[NTLUG:Discuss] Transition to new server

[Christopher Browne]

On Mon, 04 Sep 2000 13:17:15 CDT, the world broke into rejoicing as
Richard Cobbe <cobbe at directlink.net>  said:
> Lo, on Sunday, 3 September, 2000, Rick Cook did write:
> > Hello all,
> > As of approximately 2100, 3 September 2000, the North Texas Linux Users
> > Group, Inc. website and mailing lists are now hosted on our donated
> > VARstation.
> > 
> > We have made one change in the operation of the server. The HyperNews forum
s
> > have been replaced with a set of local to ntlug.org newsgroups. See:
> > 
> > 	http://www.ntlug.org/forums
> > 
> > for further information.
> > 
> > Please let me know of any strange behavior.
> 
> Only one problem: where's the NNTP server for these groups?  Or are they
> being carried by most local ISPs and just haven't propagated out to mine
> yet?

The NNTP server is www.ntlug.org; try:
% telnet www.ntlug.org 119

You'll see that it has INN running.

As Rick said, the forum has been replaced with...
  "a set of local to ntlug.org newsgroups."

The word "local" in this context indicates that they _aren't_ propagated
to other servers.

The way I'm finding preferable to access it is thus:

% lynx news://www.ntlug.org

Lynx is hardly the ultimate news client, but it works, and requires
little configuration...
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