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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!inquo!hookup!usc!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!uuneo.neosoft.com!not-for-mail From: conrads@neosoft.com (Conrad Sabatier) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: News question Date: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 06:58:54 -0500 Organization: NeoSoft, Inc. Lines: 23 Message-ID: <ulfgo5.gh4.ln@dolphin> References: <5ofagc$6uk@quail.swcp.com> Reply-To: conrads@neosoft.com (Conrad Sabatier) NNTP-Posting-Host: as5200-port-254.no.neosoft.com X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test58 (13 May 97) Originator: conrads@neosoft.com (Conrad Sabatier) Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:43274 In article <5ofagc$6uk@quail.swcp.com>, Charlie Sorsby <crs@swcp.com> wrote: > >Here's what I would like to do: > >Set things up so that cron will go to my ISP and retrieve a limited >number of news grousp. This one (obviously :), rec.hunting, and a >few other groups. Not much volume--only a small fraction of what's >out there. > >What are the prerequisites (other software the slurp or whatever >depends upon being available)? The simplest, most painless solution is leafnode. Very easy to use, virtually maintenance-free. I've been using it for months now, and *love* it. Check it out. http://www.troll.no/freebies/leafnode.html Let me know if you need any help getting started. -- Conrad Sabatier http://www.neosoft.com/~conrads