running using the Exchange administrator account that has local Administrator permissions and Exchange Full Administrator permissions.

  2. In Exchange System Manager, expand Protocols, right-click the protocol for which you want to change connection limits, and then click Properties.

  3. On the Settings tab (see the figure below), select from the following options:

    • To allow clients to post articles to newsgroups on this NNTP virtual server, select Allow client posting. This option permits users to post and read articles in newsgroups that they can access, unless the newsgroup is set to read-only. You can also limit the size of the article that clients post in addition to the size of the connection.

    • To allow clients to post articles to newsfeeds on the NNTP virtual server, select Allow feed posting. You can limit the size of articles that are posted by using the Limit post size check box. You can limit the amount of data that is sent to a newsfeed during a single connection by using the Limit connection size check box.

    The Settings tab in the Default NNTP Virtual Server Properties dialog box

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Note

For more information about configuring NTTP, see the Exchange Server 2003 Help.

For More Information

For information about configuring and managing client protocols, see Managing Protocols.