RumorMill Setup Documentation
The most important control in the Users window is the set of three Radio buttons at the top of the window. This lets you set whether your server is open to anyone, whether a password is required to post, or whether a password is required to even connect and read news.
Note: Username are case insensitive, passwords are case sensitive.
If No Login Required is set, the user database is ignored. Anyone who connects can read and post, if such is permitted by the newsgroup (not permitted if the group is moderated).
If Login Required to Post is configured, then only users who have the Can Post checkbox can post. Clients which connect and do not have a valid Username and Password can still read.
If Login Always Required is set, then only those users configured in the Users database can read or post. Whether they can post depends upon the user by user setting.
In a school setting Login Required to Post may be enabled, and all the teachers could have Usernames. The teachers Can Post, while the students may only read.
Or alternatively, to restrict access to the server, each class group could be given a username and password with Can Post turned off. The teacher's each have Can Post enabled. Only students and teachers can access, and once again, only teachers can post.
