Microsoft KB Archive/303754

= HOW TO: Limit Newsgroup Enumeration in Internet Services Manager in Windows 2000 =

PSS ID Number: 303754

Article Last Modified on 11/20/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

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This article was previously published under Q303754



IN THIS TASK

 * SUMMARY
 * ** Limiting Newsgroup Enumeration
 * *** To Limit the Number of Enumerated Newsgroups



SUMMARY
This step-by-step guide describes how to limit newsgroup enumeration in the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) Virtual Server view in the Internet Services Manager snap-in.

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Limiting Newsgroup Enumeration
Use the Find Newsgroups dialog box to limit the number of newsgroups that are displayed when a user clicks the Newsgroups node, which is beneath the NNTP virtual server node in Microsoft Management Console (MMC). Potentially, a server can store thousands of newsgroups; in some cases it might not be possible to enumerate them all. Administrators may want to filter the newsgroups that are enumerated. You can filter newsgroups by type, by number, or both.

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To Limit the Number of Enumerated Newsgroups

 * 1) In Microsoft Management Console, expand the appropriate NNTP virtual server to display the Newsgroups node.
 * 2) Right-click Newsgroups, and then click Limit groups enumeration. The Find Newsgroups dialog box opens.
 * 3) In the Newsgroups box, type the kind of the newsgroup you want to display in the snap-in when the Newsgroup node is selected. All other types are filtered out. Use wildcards (such as alt.* ). In this example, only newsgroups under the &quot;alt&quot; hierarchy are visible to users. By default, every kind of newsgroup is enumerated.

You can also type the name of a specific newsgroup, but if you do, only that newsgroup is visible. You can use only one wildcard or one newsgroup at a time.
 * 1) To have no limit on the number of enumerated newsgroups, clear the Limit number of items on the result pane check box. This check box is selected by default.
 * 2) In the Maximum number of items box, type the maximum number of newsgroups you want to enumerate on this virtual server. This limit applies only if the Limit number of items on the result pane check box is selected. The default is 100 newsgroups.

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