Re: Setting up Tin Newsreader

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From: Geoff Leff
Date: Thu, 03 Oct 1996 00:00

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Ummmm.. that should say NOW.. not NOT.. <grin>

Geoff Leff (gleff@buggs.cynergy.com.au) wrote:
: Thanks everyone who helped me out.. I've not got it working..

: I had to type export $NNTPSERVER NNTPSERVER

: Thanks again.

: Cheers
: Geoff


: Geoff Leff (gleff@gil.com.au) 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.

: : Please email me on gleff@gil.com.au

: : Thanks in advance.

: : Geoff

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From: gleff@buggs.cynergy.com.au (Geoff Leff)
Subject: Re: Setting up Tin Newsreader
Date: 1996/10/03
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