INN commit: trunk/samples (control.ctl)
INN Commit
rra at isc.org
Fri Nov 4 21:12:58 UTC 2016
Date: Friday, November 4, 2016 @ 14:12:57
Author: iulius
Revision: 10091
Update to latest control.ctl upstream file
Handle reserved hierarchies, and the new key for the dictator.* hierarchy.
Modified:
trunk/samples/control.ctl
-------------+
control.ctl | 81 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 76 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
Modified: control.ctl
===================================================================
--- control.ctl 2016-11-03 02:30:12 UTC (rev 10090)
+++ control.ctl 2016-11-04 21:12:57 UTC (rev 10091)
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
## control.ctl - Access control for control messages.
-## Last modified: 2014-06-17
+## Last modified: 2016-01-03
##
## Based on rone's unified control.ctl file.
##
@@ -97,6 +97,14 @@
##
## Names used in this file that cannot be encoded in 7bit ASCII are in
## UTF-8. The only non-7bit-ASCII content is in comments.
+##
+## Information in this file has been contributed by many different people
+## and has been based on numerous historical revisions of this file. A
+## full, detailed history of contributions and copyright holders probably
+## does not exist. So far as the current maintainers are aware, copying
+## and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are
+## permitted in any medium without royalty. This file is offered as-is,
+## without any warranty.
## -------------------------------------------------------------------------
## DEFAULT
@@ -139,6 +147,10 @@
newgroup:*:*:mail
rmgroup:*:*:mail
+## Special reserved groups
+newgroup:*:control|general|junk|test|to:drop
+rmgroup:*:control|general|junk|test|to:drop
+
## A.BSU (*DEFUNCT* -- Ball State University, USA)
# This hierarchy is defunct. Please remove it.
newgroup:*:a.bsu.*:mail
@@ -629,6 +641,17 @@
newgroup:news at newsflash.concordia.ca:concordia.*:doit
rmgroup:news at newsflash.concordia.ca:concordia.*:doit
+## CONTROL (*RESERVED* -- Special hierarchy for control messages)
+#
+# The control.* hierarchy is reserved by RFC 5536 and MUST NOT be used
+# for regular newsgroups. It is used by some news implementations, such
+# as INN, as a local, special hierarchy that shows all control messages
+# posted to any group.
+#
+checkgroups:*:control.*:drop
+newgroup:*:control.*:drop
+rmgroup:*:control.*:drop
+
## COURTS (*DEFUNCT* -- Court discussion)
# Contact: trier at ins.cwru.edu
# This hierarchy is defunct. Please remove it.
@@ -706,13 +729,13 @@
# URL: http://dictatorshandbook.net/usenet/usenetadmin.html
# Admin group: dictator.announce
# Key URL: http://www.dictatorshandbook.net/usenet/news-public.key
-# Key fingerprint: 5C0A 741A F931 D79A D9E9 BBB7 4406 4481 91ED C5F2
+# Key fingerprint: 6FCA 1263 3947 C2BA 9F15 998F 5B1B 7FF9 4B1A 460A
# *PGP* See comment at top of file.
newgroup:*:dictator.*:drop
rmgroup:*:dictator.*:drop
-checkgroups:news at dictatorshandbook.net:dictator.*:verify-news at dictatorshandbook.net
-newgroup:news at dictatorshandbook.net:dictator.*:verify-news at dictatorshandbook.net
-rmgroup:news at dictatorshandbook.net:dictator.*:verify-news at dictatorshandbook.net
+checkgroups:randito at dictatorshandbook.net:dictator.*:verify-randito at dictatorshandbook.net
+newgroup:randito at dictatorshandbook.net:dictator.*:verify-randito at dictatorshandbook.net
+rmgroup:randito at dictatorshandbook.net:dictator.*:verify-randito at dictatorshandbook.net
## DK (Denmark)
# URL: http://www.usenet.dk/dk-admin/
@@ -847,6 +870,7 @@
# documents, and similar places to avoid clashes with real newsgroup
# names.
#
+checkgroups:*:example.*:drop
newgroup:*:example.*:drop
rmgroup:*:example.*:drop
@@ -983,6 +1007,17 @@
newgroup:*:fur.*:mail
rmgroup:*:fur.*:doit
+## GENERAL (*RESERVED* -- Sometimes used as a local catch-all)
+#
+# There is some history of using a newsgroup named general as a local
+# catch-all discussion group. That newsgroup name and hierarchy should
+# be avoided on production servers since it may occur at many
+# disconnected sites.
