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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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