News server logging

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2 total messages Started by ohm Mon, 07 Apr 1997 00:00

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Author: ohm
Date: Mon, 07 Apr 1997 00:00

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Hi, 

does anyone know whether news servers log downloads (obviously
they log uploads) and if they do, specifically what is logged 
(i.e. client address, transfers, total bytes transfered?)
i assume it can be setup by the server operator, but what is the
normal setting etc.

thanks

Re: News server logging

#32

Author: Richard Clayton
Date: Mon, 07 Apr 1997 00:00

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In article <3348DFE7.167E@ae.ic.ac.uk>, ohm <oshah@ae.ic.ac.uk> writes

[in an eclectic selection of newsgroups - most of which are unsuitable]

followups to news.newusers.questions only

>does anyone know whether news servers log downloads (obviously
>they log uploads)

some do some don't ... some say there are over 200000 news servers on
the planet, so I expect you can find all possible behaviour somewhere

> and if they do, specifically what is logged 
>(i.e. client address, transfers, total bytes transfered?)
>i assume it can be setup by the server operator, but what is the
>normal setting etc.

hmmm... what is normal ? usually administrators have better uses of
their time than getting interested in what individuals do. However,
local policies may vary on time/amount/newsgroups read, so relying on
anonymity in your environment may be unwise.

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