%general-entities; ]> $Date$ Slrn slrn is a slang-based news reader, capable of reading local news spools as well as groups from an NNTP server. Small local news spools can also be created with the use of the slrnpull program included in the slrn distribution. Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &slrn-md5sum; Download size: &slrn-size; Estimated disk space required: &slrn-buildsize; Estimated build time: &slrn-time; Slrn Dependencies Required and an Optional , GnuTLS, UUDeview, INN and libcanlock User Notes: Install slrn by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc \ --with-slrnpull --enable-spool && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install --with-slrnpull --enable-spool: These switches enable building the slrnpull executable. --with-ssl: This switch adds OpenSSL support to slrn. --with-uudeview: This switch adds UUDeview support to slrn. /etc/slrn.rc, ~/.slrnrc /etc/slrn.rc ~/.slrnrc The first time slrn is run, the ~/.jnewsrc file must be created. For this configuration to work, you must have an environmental variable, NNTPSERVER, set. In normal operation it would be exported into the environment by a startup file, like /etc/profile or ~/.bashrc. Here it is just put it into the environment of the configuration step. For now, the LFS news server is used in this example, but you should use whatever server you prefer. Create the ~/.jnewsrc file with the following command: NNTPSERVER=<news.&lfs-domainname;> \ slrn -f ~/.jnewsrc --create ~/.jnewsrc You will also have to edit one of the configuration files. There is a sample startup /usr/share/doc/slrn/slrn.rc file that comes with slrn. It is extensively documented but if you need more information, look at the slrn website. Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories slrn and slrnpull None /usr/share/slrn and usr/share/doc/slrn Short Descriptions slrn is the slang-based news reader. slrn slrnpull is used to pull a small news feed from an NNTP server for offline reading. slrnpull