Re: CNEWS or BNEWS on Xenix

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From: Tom Limoncelli
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 20:38

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In <1992Dec13.093227.2220@psg.com> rick@psg.com (Rick Buhagiar) writes:

>Can anyone tell me if its possible to run cnews4 on xenix 2.3.2. Someone told
>me to stick to bnews but I read somewhere that cnews is quickier and much more
>powerful.

My two cents:

C news is much more modern and much better supported that B news.
Considering that the author of B news doesn't use B news anymore, I
don't think it's a good idea to use it.
-- 
Tom Limoncelli -- tal@warren.mentorg.com (work) -- tal@plts.uucp (play)
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Subject: Re: CNEWS or BNEWS on Xenix
Date: 14 Dec 1992 15:38:34 -0500
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