Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!iconsys!caeco!jose!pedro!pete_ashdown
From: pete_ashdown@pedro.UUCP (Pete Ashdown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: re:I wanna be a leaf too
Keywords: UUCP info please; bear with me; I'm new at this
Message-ID: <331@pedro.UUCP>
Date: 13 Jun 88 22:10:57 GMT
Organization: Bitsko's Bar & Grill, Public Access, Salt Lake City
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In article <55774@sun.uucp> cmcmanis@sun.UUCP (Chuck McManis) types about: 
>In article <1542@edison.GE.COM> mfs@edison.GE.COM writes: 
>>Hey, bop@edison is out of town; how about youse UUCP experts sending me some 
>>mail on becoming a News and Mail node.  I've got an Amiga 500 too. 
  
>The next question you ask yourself, "Do I have 30 - 60 megabytes of disk 
>space to spare for news?" You say, "Oh I just want to get comp.sys.amiga 
>and a couple of other groups." Then the answer is "Oh you only need 20 
>to 40 megabytes of hard disk *with nothing else on it*" This is not to 
>discourage anyone, just to let them understand that you *must* have a 
>hard disk to receive news, period. 
  
Chuck! Chuck! Chuck!  I have been receiving news and mail on my Amiga for the 
past month.  Right now, I receive comp.sys.all on a daily basis.  So far, a 
half-full (or is it half-empty :-)) Amiga disk has been sufficient.  Although 
there have been times that I wish I had a hard disk for this, it isn't an 
impossible dream.  Once I adapt my Shell207 scripts to use the second drive 
and the RAM: disk, I think I'll be ready to accept about 10 more newsgroups. 
That is about all the average user wants anyway (isn't it?). 
  
>>Specifics:  What software do I need (besides UUCP) and where do I get it ? 
  
Martin, once I have the scripts perfected, I'll send you a mailer package 
with everything you need.  The only thing you won't be able to do is post 
news.  What I do in this case is save the messages I want to respond to, edit 
them RAM: (or VD0:, whatever), call them sys.amiga1, sys.amiga2, sys.st1, etc. 
and call pedro and upload them to the appropriate group.  It is more of a 
fault of pedro than of Amiga UUPC that you can not post news, so we hope to 
have a solution in the future.  I put you on the list of people who want this 
package.  Here's a hint though.  If you aren't using Shell207M, START!! 
  
>>            How do I use the software once I get it ? 
  
I'll put some documentation in with it.  It is relatively easy, once you get 
the hang of it. 
  
>>If it seems I don't know anything about this; you're right!  Please, 
>>some kind soul enlighten me. 
  
That's OK, you aren't alone. 
  
>If it seems like this is not a straight forward thing to implement; you're 
>right! The only system that you will be able to send and receive news on 
>will be a 2.5-3M system with 20 - 120Meg of disk space. The news is running 
>at about 30Meg a week these days so you can calculate about how much disk 
>space you need using the formula (30Meg * weeks_left_online) + 10Meg. 
  
"slack" = 1.5M system with two disk drives, never say "never," Chuck.  If 
anyone needs more info or wants to be put on the mailing list of the 
UUPC/Shell system, send me mail. 
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