On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 01:54:48PM -0400, Bill Davidsen wrote:
> >> For security reasons, I will also add an iptable on TCP port 540 to
> >> only allow your news server.
> > uucp over ssh is really the way to go :)
> Have to ask, why would you do that rather than add encryption to the 
> batching process or running over a VPN?

Encryption for the batching does not secure your authentification.
VPN is way too much overhead at least spoken in the way we used
to resell usenet access via uucp/ssh.

felix
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