On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 15:40:42 -0500 THUFIR HAWAT <hawat.thufir@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 11/10/05, Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > .. > > I would have thought it means doing this: > > > > $ slrn -f /home/thufir/.jnewsrc --create > > > > Paul. > .. > > Ah, thanks. Feel a bit silly on that one. > > [thufir@localhost ~]$ slrn > slrn 0.9.8.1 [2004-10-07] > > Reading startup file /etc/slrn.rc. > You should set the NNTPSERVER environment variable to your server name. > Example (csh): setenv NNTPSERVER my.news.server > Example (sh) : NNTPSERVER='my.news.server' && export NNTPSERVER > For now, I'm going to try "localhost" as the default... > > Using newsrc file /home/thufir/.jnewsrc for server localhost. > Connecting to host localhost ...Unable to make connection. Giving up. > slrn fatal error: > Failed to initialize server. > [thufir@localhost ~]$ NNTPSERV='news.made.up' && export NNTPSERVER > [thufir@localhost ~]$ slrn > slrn 0.9.8.1 [2004-10-07] > > Reading startup file /etc/slrn.rc. > Using newsrc file /home/thufir/.jnewsrc for server shawnews.vc.shawcable.net. > Connecting to host shawnews.vc.shawcable.net ... > Connected to host. Posting ok. > Checking for new groups ... > Checking news ... > [thufir@localhost ~]$ date > Thu Nov 10 15:35:49 EST 2005 > [thufir@localhost ~]$ > > > > How can I make the NNTPSERVER setting "stick", please? Once I set the > server all is fine, but I want that save that setting between slrn > sessions. It's an environment variable. > > > -Thufir > Just put the NNTPSERVER and export in your .bashrc file. -- Richard Miles Federal Way WA. USA registered linux user 46097
