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This is an NNTP newsreader for Microsoft Windows 3.X. You can use it
to read and post Usenet News.
Requirements:
A DEC Pathworks or Microsoft LanManager compatible WSOCKETS.DLL
Dynamic Link Library. Make sure Windows can find it. (set your
PATH environment variable).
An NNTP News Server. It *must* support the XHDR call (most do).
I've developed this with ANU News, a VMS news package, but any
should work.
A 'NEWSRC' file. An example is provided. You *must* have the
file there; WinVN won't write one out just randomly. It can be
empty.
A 'WINVN.INI' file. Edit this file to point to your news server,
or you can later change parameters from within WinVN.
A 'WINVN' environment variable, telling WinVN where to find its
two configuration files: 'WINVN.INI' and 'NEWSRC'. You have to
set this variable BEFORE you start up windows.
The on-line documentation no longer matches the program exactly,
but is pretty close. The 'Reply by Mail' options were removed,
since they seemed to use a non-standard NNTP extension.
There are bugs.
There are scroll bugs.
There are strange bugs.
For the most part, though, this is useable. So why horde it?
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Thanks to Mark Riordan for the original WinVN!
Enjoy, and if you have any questions, email me at:
Sam Rushing
rushing@titan.ksc.nasa.gov