Use the News Site property sheet to specify how clients connect to Microsoft NNTP Service.
The News Site property sheet contains the following options:
| Option | Description |
| Description | The description of the news site that is displayed in Internet Service Manager and Internet Service Manager (HTML). |
| Path header | The string used for the Path line in each news posting. |
| IP address | The IP address of the news site. |
| Advanced | Enables multiple IP addresses for the news site. |
| TCP port | The TCP port used by clients to connect to Microsoft NNTP Service. You can enter any unique TCP port number. The default is port 119. |
| SSL port | The TCP port used by clients to connect to Microsoft NNTP Service using SSL. You can enter any unique TCP port number. The default is port 563. |
| Unlimited | No limitation on the number of client connections. |
| Limited to | A limit on the number of client connections. |
| Connection timeout | The number of seconds before an inactive client is disconnected. |
| Enable logging | Enables logging to track users of the news site. The default log file directory is Winnt\System32\LogFiles\Nntpsvc1. To enable logging, you must also select the Log access check box in the Home Directory and Virtual Directory property sheets. |
| Active log format | The transaction log format. To specify log properties, choose Properties. |