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- Installation Guide
- ==================
-
- To get a working system you will need both NewsBase and TTFN, if you have
- not downloaded both applications then do so before proceeding any further.
-
- This document covers the installation of both !NewsBase and !TTFN.
-
-
- Introduction
- ------------
-
- NewsBase & TTFN work together to provide similar functionality to that offered
- by other TCPIP aware newsreaders. Those of you who are familiar with ReadNews
- will find a lot of the following material very familiar.
-
- Newsbase - Is a news debatcher, server and database manager. It performs
- a similar role to that of !Incorp and much more.
-
- TTFN - Is a newsreader that utilises NewsBase to present articles to the
- reader.
-
- The two communicate via WIMP messages.
-
-
- Recommendations
- ---------------
-
- + place all your internet related applications in one directory, either in
- the root of your hard disc, or one directory below. This is recommended
- as the directory structure under !NewsDir becomes quite deep, and RISC OS
- stops caching directory information after about 10 levels, making access
- much slower. Versions of NewsBase 0.44 and later address this problem to
- a certain degree, but long newsgroup names still mean the directory
- structure is deep.
-
-
- You will need:
- --------------
- The latest version of NewsBase (at the time of writing v0.51)
- The latest version of TTFN (at the time of writing v0.36)
-
-
- If you are switching from a version of readnews
- -----------------------------------------------
- Make sure your copy of !NewsDir has been seen by the filer *before*
- running NewsBase. NewsBase will then automatically convert your NewsDir
- to the format required for NewsBase operation. Do not worry - it's contents
- will be preserved.
-
-
- Installing NewsBase
- -------------------
-
- 1. Unpack !NewsBase from the newsbase archive to the chosen location on
- your hard disc (see "Recommendations" above).
-
- 2. If you are a ReadNews user then you may migrate your existing !NewsDir
- to the new system, a ReadNews 0.24 !NewsDir will be transparent in
- operation - version 0.30 !NewsDir will be automatically detected and
- confirmation of conversion will be required before it is performed.
-
- 3. Run !NewsBase.
-
- 4. Click with *adjust* on the NewsBase icon that has just appeared on your
- iconbar. The NewsBase choices window should open.
-
- 5. Recommended settings for other options are set up as default, for a
- detailed description of each option please read the documentation
- accompanying NewsBase
-
- 6. Click on "Save" so the chosen options are written out to disk.
-
-
- Installing TTFN
- ---------------
-
- 1. Copy !TTFN from the archive to the chosen location on your hard disc.
-
- 2. Run !TTFN.
-
- 3. Open the TTFN menu and choose "Users..."
-
- 4. In section labelled "Create User", type in your chosen username and
- click on "Create". In the "User Details" section choose you newly
- selected username, enter a real-life name and click on Set.
- Close the User Management window.
-
- 5. Change the currently selected user to the one you just created by means
- of the submenu called "User" from the TTFN iconbar menu.
-
- 5. Click on the !TTFN icon on your iconbar with *adjust*. The !TTFN setup
- window will appear. Change the default user to that of your newly
- created user-id.
-
- 6. Change any other options you wish (see the documentation that accompanies
- !TTFN for a full description of all the options), though the defaults
- should be adequate for the majority of users.
-
- 7. Click on "Save" to write the new options to disk.
-
- 8. Click on the !TTFN icon with *select. If you have just migrated from
- a version of ReadNews (i.e. you have an existing !NewsDir), NewsBase
- will now generate an index for each of your groups.
-
- ** This may take some time ** please be patient - it's a one off thing,
- if you want some progress indication, click on the newsbase icon with
- select to reveal the NewsBase status window.
-
- Eventually a list of newsgroups very much like ReadNews should appear on
- your desktop.
-
- You are now ready to begin using them in ernest!
-
- Queries, suggestions, *constructive* criticism and bug reports should be
- addressed to:
-
- allan@mnhep1.hep.umn.edu (in the case of !NewsBase)
- ttfn@wong.demon.co.uk (in the case of !TTFN)
-
- Good Luck (you probably won't need it though :-) )
-