I am in dire need of answers to a couple of questions:
1) Does anyone know how I can purchase/download a copy of the tin newsreader?
I actually tried downloading it from the tin website, but I don't know how to
access the file. Do I need a unix workstation, or can I run it from a pc using
Windows 98?
2) My other option is to use my University of Pittsburgh account. It is
unix-based and has the tin newsreader. However, when I telnet in, I can only
read the groups. When I try to respond or post, the screen gets all messed up.
I have a feeling that I am using the wrong terminal type. I tried
"set TERM=vt100" and "export TERM=vt100" but neither of those worked. I also
tried setting the actual window to vt100 by pulling down the menu, but it was
already set.
My next thought was that maybe I need to set my editor to the proper
environment. I tried "set ENV=pico" and "set ENV pico" (because I am using the
pine editor or pico), but that did not work either.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I am sorry for the off-topic post, but I am
at wits end and cannot seem to find any newsgroups on tin or usenet, although I
am sure they must exist.
If anyone can help me, I would greatly appreciate it. Also, it would be great
if you could email me your suggestions, as I am having trouble accessing the
newsgroups (as you can see).
Thank you,
Ray
·······@aol.com (Firley1) writes:
> I am in dire need of answers to a couple of questions:
>
> 1) Does anyone know how I can purchase/download a copy of the tin
> newsreader?
> I actually tried downloading it from the tin website, but I don't
> know how to access the file. Do I need a unix workstation, or can I
> run it from a pc using Windows 98?
i think tin needs unix.
i like the gnus newsreader. it comes as part of emacs. it can be
used from both unix and ms-windows (at least win-nt). get emacs from
fsf and ntemacs from some site in washington (any search engine will
readily find `ntemacs').
> 2) My other option is to use my University of Pittsburgh account.
> It is unix-based and has the tin newsreader. However, when I telnet
> in, I can only read the groups. When I try to respond or post, the
> screen gets all messed up.
this sounds like a terminal configuration problem.
> I have a feeling that I am using the wrong terminal
> type. I tried "set TERM=vt100" and "export TERM=vt100" but neither
> of those worked. I also tried setting the actual window to vt100 by
> pulling down the menu, but it was already set.
are you displaying on a vt100 or compatible emulator? maybe you want
ansi? fwiw the vt100 in microsoft's telnet window leaves a lot to be
desired and is near worthless.
> My next thought was that maybe I need to set my editor to
> the proper environment. I tried "set ENV=pico" and "set ENV pico"
> (because I am using the pine editor or pico), but that did not work
> either.
afaik you can read news with pine too.
> Does anyone have any suggestions? I am sorry for the off-topic
> post, but I am at wits end and cannot seem to find any newsgroups on
> tin or usenet, although I am sure they must exist.
get emacs (or xemacs). learn it, love it, live it!
[obLisp] emacs will make lisp easier due to its great lisp formatting
modes and inferior lisp drivers. pico might be suitable for whipping
up a mail, but it really doesn't cut it as a full fledged programming
editor and delevopment environment.
> If anyone can help me, I would greatly appreciate it. Also, it
> would be great if you could email me your suggestions, as I am
> having trouble accessing the newsgroups (as you can see).
ok, i've tried to email you.
> Thank you,
> Ray
--
J o h a n K u l l s t a m
[········@ne.mediaone.net]
Don't Fear the Penguin!
>>>>> "Johan" == Johan Kullstam <········@ne.mediaone.net> writes:
Johan> i like the gnus newsreader. it comes as part of emacs. it
Johan> can be used from both unix and ms-windows (at least win-nt).
works with win95 and win98 as well
Johan> get emacs from fsf and ntemacs from some site in washington
Johan> (any search engine will readily find `ntemacs').
BTW, xemacs now also has a native windows version, check
www.xemacs.org...
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Share what you know. Learn what you don't.