CHAPTER 4

4 Setting Up News As An NNTP Client Only

• 4.1 Generating the required files
• 4.2 Setting up the News logical name environment
• 4.2.1 News_Address
• 4.2.2 News_GMT_Offset
• 4.2.3 News_HelpLib (optional)
• 4.2.4 News_Locked_Command
• 4.2.5 News_Locked_Wait_Minutes
• 4.2.6 News_Manager
• 4.2.7 News_Mgr_ID
• 4.2.8 News_NetPost (optional)
• 4.2.9 News_NNTP_Protocol
• 4.2.10 News_NNTP_Server
• 4.2.11 News_Node
• 4.2.12 News_NoNetPost (optional)
• 4.2.13 News_Organisation (or News_Organization) (optional)
• 4.2.14 News_Pathname (optional)
• 4.2.15 News_Post_CC (optional)
• 4.2.16 News_remhost_Task (optional)
• 4.2.17 News_Stop (optional)
• 4.2.18 News_Timezone
• 4.2.19 News_Usage_Anonymous (optional)
• 4.2.20 News_Usage_Log (optional)
• 4.3 Setting up optional configuration files
• 4.3.1 Editing the News.Aliases file
• 4.3.2 Creating the News.Classes file
• 4.3.3 Editing the News.Distributions file
• 4.3.4 Editing the News_Address.Cnf file
• 4.3.5 Editing the News_Post.CC file
• 4.3.6 Editing the News_Post.Defaults file
• 4.4 Installing News.Exe
• 4.5 Setting up a mail contact address for News matters
• 4.6 Providing a foreign command to run News
• 4.7 Moving News.Hlb
• 4.8 Optional steps to assist users
• 4.8.1 Documentation
• 4.8.2 System help library entry
• 4.8.3 NewsRC.Template file