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Upgrading on OS2
tellnews exit
unzip the new version to a temporary directory
copy *.exe \dnews
Installation for OS2
1) FTP the files from netwinsite.com
ftp://netwinsite.com/dnews/dnews26n_os2.zip
(always get the latest version)
2) Run the self extracting archive and extract to
a temporary directory e.g. c:\dtemp
mkdir \temp4
cd \temp4
pkunzip dnews2.XX_os2.zip
3) Run install.cmd to rename files and copy them to
the destination (typically c:\dnews), you can edit this
script to define the destination first:
cd \temp4 (where you unzipped it to)
e install.cmd
set config=c:\dnews
Then run the installation:
install
4) Edit dnews.conf
cd \dnews
e dnews.conf
Modify the file DNEWS.CONF to describe your
system by defining the following symbols
SYMBOL EXAMPLE
+ manager youremail@your.site
+ nntp_feeder news.upstream.site
+ myname this.machine.name
+ diskspace 100
(space available in megabytes)
+ confirm *.this.place
(Enable email confirmation)
(when item is passed up to a feeder site.)
5) Add dnews to the startup folder:
Double click on OS/2 System
Double click on Startup
Right click on any object
Left click on Create Another
Change 'New Name:' to DNEWS NNTP Server
Click on Create
Set Path to: c:/dnews/dnews.exe
Set Work Directory: c:/dnews
Click on Session
Click on Start Minimized
Close the dialogue
6) If your news feeder stamps news items with a name other than
the ip name you specified above, then you will need to add an
exclude field to the file newsfeeds.conf to prevent your system
echoing all news back to the feeder!!!
(check the path header of an item to see what it is doing)
7) Edit access.conf Grant an ip range access to your users.
by name or number, e.g.
e access.conf
*.this.place:read,post:::*
161.23.4.*:read,post:::*
8) Start the server by double clicking on the dnews icon
in the startup window.
Check the log file and status to see if it's running:
> cd \dnews
> dtail dnews.log
> tellnews status
Now try reading news, it may take a minute or two to
fetch the list of groups from your server.
9) Go to a PC and try out your news reader software pointed
at the new system.
10) If you have an IHAVE feed coming in, then you
must read the instructions in 'INSTALL.TXT' on
setting up an incoming IHAVE feed.
See the HTML manual and faq files on
http://netwinsite.com
if you have any problems.
note:1 tellnews and dtail only work from the dnews directory.
note:2 the diskspace free is displayed incorrectly for this
version of dnews on OS2, this is not critical.