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From: blarson@usc-oberon.UUCP (Bob Larson)
Newsgroups: net.news,net.mail
Subject: Non-Uucp Usenet
Message-ID: <309@usc-oberon.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 2-May-86 13:28:26 EDT
Article-I.D.: usc-ober.309
Posted: Fri May  2 13:28:26 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 4-May-86 06:29:57 EDT
Reply-To: blarson@usc-oberon.UUCP (Bob Larson)
Organization: USC Computing Services, Los Angeles
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What is needed to set up a non-uucp news and mail link?  (Using a
transport mechinism such as kermit.)  WHat I want is to set up a link
to my os9/68k system.  I realize that I would have to port or rewrite
all the news/mail software to my system, but I want to minimize
changes needed on any potential unix newsfeed.  I do realize an account
would need to be set up with rights to run some programs not normally
available to users.  (Sending mail beleiving the current header,
receiving mail for a system rather than a users id, posting news
beleiving the current header.)

Receiving news would be easy: just grab the appropriate files off of
/usr/spool/news.  Sending news would probably require running some
program after transfering the apropriate files.  (inews?)

News without mail is pretty silly, it causes problems like not being
able to post to mod groups and having to post things better sent as
mail.  What is needed for this?

(If this happens, I will probably become moderator of mod.os.os9, and
would consider getting PC Persuit and setting up some cross-country
connections so I would not be just another parisite node on usenet.)
--
Bob Larson
Arpa: Blarson@Usc-Ecl.Arpa
Uucp: ihnp4!sdcrdcf!usc-oberon!blarson