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From: ajp2o@crocus.medicine.rochester.edu (Anthony J. Persechini)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Re: Newsreaders...
Keywords: usenet news, rn
Message-ID: <1991May17.135754@crocus.medicine.rochester.edu>
Date: 17 May 91 17:57:54 GMT
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In article <1991May16.161042.11782@news.iastate.edu>,
bryan@pi.eai.iastate.edu (Bryan Manske) writes:
|> In Article #9295 damc@dap.csiro.au (Don McCormick) writes:
|> 
|> >Reading of news articles using rn is not a problem, but if you try
to
|> >reply to an article or save an article on some occasions you can
drop
|> >out of rn with the error.
|> 
|> >        "Unexpected close of server socket"
|> 
|> >Does anyone have a solution to this problem?
|> 
|> Ditto, While I was able to make nntp work, rrn still is not
completely
|> foolproof.  (of course not, I compiled it.)
|> 
|> General discussion of this would be appreciated...
|> 
|> Bryan.
|> 
|> 
|> -- 
|> Bryan Manske  (515) 296-9908        . Sometimes I wish I had a knob
to
|> Engineering Animation, Inc.         . turn up the intelligence on
the
|> bryan@pi.eai.iastate.edu            . Internet.  I have one on my
monitor
|> #include <caveat_opinion.h>         . marked 'brightness,' but it
doesn't
|> #include <standard_disclaimer.h>    . seem to work very well, does
it?

I am using the X-based program, xrn,  (ftp off shambhala.berkeley.edu)
to read news on my 4D. I think its pretty slick and has
none of the problems you mention.

However,  I recently tried to recompile xrn and it no longer
worked  properly--I mistakenly erased the ported code I had
and now cannot remember what  changes I made.  I am a complete
novice so I am sure there is not much involved. If anyone
out there knows what the necessary changes are, I would appreciate
hearing from you. 

I will post what ever I learn to this newsgroup.


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