brian@redneck.intel.com (Brian L. King) (11/16/90)
In article <1538@gandalf.littlei.UUCP>, brian@redneck.intel.com (Brian L. King) writes: ....*I* write: > > I am a *relatively* new user of this news-service stuff. I have been > reading mostly (and learning!). I have been using elm for a goodly while > (HIGHEST regards to its creators) and have now (thanks to you folks) become > interested in using this "filter" thing. > > Some problems though.... > > I've read (what appeared to be) the appropriate docs, set up my environ- > ment ($HOME/.forward, $HOME/.elm/filter-rules), and anxiously executed > 'filter -r'. > > Results: > > filter (brian): Couldn't read user filter rules file! > filter (brian): Couldn't get rules! > > Any takers? > > Thank you for your time. > -- I figgured out the problem myself. The ELM that I (we) am using was ported from our old system file-by- file. It was configured and compiled by someone else and may have been an old version (2.2 I think). I tried configuring and compiling the elm source package that I already had (via ftp from wuarchive...) and it worked fantastically. I never did understand what was wrong with the other version. Perhaps the configuration.... I'm very sorry to have taken up your time (if I DID. I haven't recieved any replies) with my stupid question. Thank you. -- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * \"The country DJs know that I'm an outlaw, * Brian L. King | they'd never come to see me in this dive, * Intel Corporation | where bikers stare at cowboys * Hillsboro, OR | who are laughin' at the hippies * (503) 696-5751 | who are prayin' they'll get out o' here alive." * brian@redneck.hf.intel.com | -David Allen Coe * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *