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Article #12Re: reading news from multiple NNTP servers.
From: Mark Bixby
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 17:26
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 17:26
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The NNTP version of trn can do this, via the NNTPSERVER env variable. I've
built a script which allows flexible access to multiple servers. It will
store the required "dot" files (.newsrc, .rnlast, .rnsoft) in a $HOME
directory of .trrn-{nntpserver}-{user $NAME}. You need to keep separate
.newsrc files for each NNTP server or else trn will get really confused.
Here's how I do it; my default NNTP server is news.cerf.net:
#!/bin/sh
NNTPSERVER=${NNTPSERVER:-news.cerf.net}
suffix=${NAME:+`echo $NAME|sed -e 's/[^[:alpha:]]//g'`}
DOTDIR=${DOTDIR:-"$HOME/.trrn-$NNTPSERVER${suffix:+-$suffix}"}
export DOTDIR NNTPSERVER
if [ ! -d $DOTDIR ] ; then
echo I am creating the following DOTDIR directory for you: $DOTDIR
echo This will prevent trrn from conflicting with your standard trn files.
echo "Please press RETURN to continue...\c"
read junk
mkdir $DOTDIR
fi
PATH=/usr/contrib/bin/trrndir:$PATH
export PATH
/usr/contrib/bin/trrndir/trrn
--
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!olivea!sun-barr!ames!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!news!spock.dis.cccd.edu!markb From: markb@spock.dis.cccd.edu (Mark Bixby) Newsgroups: news.future Subject: Re: reading news from multiple NNTP servers. Message-ID: <BsvsGv.J29@spock.dis.cccd.edu> Date: 12 Aug 92 17:26:54 GMT References: <1992Aug12.010716.16392@news.iastate.edu> <JAAPJL.92Aug12104313@cmb00.larc.nasa.gov> Organization: Coast Community College District, Costa Mesa, CA Lines: 28