3 Basic considerations for setting up News at your site
Before you can begin the process of setting up News, you will need to make
several fundamental decisions about the way in which you want to make news
available to your users. In making these decisions, you should consider the
needs of your users, the amount of time you or someone else can devote to News
management, the options open to you for exchanging news with other sites, and
the system resources available for News maintenance. As is the case with most
software, the more control you wish to exercise over news availability at your
site, the more effort you will need to put into News configuration and
maintenance. However, once News is up and running, maintenance usually
requires only minor effort. This section describes briefly some of the issues
and options you should consider when choosing a News configuration for your
site.
If you plan to integrate News with DECUS UUCP, you should also read the
section on News setup in their installation manual, as many of the tasks
described in this manual have been integrated into the UUCP setup procedures.
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