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From: rickert@mp.cs.niu.edu (Neil Rickert)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: What is the best way to read news in a network.
Message-ID: <1990Sep27.212347.15099@mp.cs.niu.edu>
Date: 27 Sep 90 21:23:47 GMT
Sender: rickert@mp.cs.niu.edu (Neil Rickert)
Organization: Northern Illinois University
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 I have C news running, but want to make it accessible to other hosts on our
local network.  We can share files with NFS.  However the hosts are not
binary compatible, so separate news software will be needed on the other
hosts.

 These seem to be the possibilities:

	1.  Install C-news and a news reader on other hosts.  Have them
	    mount my news spool and control directories.  (These will
	    already be remote mounted for other reasons).  Use the C-news
	    ability to use identify a server host.

	2.  Install an nntp client newsreader such as rrn.

	3.  Use a hybrid system.  Install a news reader and those parts
	    needed to read news, using the NFS mounted directories.  But
	    use the 'inews' that comes with 'nntp', so that the posting
	    from the other nodes is done with nntp.

  I would appreciate any advice, or suggestions for other options.
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  Neil W. Rickert, Computer Science               <rickert@cs.niu.edu>
  Northern Illinois Univ.
  DeKalb, IL 60115.                                  +1-815-753-6940