+#
+checkgroups:*:general.*:drop
+newgroup:*:general.*:drop
+rmgroup:*:general.*:drop
+
## GER & HANNOVER & HANNET & HILDESHEIM & HISS (Hannover, Germany)
checkgroups:fifi at hiss.han.de:ger.*|hannover.*|hannet.*|hildesheim.*|hiss.*:doit
newgroup:fifi at hiss.han.de:ger.*|hannover.*|hannet.*|hildesheim.*|hiss.*:doit
@@ -1326,6 +1361,19 @@
newgroup:news at linux.or.jp:jlug.*:verify-news at linux.or.jp
rmgroup:news at linux.or.jp:jlug.*:verify-news at linux.or.jp
+## JUNK (*RESERVED* -- Used for unwanted newsgroups)
+#
+# The junk newsgroup is reserved by RFC 5536 and MUST NOT be used. It is
+# used by some implementations to store messages to unwanted newsgroups.
+# The junk.* hierarchy is not reserved by RFC 5536, but it's marked
+# reserved here because, given the special meaning of the junk group,
+# using it for any other purpose would be confusing and might trigger
+# implementation bugs.
+#
+checkgroups:*:junk.*:drop
+newgroup:*:junk.*:drop
+rmgroup:*:junk.*:drop
+
## K12 (US Educational Network)
# URL: http://www.k12groups.org/
checkgroups:braultr@*csmanoirs.qc.ca:k12.*:doit
@@ -1425,6 +1473,7 @@
# unconnected sites and may confuse news readers that read at multiple
# sites.
#
+checkgroups:*:local.*:drop
newgroup:*:local.*:drop
rmgroup:*:local.*:drop
@@ -2035,6 +2084,16 @@
newgroup:*:prima.*:mail
rmgroup:*:prima.*:doit
+## PRIVATE (*RESERVED* -- Server-local newsgroups)
+#
+# Sometimes used for groups intended to be private to a specific server.
+# It is not a good idea to use this hierarchy name on any production
+# server since they may occur on many unconnected sites.
+#
+checkgroups:*:private.*:drop
+newgroup:*:private.*:drop
+rmgroup:*:private.*:drop
+
## PSU (*LOCAL* -- Penn State University, USA)
# Contact: Dave Barr (barr at math.psu.edu)
# For local use only, contact the above address for information.
@@ -2343,6 +2402,7 @@
# use this hierarchy name on any production server since they may occur
# on many unconnected sites.
#
+checkgroups:*:test.*:drop
newgroup:*:test.*:drop
rmgroup:*:test.*:drop
@@ -2366,6 +2426,17 @@
rmgroup:netnews at news.iij.ad.jp:tnn.*:doit
rmgroup:tnn at iij-mc.co.jp:tnn.*:doit
+## TO (*RESERVED* -- Special hierarchy for UUCP point-to-point messages)
+#
+# Historically, the to.* hierarchy was used with UUCP to send special
+# control messages to a particular peer. This usage is very obsolete,
+# but the hierarchy is still special-cased in some news software and
+# should not be used.
+#
+checkgroups:*:to.*:drop
+newgroup:*:to.*:drop
+rmgroup:*:to.*:drop
+
## TRIANGLE (Research Triangle, Central North Carolina, USA)
checkgroups:jfurr at acpub.duke.edu:triangle.*:doit
checkgroups:news at news.duke.edu:triangle.*:doit
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