Re: Starting slrn

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From: stephenreynolds
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 00:00

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In article <slrn79go34.o1.mikevw@localhost.mindspring.com>,
  mikevw@mindspam.com wrote:

<snip>

> Try this in your .bash_profile file:
>
> NTTPSERVER=localhost
> export NTTPSERVER

Thanks that's exactly what slrn was looking for.

> or

> I find it easier to use a script to start slrn, contains the one line and I
call
> it news, just type news at a prompt and up comes slrn:
>
> slrn -h news.mindspring.com

<snip>

I hadn't thought about the script idea. It's got me thinking about a number of
possibilities for starting applications where I have to type in commands with
long paths, switches and options. Further scope for a bit of experimentation.

Many thanks for the help.

Regards, Steve

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