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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!news.kei.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in1.uu.net!news.new-york.net!ritz!ritz From: ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz) Subject: Re: tin 1.3 beta port for FreeBSD? References: <4b6u5a$hpi@tzlink.j51.com> <DJv4x7.Mtw@ritz.mordor.com> <4b9dn6$puv@bluesprings.in-brb.de> Organization: Mordor International Date: Thu, 21 Dec 1995 15:18:47 GMT X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Message-ID: <DJxzvB.Evs@ritz.mordor.com> Lines: 36 Lars Hentschke (nuggets@bluesprings.in-brb.de) wrote: : Chris Mauritz (ritz@ritz.mordor.com) wrote: : : Louis Epstein (lepslog@j51.com) wrote: : : : The current FreeBSD port for tin uses 1.22...does anyone have one for : : : the 1.3 beta that is supposed to give improved performance? : : : : I never could get 1.3beta to properly make use of news overview : : files. It always insisted on building index files in the user's : : home directory, which wastes a LOT of disk space. I ended up : : switching back to 1.22. : this followup is made with tin1.3beta (see X-Headers), : NOV-Suppport works fast and fine, and NNTP_ONLY is right for my : lokal network. : /etc/nntpserver is the default location of the nntp-server-description : and may be overridden by $NNTPSERVER : /etc/mailname is the name, which appears in the header of the article : for maildelivery : all other (organization, pathhost, ...) : in my Version, active-file must be found in /usr/local/news/lib/ : If you want to get THIS Version, send me an email. : Or should i make a real package? If the NOV stuff works, I'd love a copy. The beta is much less piggy with core RAM than the prior versions. I only switched back because of the NOV problem. Chris -- Christopher Mauritz | For info on internet access: ritz@mordor.com | finger/mail info@ritz.mordor.com OR Mordor International | http://www.mordor.com/ 201/212/718 internet access | Modem: (201)433-7343,(212)843-3451