XFOR: Disabling Support for Pull Newsfeeds (173946)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5

This article was previously published under Q173946
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:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SUMMARY

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

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.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/2/2003
Keywords:kbhowto KB173946