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Re: Usenet through PPP




On Wed, 2 Oct 1996, Eli Algranti wrote:

> Greetings people!
> 
> I decided that I've pospone long enough the configuration of 
> news through my PPP account.
> Declaration of intentions is an important first step towards the 
> successful completion of any enterprise so here it goes:
> 
> I want to configure offline mail reading for my linux box.

Correct me if I am wrong, you are connected to an ISP via your Linux box 
correct?  And you want to get a newsfeed to this box correct?

sit down, you will not like the answers.... <smiles>

A newsfeed, while a little fun to initially set up can totally KILL your 
connection if you open it up to a full feed.  Suggestion, if your ISP has 
a News Server, you "may" just want to use a software package to read and 
select things from them instead.

> 
> Problem is I'm completely clueless as to what to do next.
> I tried the news.HOWTO and to say it is not helpful is an understatement, 
> I also browsed to read the mish mash of information available for INN and 
> arrived to two non exclusive conclusions:
> 
> 1- This is not gonna be easy.
> 2- I don't think it will work without my uplink knowing about me.

News "howto" is good, but between that and the documentation for INN  
*and* the O'reilly book on Usenet/UUCP, you  get a good clean 
understanding of it.


> 
> This being the case I find my self with but one option and that is 
> to throw myself at the feet of the More Knowledgeable People and 
> ask^H^H^H beg for some information:
> 
> What is the software used for this end?
> Where do I begin to do what?

Step one, make darn sure that you want a newsfeed. <smiles>  It can be 
very time consuming when not configured correctly.  

Step 2, see if your "provider/ISP" will give you a newsfeed.

Step 3, make a pot of coffee (or 2) and sit back and start reading.  The 
manuals (howtos and all) are very extensive and give great insight into 
doing this.

> 
> 
> 10x
> Eli Algranti <OR17367@elbit.co.il>
> 



Hope for what its worth.. it helps.... Good Luck :)


Steve Thomas




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