on Fri, Aug 31, 2001 at 06:15:42PM +0100, Rory Campbell-Lange ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I'm a linux newbie. > > I'd like to read news on a linux machine on our company network that > accesses the internet through a firewall. I believe I'd like to use > slrn, as I'm a sometimes mutt user. > > Do I need to setup a news server, or just the client? If a server is > needed, which is recommended? Are there some free news servers I can > subscribe to?
Either. In both cases you'll need an upstream nntp feed. Local spool is more responsive, but generates far more traffic. Finding good free servers is getting harder these days. Your company's ISP may offer a service, you might be able to access nntp.isp.com or news.isp.com. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org Free Dmitry! Boycott Adobe! Repeal the DMCA! http://www.freesklyarov.org Geek for Hire http://kmself.home.netcom.com/resume.html
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