Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2A (XREF PATCH) 05/16/85; site neuro1.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!neuro1!sob From: sob@neuro1.UUCP (Stan Barber) Newsgroups: net.news Subject: Re: pumping mail into local newsgroup Message-ID: <637@neuro1.UUCP> Date: Mon, 28-Oct-85 18:07:51 EST Article-I.D.: neuro1.637 Posted: Mon Oct 28 18:07:51 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 30-Oct-85 07:52:33 EST References: <150@mck-csc.UUCP> Reply-To: sob@neuro1.UUCP (Stan Barber) Distribution: net Organization: Neurophysiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tx Lines: 33 Summary: set up local groups to dump the mailing list stuff into If you get stuff from some mailing list and want to make it available on the local machine, create a LOCAL group for it. The steps are simple: 1. Make a local group prefix (most sites use local) and add it to YOUR MACHINE's listing in your sysfile. EXAMPLE: here is the line for neuro1 (my system) neuro1:na,mod,tx,houston,baylor,ut,net,fa,to.neuro1,local:B: ^^^^^ local is the prefix for groups that are not sent anywhere else. This prefix should NOT appear in any other listing in the sys file (or news will distribute it). 2. Create the local groups. Issue the "inews -C local.groupname" as the news super-user. Change "groupname" to the name you want to call the list on your machine. This will create the group itself and allow people to read and post to it (NOTE: Postings will not leave the machine, but a local discussion might start as a result of an article.) 3. Add the group to the "localgroups" file in the news directory (usually /usr/lib/news). 4. Now, when you receive an item from your mailing list, you can post it the the local group for all to read. Hope this is helpful. -- Stan uucp:{ihnp4!shell,rice}!neuro1!sob Opinions expressed Olan ARPA:sob@rice.arpa here are ONLY mine & Barber CIS:71565,623 BBS:(713)660-9262 noone else's.