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From: tdwyer@nodecg.ncc.telecomwa.oz.au (Terry Dwyer 4915161)
Subject: Re: How to Install News for NetBSD
Organization: Network Computer Centre, Telecom, Perth
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1993 10:09:22 GMT
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Rob,
Thanks for the reply,
Could you give me a few details about why you chose INN over C-NEWS, I'm
trying to decide which is the better and the malloc problem you mention
below is a bit off-putting.
Does INN provide _ALL_ the necessary transport for news as well as managing
the incoming stuff, ageing, posting and reading? As I said I am very new
at the news aspect of system admin., it is something I use on someone elses
machine, I have very little idea of how it works.
What mail package are you using, I have had a look a sendmail and read a
few of the horror stories on the net from people who seem to have had mixed
success getting it running. Quite a few of the posts I've seen recommend
smail as the way to go.
Also, could you point me at archive sites for the stuff you recommend, and
if there are 386bsd or NetBSD patches, I would appreciate it if you let me
know where they come from. Failing that, I have indirect net access via an
ftp mail gateway. If you are running an ftpmail server on your machine, and
are willing, I could grab the packages from there.
>Hi Terry,
>
>I am running NetBSD-0.8 with INN-1.4. All works fine, except for the flaky
>malloc problem. If have too many active newsgroups all collapses. I am
>trying to find a workaround from the net. My machine is comgate.ee.uct.ac.za
>if you wan't to get any sources/configs from it.
>
>Good luck
>
>Rob
>
>PS. Pity you guys don't play rugby so good ?????
>
Wot's this rugby, I come from Western Australia, where they play
Aussie Rules Football!!
>
>******** Dr. Robin M. Braun ZR1RMB ***********
>* Department of Electrical Engineering *
>* University of Cape Town *
>* Internet : rmbraun@eleceng.uct.ac.za *
>************************************************
Thanks again,
Terry
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