Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!ginosko!rex!ames!amdcad!sun!srikanth From: srikanth@brahman.sun (Srikanth Nadhamuni) Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions Subject: Help needed: USENET installation Message-ID:Date: 16 Aug 89 05:31:00 GMT Sender: news@sun.Eng.Sun.COM Distribution: usa Lines: 42 **********Please reply directly to uunet!probit!venky ****************** I am trying to install the USENET software on our solitary Standalone Sun386i system. I have a link with uunet and have obtained the source code from them. I would like to know the following: 1. The localize.sun available in the source code I received (version 2.11 ), is meant for sun3 and sun4. Will it work for my system?. If not, what changes do I need to make. What changes do I need to make on the MAKEFILE AND DEFS.H? 2. What is the Ideal directory structure for the software ? 3. Do I need to create a specific ID on my system called "news" ? 4. I have only 91 Mb. So I would like to subscribe to very few groups. How do I make this selection? 5. Is there a way I can look at the topics every day in all the groups without actually loading them on to my system and then selectively get the ones that interest me ? 6. I would like to minimize my connect time and charges. I have a Telebit trail blazer modem and I use the Fast connect at 19200 baud. Could you send me the Ideal configuration files like (L.SYS and other files). My UUCP mailing address is uunet!probit!venky. I would appreciate it if you could correspond with me directly as I do not have access to usenet yet. Thank you. VENKY -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Srikanth Nadhamuni Internet: srikanth@sun.com Sun Microsystems, 2550 Garcia Avenue Work # : (415) 336-5331 Mountain View, CA-94043 Home # : (415) 965-1343 ------------------------------------------------------------------