diff -c -r inn-2.3.1/doc/man/nnrpd.8 inn-2.3.1-modified/doc/man/nnrpd.8
*** inn-2.3.1/doc/man/nnrpd.8	Thu Jan 11 10:39:28 2001
--- inn-2.3.1-modified/doc/man/nnrpd.8	Wed Jan 31 20:43:35 2001
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*** 8,13 ****
--- 8,16 ----
  .BI \-b " address"
  ]
  [
+ .BI \-c " configfile"
+ ]
+ [
  .B \-D
  ]
  [
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*** 83,88 ****
--- 86,102 ----
  This has to be a valid Internet
  address in dotted-quad format belonging to an interface of the local
  host.
+ .TP
+ .B \-c
+ By default, 
+ .I nnrpd
+ reads the
+ .I <pathetc in inn.conf>/readers.conf
+ to determine how to authenticate connections.  The ``\-c'' flag 
+ specifies an alternate file for this purpose in the same directory.
+ (This is useful to have several instances of 
+ .I nnrpd
+ running on different ports or IP addresses with different settings.)
  .TP
  .B \-D
  If specified, this parameter causes 
diff -c -r inn-2.3.1/nnrpd/nnrpd.c inn-2.3.1-modified/nnrpd/nnrpd.c
*** inn-2.3.1/nnrpd/nnrpd.c	Thu Jan 11 10:39:38 2001
--- inn-2.3.1-modified/nnrpd/nnrpd.c	Wed Jan 31 20:13:10 2001
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*** 758,763 ****
--- 758,764 ----
      UID_T               NewsUID;
      int                 one = 1;
      FILE                *pidfile;
+     char                *AltConfigFile = NULL;
      struct passwd	*pwd;
      int			clienttimeout;
  #if HAVE_GETSPNAM
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*** 788,796 ****
      if (ReadInnConf() < 0) exit(1);
  
  #ifdef HAVE_SSL
!     while ((i = getopt(argc, argv, "b:Di:g:op:Rr:s:tS")) != EOF)
  #else
!     while ((i = getopt(argc, argv, "b:Di:g:op:Rr:s:t")) != EOF)
  #endif /* HAVE_SSL */
  	switch (i) {
  	default:
--- 789,797 ----
      if (ReadInnConf() < 0) exit(1);
  
  #ifdef HAVE_SSL
!     while ((i = getopt(argc, argv, "b:c:Di:g:op:Rr:s:tS")) != EOF)
  #else
!     while ((i = getopt(argc, argv, "b:c:Di:g:op:Rr:s:t")) != EOF)
  #endif /* HAVE_SSL */
  	switch (i) {
  	default:
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*** 802,807 ****
--- 803,811 ----
   	    if (ListenAddr == -1)
   	    	ListenAddr = htonl(INADDR_ANY);
   	    break;
+ 	case 'c':			/* alternate readers.conf */
+ 	    AltConfigFile = COPY(optarg);
+ 	    break;
   	case 'D':			/* standalone daemon mode */
   	    DaemonMode = TRUE;
   	    break;
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*** 853,859 ****
      ACTIVE = COPY(cpcatpath(innconf->pathdb, _PATH_ACTIVE));
      ACTIVETIMES = COPY(cpcatpath(innconf->pathdb, _PATH_ACTIVETIMES));
      NEWSGROUPS = COPY(cpcatpath(innconf->pathdb, _PATH_NEWSGROUPS));
!     NNRPACCESS = COPY(cpcatpath(innconf->pathetc, _PATH_NNRPACCESS));
      SPOOLlen = strlen(innconf->patharticles);
  
      if (DaemonMode) {
--- 857,865 ----
      ACTIVE = COPY(cpcatpath(innconf->pathdb, _PATH_ACTIVE));
      ACTIVETIMES = COPY(cpcatpath(innconf->pathdb, _PATH_ACTIVETIMES));
      NEWSGROUPS = COPY(cpcatpath(innconf->pathdb, _PATH_NEWSGROUPS));
!     NNRPACCESS = COPY(cpcatpath(innconf->pathetc, (NULL == AltConfigFile
!                                                    ? _PATH_NNRPACCESS
!                                                    : AltConfigFile)));
      SPOOLlen = strlen(innconf->patharticles);
  
      if (DaemonMode) {
diff -c -r inn-2.3.1/nnrpd/perm.c inn-2.3.1-modified/nnrpd/perm.c
*** inn-2.3.1/nnrpd/perm.c	Thu Jan 11 10:39:38 2001
--- inn-2.3.1-modified/nnrpd/perm.c	Wed Jan 31 20:18:59 2001
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*** 1205,1211 ****
  	ConfigBit = NEW(char, ConfigBitsize);
  	memset(ConfigBit, '\0', ConfigBitsize);
      }
!     PERMreadfile(cpcatpath(innconf->pathetc, _PATH_NNRPACCESS));
  
      strip_accessgroups();
  
--- 1205,1211 ----
  	ConfigBit = NEW(char, ConfigBitsize);
  	memset(ConfigBit, '\0', ConfigBitsize);
      }
!     PERMreadfile(NNRPACCESS);
  
      strip_accessgroups();