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- From: alex@animal.Bell.CA (Alex Laney)
- Subject: Re: why cant i get ALT.COMICS.LNH????
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- References: <1993Jan18.160323.2853@dct.ac.uk>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 15:18:27 GMT
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- Grant Doig (bssbc3gsd@dct.ac.uk) wrote:
-
- : We dont get it here.
-
- : WHY???????
-
- A site somewhere between most postings and your site probably doesn't
- carry it. Unless articles are cross-posted you won't get them. You
- could try getting on the 'alternate feed':
-
- From the FAQ:
-
- >>5) Well, this is all great, but I can not get alt.comics.lnh on
- >> my system. Should I commit harri-kari?
- >>
- >> In the olden days, harri-kari would have been your only option
- >>in a non-LNH world, but that was B.C. (Before Crimson). Mark "Klone
- >>Crimson" Friedman (aka Netlurker) has established_WeaselNews_ - a news
- >>server which has the sole purpose of delivering alt.comics.LNH to all of
- >>the good boys and girls of the world. It is available using "telnet" to
- >>boa.cis.ohio-state.edu, port 4321.
- >>
- >>For Example, on UNIX boxes:
- >> % telnet boa.cis.ohio-state.edu 4321
- >>
- >> If you're running on a VAX the command to telnet is a bit different.
- >>If the Operating system is VMS it is:
- >>
- >> telnet boa.cis.ohio-state.edu /port=4321
- >>
- >> Note: the feed is very raw. If you want formatting or pagination,
- >>then ya gotta DIY. The WN client hasn't been written...or even
- >>thought of yet! :-)
- >>
- >> Send questions to Mark Friedman (friedman@cis.ohio-state.edu)
-
- I haven't used it...
-
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