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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!news.n2.net!not-for-mail From: fpm@n2.net (Frank MacLachlan) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: tin 1.3 beta port for FreeBSD? Date: 20 Dec 1995 23:24:11 GMT Organization: N2 Networking Lines: 13 Message-ID: <4ba5ur$k7c@news.n2.net> References: <4b6u5a$hpi@tzlink.j51.com> <DJv4x7.Mtw@ritz.mordor.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ravel.n2.net X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950520BETA PL0] Chris Mauritz (ritz@ritz.mordor.com) wrote: : : 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. I've built several versions of tin 1.3beta and all have used the news overview files. Works great! -- Frank MacLachlan (fpm@n2.net) N2 Networking, San Diego, CA