wayne@grafix.iastate.edu (Wayne Hauber) (08/24/90)
Iowa State University is in the process of establishing a campus news server. We'd like people on all of our timesharing systems to be able to read news. Our problem systems are our VMS systems. We've found a version of VNEWS for VMS but would rather offer rn and have a consistent news interface across a variety of operating systems. The question: Is there a port of rn for VMS operating systems? -- Wayne Hauber | (515) 294-9890 Programming Consultant/BITNET Inforep | ga.wjh@isumvs.bitnet Iowa State University Computation Center | wjhauber@iastate.edu
mcmahon@ninet9.tgv.com (John McMahon) (08/27/90)
In article <2518@dino.cs.iastate.edu>, wayne@grafix.iastate.edu (Wayne Hauber) writes...
:We've found a version of VNEWS for VMS but would rather offer rn and
:have a consistent news interface across a variety of operating systems.
:
:The question: Is there a port of rn for VMS operating systems?
Well I guess you can't please everyone :-) Out of curiosity, have you looked
at the latest version of VNEWS (1.3-4) ?
Right now, I am aware of three newsreaders for VMS. They are:
VNEWS (psuedo-UNIX style interface. Uses NNTP over IP).
ANU-NEWS (VMS style interface. Uses everything?).
XRN (Port of UNIX XRN, NNTP over DECnet only).
I have seen a few mentions of people attempting ports of rn to VMS, but have
heard of no successes.
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I'm not aware of any rn port, either. I'm packaging up my port of XRn to DECwindows and Motif; when it's available for FTP access I'll be posting here (as well as a few other groups..). Uses TCP/IP or DECnet, requires a workstation. -Rick -- Rick Murphy, WA1SPT/4 Digital Customer Center, Landover, MD Domain: murphy@ufp.dco.dec.com -or- murphy@ufp.enet.dec.com Bang: decwrl!ufp.enet!murphy Ding: (301) 306-2985 Disclaimer: This nonsense came from an AI program written in TECO. Ignore it.