Hmm so basically I am toast, I can't have a news server
unless I bogart a news feed from somewhere.
What are the server names of the news feeds,
maybe I can just bogart a news feed, or like
you said, make buddies with someone wth
a news feed
On Sat, 10 Jun 2000, Jose M. Sanchez wrote:
> In order to set up a news server, you need to obtain a NEWS feed.
>
> This is far different than setting up a NEWS reader (which I'll bet is what
> you probably want.).
>
> Most news feeds will COST you big $$$ unless you have a friend who works in
> a feeder site...
>
> You can use programs such as SUCK to pull down a group or groups from a nntp
> site however. Think carefully before you do this though.
>
> You might want to just use PAN to grab all the new messages in a specific
> group. Even then, expect your hard drive to fill after a few days.
>
> If you -REALLY- want to set up a news server and have obtained a feed, then
> given that you've spent this much, you might want to invest in one of the
> O'Reilly books on News and NNTP.
>
> -JMS
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 12:55 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [newbie] worthless software innd
>
>
> I wonder why innd does not work,
> I installed it and I can't get one, not even
> ONE group on my news group server,
> totally useless, can't find jack on
> mandrakeuser.org can't find
> jack ina yany faq anwwyawhere
