Setting up Tin Newsreader

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From: Geoff Leff
Date: Tue, 01 Oct 1996 00:00

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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@gil.com.au (Geoff Leff)
Subject: Setting up Tin Newsreader
Date: 1996/10/01
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