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At long last, NNMVS Version 3 is available from the usual sources.

Some of the new features are:

  Newsgroup article management is radically different, which should
  result in improvements in response time and memory usage, as well
  as avoiding out-of-memory abends and handling large blocks of
  expired articles more gracefully.

  A new pseudo-browse interface replaces the BRIF code, enabling
  a greater variety of commands while browsing a news article.

  The PRT command is implemented, similar to EXTRACT except that it
  prints to the SYSOUT class of your choice.  (ISPF mavens know why
  I couldn't call it PRINT.)

  You have the option of letting the cursor remain next to the most
  recently selected newsgroup or article.

  New commands to simplify debugging have been added.

  Additional installation-time customization for different levels
  of ISPF.

  Miscellaneous bug fixes and feature tweaks.

How to Get NNMVS

Anonymous FTP access

 NNMVS may be obtained via anonymous FTP to ftp.uni-stuttgart.de under
 the directory /soft/comm/news/beginner/software/nnmvs.
 The file name is distrib.cntl.v3r1.

 Note: this used to be /soft/kommunikation/news/beginner/software/nnmvs
       but "kommunikation" has been replaced by "comm".

 Also, U.S. users see below for FTP instructions.

BITNET/NJE access

 USC's "MVS network server" code distribution service can send MVS
 software via BITNET or email, and can also make things available
 via anonymous FTP.  To get NNMVS, you send an email message to
 SERVICE@MVSA.USC.EDU - or SERVICE@USCMVSA, which will normally give
 better results if you have a BITNET (NJE) return address.

 To have NNMVS sent to you, send mail with the following message body:

 GET TSOCMD/NNMVS.PACKAGE

 You may wish instead to use the MAKEFTP command, which will create
 short-lived datasets which you can then retrieve via anonymous FTP
 from MVSA.USC.EDU.

 Before doing either of the above, you should read the help, which
 discusses how things are handled depending on whether you have an
 NJE address or just a plain email return address.  Send mail with
 the following in the message body:

 HELP
 HELP GET
 HELP MAXMAIL

 Read the information on how to use the service.  Pay particular
 attention to the note about MAXMAIL, since mailings tend to be large.

 INDEX will tell you what other items you can retrieve via this service.

NNMVS-L Mailing List

 You can subscribe to the LISTSERV mailing list NNMVS-L, maintained at
 VM.USC.EDU.  To get on this list, send mail to LISTSERV@USCVM (or
 LISTSERV@VM.USC.EDU) with the following line in the message body:

   SUBSCRIBE NNMVS-L firstname lastname

 Please keep in mind that further requests (e.g. to unsubscribe from
 the list) must be sent to the LISTSERV address, *not* to the list.
 The response you'll get from the SUBSCRIBE message will tell you
 about this and more - so be sure to save it.

Thanks To...

 All the beta testers:  Leonard Woren, Denis DeLaRoca, Dale Ingold,
 and anyone else whom I may have neglected to mention.

Boring Stuff (Lawyers Only)

 NNMVS is Copyright (c) The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.

 SAS enhancements copyright (c) 1992 SAS Institute, Inc.

 This software is provided on an "AS IS" basis.  All warranties,
 including the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness,
 are expressly denied.

 Provided this copyright notice is included, this software may
 be freely distributed and not offered for sale.

 Changes or modifications may be made and used only by the maker
 of same, and not further distributed.  Such modifications should
 be mailed to the author for consideration for addition to the
 software and incorporation in subsequent releases.

--
Steve Bacher (Batchman)                 Draper Laboratory
Internet: seb@draper.com                Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA