INN FAQ V. INSTALLATION OF XVNEWS, A SUN OPENWINDOWS NEWSREADER
V. INSTALLATION OF XVNEWS, A SUN OPENWINDOWS
    NEWSREADER
   1. Create a directory /usr/local/xvnews and cd to this
      directory.

   2. Ftp to ftp.twi.tudelft.nl and get the file
      xvnews.tar.gz from directory /pub/news.

   3. Ungzip and untar xvnews.  With gnu tar type:
        tar -zxvf xvnews.tar.gz

   4. Use your vi editor and edit the file xvnews.h
      You will need to enter your settings for:
        DOMAIN         (on my machine: "pdb.cdc.gov")
        ORGANIZATION   (on my machine: "Centers for Disease
                          Control Atlanta, GA, USA")
        NNTPSERVER     (on my machine:
                               "giardia.pdb.cdc.gov")
      Preferred method is to override these defaults
      by specifying environment variables DOMAIN, ORGANIZATION,
      and NNTPSERVER in your .cshrc or .profile files
      (see the xvnews man page).  In this way, you will be able
      to change default settings quickly.

   5. Compile xvnews by typing:
      "make -f Makefile.dist"
      This command will show you, how to enter defaults
      for your operating system (e.g. - "sunos5" for Solaris 2.x,
      "sunos4" for SunOS 4.1.x).  I get some compilations
      warnings on my system, but the program runs OK.  Copy xvnews
      to /usr/local/bin and xvnews.man to directory:
      /usr/local/man/man1 as xvnews.1.  




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[Copyright: 1996 Norman J. Pieniazek]
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