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diff --git a/news/newsx/files/patch-ad b/news/newsx/files/patch-ad deleted file mode 100644 index 33e3f7654970..000000000000 --- a/news/newsx/files/patch-ad +++ /dev/null @@ -1,284 +0,0 @@ ---- README.in.orig Wed Apr 21 01:16:33 1999 -+++ README.in Fri Feb 9 05:51:35 2001 -@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@ -+[edited by Winston Edmond 02/2001 -+ Note: `./README' will be created by `./configure' from `README.in'] -+ - - Newsx - An NNTP client for posting and fetching news - ==================================================== - -- Version @VERSION@ -- Written by Egil Kvaleberg -+ Version @VERSION@ -+ Written by Egil Kvaleberg - - ------ - -@@ -107,36 +110,66 @@ - test Directory for test code - - --COMPILE AND INSTALL --------------------- -- --1. Type `make', and hopefully you will get the newsx executable. -- Read the INSTALL for further enlightenment. -+CONFIGURE, COMPILE, AND INSTALL -+------------------------------- - --2. Type `su' to become root, and then `make install' to install the -- executables and the man pages. -+1. Set up your local news server first. Newsx auto-configuration depends -+ on the news server files and directories it finds and where. - -+2. Glance at ./INSTALL to see if you need any special configuration -+ options. Run ./configure with the options you prefer. - --MAILING LISTS --------------- -+3. Type `make', and hopefully you will get the newsx executable. - --If you want to be informed about future newsx versions and receive --possible bug alerts, you can send an email message to: -- -- majordomo@kvaleberg.no -- --with the following line in the message body: -- -- subscribe newsx-announce -+4. Type `su' to become root, and then `make install' to install the -+ executables and the man pages. - --If you want to join the newsx discussion list, you can send an --email message to the same address with the following line in the --message body: - -- subscribe newsx -+QUICK START -- GENERAL -+---------------------- - --The Usenet newsgroup news.software.nntp is also a suitable forum for --discussing newsx. -+Newsx moves articles between servers, so you need to have a working local -+news server with at least one newsgroup in order to test newsx. There are -+two basic tests: -+ (1) can an article locally posted to the newsgroup and queued by the news -+ server for delivery to the remote server be successfully sent to the -+ remote server, and -+ (2) can articles from the remote server be fetched and placed in the -+ local server's "in" queue. -+The "QUICK START WITH INN/C-NEWS" instructions below walk you through these -+tests. -+ -+By default, an in.hosts/$server file is built automatically and will fetch -+all articles in all groups listed in active (except as limited by the sys -+file or command line options). It is sometimes worthwhile to set up this -+file by hand rather than accept the default. -+ -+Special case #1: -+ * you've been reading news DIRECTLY from one or more REMOTE servers, -+ * you're now setting up a local server, AND -+ * you'd like to avoid downloading articles you've already seen. -+ -+ You can copy your $HOME/.newsrc file and use it as the initial -+ in.hosts/$server file! The (remote server's) article numbers will be -+ extracted, and if you use "--forget-inactive" the first time you call -+ `newsx', groups that were in .newsrc that you've unsubscribed to will be -+ eliminated from in.hosts/$server, and current and future downloading -+ will be limited to only the groups you're subscribed to at the time. -+ (This does not "track" newsgroup subscription changes you make later.) -+ -+Special case #2: -+ * you've been running a local server for some time and have lots of -+ newsgroups in 'active' that you don't want fetched. -+ -+ Use the 'active' file or a .newsrc file, remove the article numbers -+ (assuming they're the local server's article numbers), trim the list -+ down to the groups you want, and use that as the in.hosts/$server -+ file. -+ -+WARNING: -+ Newsgroups can have LOTS of articles. Please look at the newsx man page -+ descriptions of --maxnew, --syncnew, and --maxart before running newsx -+ to pull articles from the remote server the first time. - - - QUICK START WITH INN -@@ -144,6 +177,7 @@ - - We assume that you already have INN installed. What you have to do is: - -+SETUP: - 1. Do all maintenance of the news system as user `@DOC_NEWSUSER@'. Ensure - that the `.profile' of this user defines a path that includes - `@DOC_NEWSBIN@'. E.g.: -@@ -168,14 +202,21 @@ - the special `newsx' in the example above with the particular exclude - string for the newsserver in question. - -- 3. If you haven't done so already, define one or more newsgroups that -- will appear in the `@DOC_ACTIVE@' file: -+ 3. If you haven't done so already, create one or more newsgroups in the -+ `@DOC_ACTIVE@' file that you will be fetching from the remote -+ newsserver: - - ctlinnd newgroup acme.test - -- 4. Try to fetch news articles for these groups by doing: -+FETCH TEST: -+ 4. Dry-run test fetching news articles for these groups by doing: -+ -+ newsx -ddddd -n --maxnew 100 acme news.acme.net -+ -+ If the output looks correct, try running it for real (using your -+ preference of --maxnew, --maxart, and --syncnew options): - -- newsx -ddddd acme news.acme.net -+ newsx -dd --maxnew 100 acme news.acme.net - - 5. The articles should now appear in the incoming batch - `@DOC_INCOMING@'. If you invoke: -@@ -185,13 +226,15 @@ - the incoming articles should appear in the news spool. In the - example, you may look for them in `@DOC_SPOOL@/acme/test'. - -+POST TEST: - 6. Using a newsreader, post an article to a suitable test group. Try to - use a group with as small distribution as possible, preferably local - to the external newsserver you are using. If you haven't done so - already, the group must be in the `@DOC_ACTIVE@' file. - -- The next time that `rnews' is invoked, the articles will be output -- to the spool file `@DOC_BATCH@/acme' specified in the `@DOC_NEWSFEEDS@' file. -+ The next time that `rnews' is invoked, the articles will be output to -+ the spool file `@DOC_BATCH@/acme' specified in the -+ `@DOC_NEWSFEEDS@' file. - - 7. Run: - -@@ -210,16 +253,11 @@ - - newsx -l posted.log -f posted acme news.acme.net - -- 9. To catch up with new newsgroups in a quicker way, you may want to -- limit the number of articles fetched by adding the option: -- -- --maxnew 100 -- --10. You may want to arrange for automatic news exchange by using `crontab'. -+ 9. You may want to arrange for automatic news exchange by using `crontab'. - It is usually good to invoke `newsrun' before and after the newsx - session. - --11. For more information about how to set up news and other subjects related -+10. For more information about how to set up news and other subjects related - to use of ordinary ISP accounts, you might want to consult: - - http://www.kvaleberg.com/ISP-Hookup-HOWTO.html -@@ -231,6 +269,7 @@ - - We assume that you already have C News installed. What you have to do is: - -+SETUP: - 1. Do all maintenance of the news system as user `@DOC_NEWSUSER@'. Ensure - that the `.profile' of this user defines a path that includes - `@DOC_NEWSBIN@'. E.g.: -@@ -244,8 +283,9 @@ - ME:all/all:: - acme/newsx:all,!junk,!control/all:FL: - -- The outgoing batch will be named `acme' - replace `acme' with what -- is appropriate for your configuration. -+ The filename of the outgoing batch will be the server's name, `acme' in -+ the example above. Replace `acme' with what is appropriate for your -+ configuration. - - All groups that you do NOT want to exchange with the host in question - should be listed with an `!' before it, the `junk' group being a -@@ -254,27 +294,38 @@ - The L-flag is a double insurance that only actual local postings will - be sent out. - -- NOTE: Depending on how you use the spool, you may want to replace -- the special `newsx' in the example above with the particular exclude -- string for the newsserver in question. -- -- 3. If you haven't done so already, define one or more newsgroups that -- will appear in the `@DOC_ACTIVE@' file: -+ NOTE: Depending on how you use the spool, you may want to replace the -+ special `newsx' in the example above with the particular exclude string -+ for the newsserver in question. This is particularly true if you are -+ sending and receiving news with multiple servers or if the local system -+ names you're using aren't the name the servers use for themselvers in -+ "Path:". -+ -+ 3. If you haven't done so already, create one or more newsgroups in the -+ `@DOC_ACTIVE@' file that you will be fetching from the remote -+ newsserver: - - addgroup acme.test y - -- 4. Try to fetch news articles for these groups by doing: -+FETCH TEST: -+ 4. Dry-run test fetching news articles for these groups by doing: -+ -+ newsx -ddddd -n --maxnew 100 acme news.acme.net - -- newsx -ddddd acme news.acme.net -+ If the output looks correct, try running it for real (using your -+ preference of --maxnew, --maxart, and --syncnew options): -+ -+ newsx -dd --maxnew 100 acme news.acme.net - - 5. The articles should now appear in the incoming batch -- `@DOC_INCOMING@'. If you invoke: -+ `@DOC_INCOMING@'. If you invoke: - - newsrun - -- the incoming articles should appear in the news spool. In the -- example, you may look for them in `@DOC_SPOOL@/acme/test'. -+ the incoming articles should appear in the news spool. For newsgroup -+ acme.test, articles would be placed in `@DOC_SPOOL@/acme/test/'. - -+POST TEST: - 6. Using a newsreader, post an article to a suitable test group. Try to - use a group with as small distribution as possible, preferably local - to the external newsserver you are using. If you haven't done so -@@ -287,6 +338,28 @@ - 7. Continue with point 7 in the INN explanation above. - - -+MAILING LISTS -+------------- -+ -+If you want to be informed about future newsx versions and receive -+possible bug alerts, you can send an email message to: -+ -+ majordomo@kvaleberg.no -+ -+with the following line in the message body: -+ -+ subscribe newsx-announce -+ -+If you want to join the newsx discussion list, you can send an -+email message to the same address with the following line in the -+message body: -+ -+ subscribe newsx -+ -+The Usenet newsgroup news.software.nntp is also a suitable forum for -+discussing newsx. -+ -+ - LEGAL MATTER - ------------ - -@@ -398,6 +471,3 @@ - Husebybakken 14A - N-0379 Oslo - Norway -- -- --$Id: README.in,v 1.60 1999/04/21 05:16:33 src Exp $ |