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From: ctp@pop.utexas.edu (Clyde T. Poole)
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Subject: Re: Decus 1987 Vax-214
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Date: Wed, 1-Jul-87 10:17:10 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul  1 10:17:10 1987
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Summary: Its all in the DECUS Library Catalog

In article <1679@uwmacc.UUCP> edwards@uwmacc.UUCP (mark edwards) writes:
>
> The title for the Vax-214 is News. Does anybody know any more abouot
> it than what it says? Is it Usenet news? Compatible?
>
> thanks
> mark
>-- 
>    edwards@unix.macc.wisc.edu
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Mark,

In the new DECUS Library Catalog VAX-214 NEWS is listed as follows
(I have shortened it somewhat)

VAX-214 NEWS, Version: October 1986

Submitted by: Geoff Huston, Australian National University, Canberra City,
              A.C.T. 2601

Operating System: VAX/VMS V4.3 Source Language: C Memory Required: Virtual

Abstract:  NEWS is a software product which manages user, system and
network news items...

NEWS items are divided inot NEWSGROUPS.  All items with a similar subject
matter are normally contained in a single newsgroup, and the same item
may appear in a number of newsgroups....You can also reply to an iterm by
posting a follow-up news item ... via VMS MAIL.

NEWS also has facilities to support a DECNET connected set of news sites...


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It looks to me like it doesn't have a connection to USENET type news feeds
but that once you got the text files you could get them into the system.
I would try contacting Geoff.

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