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Q173946: XFOR: Disabling Support for Pull Newsfeeds

Article: Q173946
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): exc55
Last Modified: 11-JUN-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SUMMARY
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A large number of NNTP pull newsfeeds can create a significant amount of
overhead on your Microsoft Exchange Server computer. This can slow response
times for other operations such as servicing NNTP newsreader clients. If you
have a Microsoft Exchange Server computer configured to support NNTP
newsreaders, and you would like to disable support for pull newsfeeds, create
the following DWORD registry value and set its value to 1:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeIS\
  ParametersSystem\NNTP NewNews Disabled

MORE INFORMATION
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This can be useful in cases where your computer is freely accessible on your
intranet or the Internet, and you do not want people to pull newsfeeds from your
server.

Additional query words: XADM

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Keywords          : exc55 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:5.5
Issue type        : kbhowto

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