Re: ZipNews Door for Waffle in BETA Release

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From: Mike Shirley
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 08:49

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jkilday@nlbbs.UUCP (Jack Kilday) writes:

> This is to announce availability for wide area BETA testing a new
> facility for your DOS-based Waffle system, ZipNews!
> 
> Here's what it's about:
> 
>   * Offers high-speed, efficient access to Usenet newsgroups for callers
>     to Waffle BBSs (as a Door or Waffle "external command").
> 
>   * Produces a single compressed ASCII text file of all new articles
>     contained in newsgroups listed in the caller's Waffle JOIN file.

I'm not able to get past the following screen and need a little
help.  I sure like the idea of zipping a newsgroup for off-line
reading.

Cannot open user's output text file.

 0:35  E:\BIN>zn root local     (this is my invocation from the shell)

Anyone else trying to use ZIPNEWS yet?

--
  Mike, San Diego, CA USA     Public Key Available
  mikey@slic.cts.com    GEnie: SLIC    Ham: WB6WUI

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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!crash!slic!mikey
From: mikey@slic.cts.com (Mike Shirley)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: ZipNews Door for Waffle in BETA Release
Summary: Need Set-up Help
Message-ID: <yP8yXB2w165w@slic.cts.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 00:49:58 PST
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Organization: Muth Valley Bell  (619/390-SLIC BBS; V32bis)
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