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- Welcome to patch number 9 for NNTP 1.5.
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- If you have not installed the first eight patches, you must do so
- before proceeding. You can get those patches (and this one) from
- anoymous ftp on bcm.tmc.edu [128.249.2.1] or by sending a message
- to the archive-server@bcm.tmc.edu with the following text:
- send public nntp.patch.1
- send public nntp.patch.2
- send public nntp.patch.3
- send public nntp.patch.4.shar
- send public nntp.patch.5.shar
- send public nntp.patch.6.shar
- send public nntp.patch.7.shar
- send public nntp.patch.8.pt1.shar
- send public nntp.patch.8.pt2.shar
-
- If you have all eight patches installed, you are ready to install
- this set of patches. These patches are packaged as a shell archive.
- They are as follows:
- CHANGES.diff -- This will patch the CHANGES file in the root
- of the nntp distrbution to reflect changes since the release of 1.5.
- To install, just type patch < CHANGES.diff
- README.diff -- This will patch the README file in the root
- of the nntp distrbution to make it more accurate.
- To install, just type patch < README.diff
- server.diff -- This patch is for the files in the server subdirectory.
- Makefile.diff -- This will patch the Makefile file in the root
- of the nntp distrbution to make it more useful.
- To install, just type patch < Makefile.diff
- server.diff -- This patch is for the files in the server subdirectory.
- To install, change directory to the server directory and type
- patch < server.diff.
- common.diff -- This patch is for the files in the common subdirectory.
- To install, change directory to the common directory and type
- patch < common.diff
- xfer.diff -- This is a patch for nntpxfer.c in the xfer directory.
- To install, change directory to the xfer directory and type
- patch < xfer.diff.
- xmit.diff -- This is a patch for the files in the xmit directory.
- To install, change directory to the xmit directory and type
- patch < xmit.diff.
- doc.diff -- This is a patch for nntpd.dst in the doc directory.
- To install, change directory to the doc directory and type
- patch < doc.diff.
- inews.diff -- This patch is for the files in the inews subdirectory.
- To install, change directory to the inews directory and type
- patch < inews.diff.
-
- The following are new files included with NNTP for the first time:
- AUTHORIZE
- server/auth.c
- xmit/xmitauth.c
- inews/postauth.c
- doc/nntpxmit.dst
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- Please read the CHANGES file (following application of the patch) for
- a list of new features/bug fixes. This release contains the initial
- version of the proposed NNTP V2 authentication feature. Please be sure that
- your read the file AUTHORIZE if you want to use it. The meaning of the verbs
- in the nntp access file have been altered slightly. Be sure to read the revised
- nntpd man page for more information.
-
- Bug reports and enhancements welcome,
- Stan Barber
- nntp@lib.tmc.edu
-
- P.S. This patched version of NNTP has been compiled on the following systems:
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- Vax 3600 running Ultrix 3.1 (BNEWS 2.11.19)
- Solbourne Series 5/601 with OS/MP 4.0C (SunOS 4.0.3c compatible) (Same BNEWS)
- HP 9000/825 running HP-UX A.B3.00.5B
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- P.P.S. The fully patched version is available via anonymous ftp from
- lib.tmc.edu [129.106.5.1]. Look in the public directory for nntp.1.5.9.tar.
- A compressed version is also on line.
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- P.P.P.S. There will most likely be a release 1.5.10 before we get to 1.6.
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