"J.S." wrote:

> I'd like to use a SQL server database as a backend for an NNTP server.
> Ideally, it would be the NNTP server that coems with Windows Server 2003 but
> that is not essential.
>
> Is it possible to do this?  What kind of application do I need to connect
> these two?
>
> Thanks,
> J.S.
>
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>
>
>

"J.S." wrote:

> Hi John,
>
> > This would mean re-writing the NNTP server application so that it stores
> > and
> > retrieves the messages in the database rather than having an archive
> > facility?
>
> Yes, I think so.  However, I am not sure which books I need to read or which
> sections of MSDN I need to refer to for learning how to create such server
> applications.
>
> > You should therefore need to either look for a NNTP package that already
> > uses SQL Server (such as the one mentioned in this thread
> > http://tinyurl.com/dmeds) or write your own data access routines for an
> > existing package.
>
> I have been using Lyris ListManager for many years which already has this
> functionality.  However, I am just learning VS 2005 so I thought a good way
> to learn would be to try to create such an application on my own.
>
> Thanks,
> J.S.
>
>
>

"John Bell" <jbellnewspo***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> How to write a NNTP server in VC2005 is mainly a VC2005 issue so you may
> want to post to a more appropriate group. There are many examples of using
> VC++ and data access include in the SQL server examples and VC++ examples.
>
> John