source: basicnet/mailnews/slrn/slrn-config.xml@ c9bc781d

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<title>Configuring <application>slrn</application></title>

<sect3><title>Config files</title>
<para><filename>/etc/slrn.rc</filename>,
<filename>~/.slrnrc</filename></para>
</sect3>

<sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>

<para>The first time <command>slrn</command> is run, the
<filename>~/.jnewsrc</filename> file must be
created. For this configuration to work, you must have an environmental
variable, <envar>NNTPSERVER</envar>, set. In normal operation it would be exported into
the environment by a startup file, like <filename>/etc/profile</filename>
or <filename>~/.bashrc</filename>. Here we will just put it into the
environment of the configuration step. We will use the
<acronym>LFS</acronym> news server in this example, but you should use
whatever server you prefer.</para>

<para>Create the <filename>~/.jnewsrc</filename> file with the following
command:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>NNTPSERVER=news.linuxfromscratch.org \
    slrn -f ~/.jnewsrc --create</command></userinput></screen>

<para>You will also have to edit one of the configuration files. There
is a sample startup <filename>/usr/share/doc/slrn/slrn.rc</filename>
file that comes with slrn. It is extensively documented but if you
need more information, look at <ulink
url="http://slrn.sourceforge.net/docs/">the slrn
website</ulink>.</para>

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</sect2>