On Fri, 20 Aug 1999, Paul Hendrick wrote:
> Hi there,
> Im trying to get slrn working. Form the konsole, I do:
> "slrn" <ENTER>
> I get:
> "Reading startup file /usr/lib/slrn/slrn/rc. You need to set the NNTPSERVER
> environment variable to your server name.
> Example (csh):setenv NNTPSERVER my.news.server
> slrn fatal error:
> Unable to select server/post object."
>
> My ISPs news server is news.btinternet.com, so what command to I use to set up
> the NNTP server?
> :( I miss MP Gravity
export NNTPSERVER="news.btinternet.com" && slrn -f ~/.newsrc -create
after that just slrn
> Also, is there a dialer that supports the CHAP protocol, which will auto
> dial/redial and display my connection speed and IP? Kppp only seems to show
> the port speed.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Paul Hendrick
>
>
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