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On Tue, 1 Oct 1996, Geoff Leff wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm using these newsgroups as a last resort, because I'm stumped..
> This is probably a very simple thing, but as a novice to linux, i'm
> not getting very far.  
> 
> I log onto my ISP using PPP and chat etc.. all is cool there.. I have
> complete communications eg. pinging works great.  However, when I run
> tin -r or rtin to fetch newsgroups etc.. I get the error message 
> 
> set.your.NNTPSERVER.variable: unknown host
> 
> I've tried set NNTPSERVER <domain>, NNTPSERVER=<domain> etc, in my
> profile etc.  basically.. no matter what I do, it comes up with the
> same error..  Can anyone help with suggestions/answers.. it would be
> appreciated.

I cheated. :-)
I created a script called "NEWS", which I put into /bin.
The script looks something like this:

  NNTPSERVER=<my.news.server>
  export NNTPSERVER
  rtin -q -p lpr

Instead of running rtin, I type "NEWS", and leave it at that. :-)

Be forewarned, rtin takes a _long_ time to start up...  I tend to start 
rtin running whilst doing other projects that I _dont_ need bandwidth for 
on my 28.8 line...  Like writing projects, or cooking dinner, or reading.

I tend to use pine for news, though...  Yeah, its not a threaded news
reader, but hey -- it loads in tolerably quick (compared to rtin). 

I keep thinking of collecting news on my machine...  But, first, I need
another hard drive...  But then I couldn't upgrade my motherboard, or ram,
or net connection... I hate tough choices. 

> 
> Please email me on gleff@gil.com.au
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Geoff
> 
> 
> 

Scott David Gray
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