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From: srikanth@brahman.sun (Srikanth Nadhamuni)
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Subject: Help needed: USENET installation
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Date: 16 Aug 89 05:31:00 GMT
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**********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 
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