sob@watson.bcm.tmc.edu.UUCP (12/08/87)
This is the latest version of the localize.nntp file. It's so new
that it has not been sent in a patch yet. It also reflects a patch
change to Makefile.dst that has not appeared yet.
Basically, the NNTPSRCs that is in Makefile.dst BEFORE adding the lines
to make nntpxmit should be changed the NNTPLOC. I will send this file
along with some patches for the nntp sources (and a couple of other bugs
I found) Real Soon Now, but I had gotten alot of confused queries about
how to get the nntp stuff to work. I hope that this will clear up
some of the confusion.
NOTE: This is NOT an official patch. Save the original localize.nntp and
the original Makefile.dst for an official patch.
#
# The file "localize.nntp" should be used as a starting point from which
# to build a localize.sh from which nntp-capable programs can be built.
# Basically, you can use the regular localize.sh you use and add those line
# that contain #NNTP, NNTPLOC and SERVERFILE to make it work. You will need
# two localize.sh files. One will be for the SERVER where you build the regular
# inews and run the nntpd server. The other will be for the nntp clients.
# On these machines, you will only build readnews, checknews, vnews and
# postnews. You only need the parts of the nntp distribution that are in the
# common directory to build these programs. You will also need the inews
# program from nntp distribution.
#
# The string NNTPLOC should be replaced with the location of your nntp source
# directory. The string SERVERFILE should be replaced with the location of
# the serverfile. See the nntp (Version 1.4) instructions for more information.
#
# You will need nntp version 1.4 to make full use of these programs. They
# make some use of the XHDR extenstion in nntp version 1.4. They will work
# with nntp 1.3.
#
# You do not need to include any reference to the dbm library. DBM may remain
# undefined. You may want to change the line in the Makefile that begins with
# "all:" to read "all: $(COMMANDS)"
#
# You may want to include the line that begins with #RESOLVE in localize.sh
# if you want to link against the resolver library.
#
#
# PROBLEMS:
#
# 1. Distribution checking is disabled in postnews. nntp does not provide this
# information, so postnews cannot check the article before posting. However,
# nntp will return status information if the article fails to post.
#
# 2. History file support is marginal. nntp does not provided direct access
# to the history file information. nntp can tell if an article is not avail-
# able, but you cannot know if it was cancelled or expired or has not arrived
# yet.
#
# 3. The recording feature is available, but you have to implement it on each
# host that uses these programs. nntp does not provide this information from
# the server.
#
# 4. sys file searching is disabled. Again, nntp does not provide access to
# this information from the server.
#
# 5. XHDR support is necessary for some functions to work. This can be
# rewritten to avoid this. nntp 1.4 is expected by Jan 1, 1988, so I am not
# going to bother to add this.
#
# FINALLY
#
# If you have bug reports on the nntp hunks of code, please feel free to let
# me know about it. I will do my best to fix them and route the fixes
# through Rick Adams for patch releases.
#
# Stan Barber
# Baylor College of Medicine
# uucp: {hoptoad,killer,rice}!academ!sob
# Internet: sob@tmc.edu
#
rm -f Makefile
cp Makefile.dst Makefile
chmod u+w Makefile
ed Makefile <<'EOF'
g/^#BSD4_2 /s///
g/^#V7 /s///
g/^#NNTP /s///
g/^#USG /d
g/^#EXCELAN /d
g/=fork/d
g/^#VMS /d
g/^#BSD4_3 /d
g/^#BSD4_1 /d
g/^all:/s/$(INST)all/$(COMMANDS)/
g/#NOTVMS/s/#NOTVMS//
g/-DDBM/s/-DDBM//
g/-ldbm/s/-ldbm//
g/NNTPSRC/s/NNTPSRC/\/usr\/src\/nntp/
w
q
EOF
rm -f defs.h
cp defs.dist defs.h
chmod u+w defs.h
ed defs.h << 'EOF'
g/NNTPSRC/s/NNTPSRC/\/usr\/src\/nntp/
g/SERVERFILE/s/SERVERFILE/\/usr\/lib\/news\/server/
w
q
EOF
echo "Be sure to make a login for usenet and create the group news"
echo "Also, be sure to alter Makefile and defs.h to reflect the"
echo "user name, id number, group name and group id number in the"
echo "places documented."
echo "Finally, please set your organization name in defs.h"
echo "Look for #define MYORG for the string to alter."
echo "Good Luck."
Stan internet: sob@tmc.edu Baylor College of Medicine
Olan uucp: {rice,killer,hoptoad}!academ!sob
Barber Opinions expressed are only mine.