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Re: 1) Problem when installing cnews 2) Do I need it ?



shaul wrote:
> I tried to install cnews at the first place becuase it is a pre requierment 
> for NNTP. And the reason I want NNTP is becuase I want to be able to read (and 
> post) news without the need for downloading large files from my ISP. Does NNTP 
> a reasonble solution ? Are there better solutions ? (I am connected to the 
> Internet with a 33.6K modem and a dialup line).

Take a look at leafnode, or slrn's slrnpull command. Either will download
news to a small local news spool, which you can read offline.

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see shy jo


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