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Date:      	Tue, 13 Jun 1995 14:12:34 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Tom Samplonius <tom@uniserve.com>
To:        Julian Howard Stacey <jhs@vector.eikon.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de>
Cc:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: news software - which to use ?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.950613140840.14168A-100000@haven.uniserve.com>
In-Reply-To: <199506132048.WAA03875@vector.eikon.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de>

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On Tue, 13 Jun 1995, Julian Howard Stacey wrote:

> 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 ... ?

  You need to use something like slurp (sp?).  It acts as a news reader, 
updating a local news spool.  inn, cnews, or nntp will not be enough.  
Usenet is a push distribution system.

Tom



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