Re: nn & local news spool
On Fri, 2 Oct 1998, mwb wrote:
> On Thu, 1 Oct 1998 Paul@Mills-USA.com wrote:
>
> >
> > Set NNTPSERVER=localhost in your environment. It took me
> > months to figure this out. I do NOT find this documented
> > anywhere.
>
> I have my default server set up to localhost, so this wasn't
> necessary for me. However, I was emailed a message that told
> me how to fix the problem. Since it wasn't CC'd to the list
> I'll repeat it for the benefit of others:
>
> There is a bug in the nn source. One work-around is to
> ln -s /var/lib/new/active /usr/lib/news/active
> as root. This puts a link in place to the active file
> from where nn thinks it should be.
>
Yup! I used emacs hexl mode to edit nn and fix this.
But for me either fix works. Either fix the path or set the
NNTPSEVER variable.
xbiff has a similar problem that I fixed by editing with emacs.
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