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From: cohill@vtserf.cc.vt.edu (Andrew M. Cohill)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Help with NNTP and TheNews
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Date: 17 Apr 91 19:48:24 GMT
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Organization: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
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I have tried unsuccessfully to get TheNews (a news reader) running on my
Mac IIcx.  The only message I get is that the NNTP server I am trying to
access via Ethernet is not talking to it.  From looking at the manual,
the only thing I set on my side (the Mac) is the IP address, so I assume
that there's a problem with the NNTP server.  Our sysop tried changing
or setting two or three things that seemed to control access to NNTP,
but nothing made any difference.

It's not a TCP/IP or Ethernet problem since I can send mail to the
machine using other programs and can ftp to it.  What files or switches
have to be set with NNTP to give my machine access?  Are there any other
little things we have to do?  The NNTP machine is a DEC 5810 (risc)
running Ultrix.