Re: leafnode won't fetch

["Keith G. Murphy" <keithmur@mindspring.com>]

NatePuri wrote:
> 
> I'm trying to setup leafnode.
> 
> I have configure /etc/leafnode.conf to use my isp's nntp server (i.e.,
> news.myisp.net).
> 
> When I run the command 'fetch' absolutely nothing happens.  Why is this?

IIRC, don't you have to access the newsgroup (say, from within SLRN or
Netscape Messenger) first, to let leafnode know you're interested?  I
vaguely recall having to do something like that...  I think when you do
this, you get a little newsgroup message telling you fetch will get it
or something.