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  Re: Unix shell script for accessing multiple NNTP servers
 
(...) *Much* prettier, more configurable, and also much prettier. :) (26 years ago, 1-Oct-98, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Unix shell script for accessing multiple NNTP servers
 
Matthew Miller (mattdm@mattdm.org) wrote: | *Much* prettier, more configurable, and also much prettier. :) I just tried it. - The learning curve appears to be *much* too steep for me (but I might switch anyway). Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: (...) (26 years ago, 1-Oct-98, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Unix shell script for accessing multiple NNTP servers
 
(...) if you want, i can send you my .slrnrc file, which has things set up the way I like them... (26 years ago, 1-Oct-98, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Unix shell script for accessing multiple NNTP servers
 
(...) I'd appreciate that. I'm having problems testing out slrn at all, and I'm running into problems when I try to compile and install the latest version of tin. The older version that came with redhat 5.1 just isn't doing what I need it to do. -- (...) (26 years ago, 3-Oct-98, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  .slrnrc (was Re: Unix shell script for accessing multiple NNTP servers)
 
(...) Ok. First, I set up aliases, like this: alias sl='slrn -n -C' alias lugnet='slrn -C -h lugnet.com' (In ~/.bashrc) There's some specific-to-me stuff early in the file, but most of it can be used as it is. Also, I've made a sorta weird (...) (26 years ago, 3-Oct-98, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: .slrnrc (was Re: Unix shell script for accessing multiple NNTP servers)
 
(...) Sorry to be treating you like slrn tech support, but you did volunteer, so I thought I would ask what you think about this situation. First, I edited the .slrnrc file and put my info in, including lugnet.com and newsguy for my authentication (...) (26 years ago, 3-Oct-98, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: .slrnrc (was Re: Unix shell script for accessing multiple NNTP servers)
 
(...) :) no problem. (...) [snip] (...) Try starting slrn with the -n parameter, which tells it not to check for new groups on startup. That should help.... (26 years ago, 3-Oct-98, to lugnet.admin.general)

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