Newsgroups: news.software.b
Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!maytag!focsys!larry
From: larry@focsys.uucp (Larry Williamson)
Subject: Re: Conversion to C news
In-Reply-To: crissl@rulcvx.LeidenUniv.nl's message of 31 Aug 90 09:28:59 GMT
Message-ID: <LARRY.90Aug31161922@focsys.uucp>
Sender: larry@focsys.uucp (Larry Williamson)
Organization: Focus Automation Systems Inc. Waterloo, Ontario.
References: <138@tdatirv.UUCP> <955@rulcvx.LeidenUniv.nl>
Date: 31 Aug 90 16:19:22
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In article <955@rulcvx.LeidenUniv.nl> Stefan Linnemann writes:
 > In <138@tdatirv.UUCP> sarima@tdatirv.UUCP (Stanley Friesen) writes:
 > >
 > >	In general, what kind of problems can I expect converting
 > >mid-stream from B to C news?  Would I likely lose any articles? Or
 > >have to alert my news feed of changes?  Alternatively, once I have
 > >built C news, does it just drop into place in place of B, or is
 > >some effort required to smooth the transition?
 > 
 > I've tried once and didn't get it right the first time, so I
 > reverted to Bnews.  Still, I'd like to try again, but better
 > informed, so please reply to me, too, or post to the net, if the
 > matter hasn't been chewed to the bone, yet.

It was many months ago that I replaced B news with C news. I don't
recall all the nasty details anymore, but I remember that the process
was incident free.

I read through the documentation a dozen times, then double checked
the configuration stuff two dozen times, then backed everything that
was a part of the News system twice, then built and installed C news.
After I was confident that the system actually worked, I connected our
feed up again.

It took a little while to become comfortable with the administration
of this system, but I think it was worth it. I spend essentially no
time looking after this system now. It is very reliable.

There is only one thing that I would *strongly* recommend you do
before compiling and installing C news. 

	Read all the documentation carefully, a number of times!

Then and only then should you start actually configuring and building
the system. 

-Larry


Otherwise you are going to start complaining about things
that are different, yet