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- This patch enables the TIN newsreader index files to be fetched from a
- NNTP server. The patch adds the following to the NNTP 1.5.11 server:
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- o XINDEX command to retrieve tin style style group index files from
- the server.
- Syntax: XINDEX alt.sources
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- o XOVERVIEW command to retrieve .overview style (a la Cnews) group
- index files from the server. Note: Tin will eventually be modified
- to use this format.
- Syntax: XOVERVIEW alt.sources
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- o XMOTD command to display a news message of the day file from server.
- Syntax: XMOTD 921231 235959
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- o XUSER command to log tin clients username to nntp logfile.
- Syntax: XUSER Iain Lea
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- o LIST SUBSCRIPTIONS command to retrieve list of newsgroups
- that first time user will be automatically subscribed to.
- Our users are auto subscribed to 120 groups from the 450
- that we take. Groups are written 1 group per line in the
- file /usr/lib/news/subscriptions.
- Syntax: LIST SUBSCRIPTIONS
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- o HELP command changed to list all the extensions.
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- o Added comments /* */ around '#endif /* text */' to stop some
- compilers producing warnings about text after '#endif text'.
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- For compile & install instructions read the file INSTALL.NNTP
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- Enjoy
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