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This file is README, part of the NNTP CLIENT distribution.
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The contents of this file are copyright, 1992, Stan Barber.
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Permission is hereby granted to copy, reproduce, redistribute or otherwise
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use the contents of this file as long as: there is no monetary profit gained
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specifically from the use or reproduction of the contents of this file, it is
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not sold, rented, traded or otherwise marketed, and this copyright notice is
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included prominently in any copy made.
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The author make no claims as to the fitness or correctness of the content of
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this file for any use whatsoever, and it is provided as is. Any use of the
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contents of this file is at the user's own risk.
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This distribution contains all the parts necessary to build a replacement
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for the inews that inject locally created news articles into the news system
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for processing and distribution. It is important to note that this software
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is only to be installed on CLIENT systems. There is a different software
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distribution that is install on SERVER systems. Hopefully, this will make
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it much easier for news administrators and systems managers in getting NNTP
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up and running without having to read and deciper the cryptic details of
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how NNTP and netnews work.
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Once you have unpacked the distribution, you run the Configure program to
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set up the Makefile and config.h files. Then you run a make to create
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the inews program. To install it, type "make install" while running as
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the super user.
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If you want to use this kit with older NNTP distibutions or older news
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reader software that expects the distribution layout of NNTP version 1.5,
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make a directory called common and copy all the softeware from this
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distibution to that directory. If you already have NNTP 1.5 somewhere, you
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can just copy all this software into the common directory that is there.
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Change directories to where you just copied all the software and type
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"make compat" and this will set up the needed evironment for backwards
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compatibility.
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This software has been tested on the following platforms:
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Sun 4 running SunOS 4.1.1, 4.1.2, and 4.1.3
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Solbourne running OS/MP 4.1B.
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Vax 3500 running Ultrix 3.1
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386 running Interactive System V release 3.2 (with TCP 1.2).
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HP 9000/823 with HP-UX A.08.00 E.
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Silicon Graphics IRIS 4D with IRIX 4.0.5F.
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Stardent 3000 running OS 4.2.
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BSDI/386 Gamma 0.9 release.
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Bugs, enhancements and other comments should be directed to "nntp@tmc.edu"
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or the newsgroup "news.software.nntp"
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STAN BARBER
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