Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!phil From: phil@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Question on NN Message-ID: <22000011@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Date: 12 Sep 90 23:54:00 GMT Lines: 23 Nf-ID: #N:ux1.cso.uiuc.edu:22000011:000:1127 Nf-From: ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!phil Sep 12 18:54:00 1990 Since I cannot find a newsgroup on news readers, I'll ask here. I am trying to convert over from NOTES to NN (due to NOTES being phased out here) and NN is just not being friendly at all. The man pages are quite ambiguous (apparently drawing on assumed experience with things like rn that I do not have). I tried to point NN to one of my lists of newsgroups (so I don't have to start all over with selecting my groups) and it simply exits without any action or message (it should at least give a message if I am doing something wrong). My list of newsgroups is in "groupgroupgroup<>..." format. Will this work or do I need to reformat these files some other way? Is there any chance the database is out of sync? I've heard that this can happen and really messes things up when it does. Also, are there any ALTERNATIVE news readers available that use NNTP and can be installed in a private area without any root access (just in case we can't get NN working)? --Phil Howard, KA9WGN-- | Individual CHOICE is fundamental to a free society | no matter what the particular issue is all about.