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- The programs in this directory may help people switching from FreeNews
- to NewsHound.
-
- ConvertID : This converts the freenews id history file into a newshound one
- CopyGroups : This appends the freenews subscribed groups to the first newshound
- news file it finds.
-
- I recommend the following method if you're switching:
-
- Firstly, run FreeNews and pick up any outstanding news
-
- Unarchive !Newshound from the Acorn User cover disc archive
- (Don't run it yet, though)
-
- Drag the copy of !NewsHound in the archive over the one now on your
- hard disc.
-
- Double click on !InstTrans in this archive
-
- Run !NewsHound from your hard disc, and enter the hostname for your
- news server.
-
- Quit(if it's running) and reload newsbase
-
- Setup the transport as in the main docs
- (but don't subscribe to any newsgroups)
-
- Quit newsbase again
-
- Run ConvertID
-
- Run CopyGroups
-
- Run newsbase again
-
- And everything should now be setup - connect to your ISP and do a
- newsfetch with NewsHound.
-
-
-
- Hopefully, this should all work fine, but I haven't been able
- to test any of this exhaustively. Anyone who has problems should
- email me with the details.
-
-
- Joseph Heenan, joseph@odie.barnet.ac.uk
-