Home Directory Property Sheet

Use the Home Directory property sheet to change the location or properties of the directory hierarchy that is used to store newsgroup articles.

Note The home directory must reside on a Microsoft Windows NT Server disk partition formatted as Windows NT File System (NTFS).

Option Description

A directory located on this computer Uses a local drive on this computer for the home directory.

A share located on another computer Uses a network share on another computer on your network for the home directory.

Local path The path to the home directory located on this computer. Choose Browse to locate the directory.

Network directory The UNC name (for example, \\Server_Name\Server_Share) of the home directory located on another computer. Choose Connect As to specify the user name and password needed to connect to this computer.

Allow posting Allows news clients to post articles to the newsgroups located in this directory hierarchy.

Restrict newsgroup visibility Lists newsgroups in this directory only for users who have access permission for the newsgroups. This option adds processing overhead and should not be used for newsgroups that allow anonymous access.

Log access Writes log records to the IIS access log that list News client access to newsgroups in this directory hierarchy.
To enable logging, you must also select the Enable logging check box in the News Site property sheet.

Index news content The newsgroups in this directory are indexed to enable searching for specific text. See Indexing Newsgroups with Microsoft Index Server.

Secure Communications Choose Edit to specify that SSL security is required to access the newsgroups located in this directory hierarchy.

Require Secure Channel Requires the client to connect using SSL to access newsgroups located in the directory hierarchy.

Require 128-bit Encryption Requires the client to use 128-bits high-strength SSL encryption.

To change the home directory location:

Stop Microsoft NNTP Service.
Copy the newsgroup directory hierarchy to the new location.
Change the Local path or Network directory value to the new location.
Rebuild the support files by choosing Rebuild Server from the Action menu.

Newsgroup articles can also be stored in virtual directories. See Using Virtual directories to Store Articles on Multiple Disk Drives.

Option	Description
A directory located on this computer	Uses a local drive on this computer for the home directory.
A share located on another computer	Uses a network share on another computer on your network for the home directory.
Local path	The path to the home directory located on this computer. Choose Browse to locate the directory.
Network directory	The UNC name (for example, \\Server_Name\Server_Share) of the home directory located on another computer. Choose Connect As to specify the user name and password needed to connect to this computer.
Allow posting	Allows news clients to post articles to the newsgroups located in this directory hierarchy.
Restrict newsgroup visibility	Lists newsgroups in this directory only for users who have access permission for the newsgroups. This option adds processing overhead and should not be used for newsgroups that allow anonymous access.
Log access	Writes log records to the IIS access log that list News client access to newsgroups in this directory hierarchy. To enable logging, you must also select the Enable logging check box in the News Site property sheet.
Index news content	The newsgroups in this directory are indexed to enable searching for specific text. See Indexing Newsgroups with Microsoft Index Server.
Secure Communications	Choose Edit to specify that SSL security is required to access the newsgroups located in this directory hierarchy.
Require Secure Channel	Requires the client to connect using SSL to access newsgroups located in the directory hierarchy.
Require 128-bit Encryption	Requires the client to use 128-bits high-strength SSL encryption.