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From: tom@uniserve.com (Tom Samplonius)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: NNTP help configure ?
Date: 16 Nov 1995 06:46:07 GMT
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In article <bf7cb$143614.1ce@news.csra.net>, wjh says...
>
>I need some help configuring nntp, Well Im starting AN ISP and really need 
alot
>of help, Just cant seem to find ant docs on any of this stuff. After 
installing
>the nntp package what do I do? cant find any information on it


  Well NNTP is not a complete news package, just a nntp frontend/backend for 
Cnews.

  Not many sites use Cnews anymore.  You might want to get INN instead.  Look 
on ftp.cs.psu.edu

Tom