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Re: help setting up newsreader...

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From: John Hasler
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 02:27
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Zebee Johnstone writes:
> Do a google search (www.google.com) on leafnode or slrnpull.

> Any other method requires your ISP to agree to feed you, it's easier to
> use something like slrnpull especially if you are using slrn.

Not true.  'suck' will work fine with either inn or cnews.  It sould be
included in your distribution.

> I usually copy the lpd script and change the appropriate bits.

You should copy the 'skeleton' script.  That's what it is for.  However,
the inn package should have installed a script.
-- 
John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, Wisconsin
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From: John Hasler <john@dhh.gt.org>
Newsgroups: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: help setting up newsreader...
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