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Re: Mailing gateways for newsgroups
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Sun, 30 May 1999 22:50:15 GMT
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On Tue, 11 May 1999 17:45:21 GMT, richard.dee@virgin.net (Richard Dee)
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> The real question is related, though. How easy are these to
> set up? Do they have to be on a set that is continuously
> online? Or could one set one up on a website, to periodically
> check, say clari.biz.aviation, and e-mail the contents to an
> e-mail address? (I don't have usenet access at work, and for
> real news, can't get to that NG, which is invaluable!)
You'll need either shell access to a computer or authority to execute
CGI scripts from a webpage. Neither of these generally come with an
ISP or web-provider account.
If you have a shell account somewhere, learn how to use the newsreader
they provide, and use that. If otherwise... You'll probably need to do
some serious voodoo to get it all to work.
Todd has, I believe, the mail gateway system locked into the NNTP
system - he's written that part himself, I gather. I suppose it's
mostly a question of interpreting the newsspool though, isn't it?
http://www.remarq.com/ might carry clari*?
Jasper
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| A question: I have set myself up to receive the lsahs updates via e-mail, as I will be in the US for 2 weeks, and would like to take advantage of the offers, should any be of interest. But that isn't the question! The real question is related, (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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