On 02/23/00 06:52PM, kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote: > I've just started using tin and leafnode. I'm finding that I need to > use rtin rather than tin, pointed at localhost. > > Hmmm... Ok, just installed slrn: > > slrn -h localhost > > or > > slrn -h hostname >
That worked. I could have sworn I didn't have to do that on a previous installation. I just checked, I have this little script I use under Window Maker to allow me to assign slrn a nice icon, and I didn't have the hostname specified there. Hmmm. Well, fetchnews is grabbing mail as I write this, so I'll look into it a little later. Thanks > You might want to look under /var/spool/news to see that you actually > have groups and items listed for you to read. I did get an error > trying to read from an empty group. Not sure what's going on. > I've never used any other news client under Linux, but with slrn and leafnode, you get a placeholder message that informs you that the messages willl be retrieved the next time fetchnews runs. Is that what you mean? Thanks again -- -------------------------------------------- ) Mark Wagnon ) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) ( Chula Vista, CA ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( --------------------------------------------
