From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Jun 13 13:55:20 1995 Return-Path: hackers-owner Received: (from majordom@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) id NAA12415 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 13 Jun 1995 13:55:20 -0700 Received: from eikon.regent.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de (root@eikon.regent.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de [129.187.42.3]) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) with SMTP id NAA12409 for ; Tue, 13 Jun 1995 13:55:16 -0700 Received: from vector.eikon.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de ([129.187.142.36]) by eikon.regent.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de with SMTP id <43029>; Tue, 13 Jun 1995 22:55:03 +0200 Received: (from root@localhost) by vector.eikon.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de (8.6.11/8.6.9) id WAA03875 for hackers@freebsd.org; Tue, 13 Jun 1995 22:48:20 +0200 Date: Tue, 13 Jun 1995 22:48:20 +0200 From: Julian Howard Stacey Message-Id: <199506132048.WAA03875@vector.eikon.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: news software - which to use ? Sender: hackers-owner@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk Question: Which manuals should I read for which tools, to get my host to download a few newsgroups from my IP provider to read off line ? It seems FreeBSD offers a choice between at least nntp, cnews, & inn. I have current src & ports I connect via slip daily for a short time to my IP provider, I really do want those newsgroups local & off line, not read on line. I have looked in FAQ/Text & various mans, but would much appreciate a friendly pointer .. do I start with nntp, or cnews, or inn or ... ? Thanks, Julian S