Microsoft NNTP Service

Newsgroups are an excellent way for colleagues to share information. Creating newsgroups with Microsoft® NNTP Service makes it easy for users in your organization to engage in discussions on various topics with each other and with users outside the organization. They can read articles posted by others, post their own articles, and join conversation threads about topics of interest to them.

Microsoft NNTP Service supports the standard Internet protocol Network News Transport Protocol (NNTP) and is fully compatible with other NNTP servers and clients. It offers scalability, reliability, security, and excellent performance. A single-server configuration can support a few users in a department or thousands of concurrent users throughout an organization or around the world.

You can set up and manage Microsoft NNTP Service easily using the standard Microsoft® Internet Information Server tools. Because Microsoft NNTP Service is integrated with Microsoft® Windows NT® Server, you already know how to do most of the necessary tasks. Start by creating a few private newsgroups, and then add others as the needs of your organization change.

This documentation contains:

• Introduction to Microsoft NNTP Service: Overview of the service's features and documentation and an explanation of how Microsoft NNTP Service works
• Microsoft NNTP Service in Action: Examples of public and private newsgroup scenarios
• Operating Microsoft NNTP Service: Instructions for setting up and running your newsgroups
• Maintaining Microsoft NNTP Service: Instructions for monitoring Microsoft NNTP Service performance and access to the service
• Troubleshooting Microsoft NNTP Service: Solutions to typical problems
• Reference: Detailed descriptions of messages, performance counters, and tools

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