# USENET ## slrn ( + slrnpull + slrnface) ### 1. Create slrn.rc: * set username "desired_username" * set hostname "desired_hostname.invalid" * set replyto "some_name " * charset display utf8 * charset outgoing utf8 * setkey group "set_prefix_argument(4); () = select_group();" " " ### 2. Set $NNTPSERVER to usenet provider (set in config file): * NNTPSERVER='server_name' && export NNTPSERVER ### 3. Set $EDITOR to preferred text editor (set in slrn.rc file): set editor_command "vim '+set tw=72' +%d '%s'" ### 4. Create .jnewsrc ### 5. slrn --create ### 6. download a list of newsgroups slrn -d