Author: dnicholson Date: 2006-04-20 13:04:06 -0600 (Thu, 20 Apr 2006) New Revision: 5895
Added: trunk/BOOK/basicnet/mailnews/tin.xml Modified: trunk/BOOK/basicnet/mailnews/mailnews.xml trunk/BOOK/general.ent trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/credits.xml Log: Added TIN-1.8.1. Removed slrn-0.9.8.1. Modified: trunk/BOOK/basicnet/mailnews/mailnews.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/basicnet/mailnews/mailnews.xml 2006-04-20 16:01:28 UTC (rev 5894) +++ trunk/BOOK/basicnet/mailnews/mailnews.xml 2006-04-20 19:04:06 UTC (rev 5895) @@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"; href="fetchmail.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"; href="mutt.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"; href="pine.xml"/> + <!-- Commenting out slrn as tin has replaced it <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"; href="slrn.xml"/> + --> + <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"; href="tin.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"; href="other.xml"/> </chapter> Added: trunk/BOOK/basicnet/mailnews/tin.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/basicnet/mailnews/tin.xml (rev 0) +++ trunk/BOOK/basicnet/mailnews/tin.xml 2006-04-20 19:04:06 UTC (rev 5895) @@ -0,0 +1,275 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd"; [ + <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent"> + %general-entities; + + <!ENTITY tin-download-http "http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/infosys/newsreaders/tin/v1.8/tin-&tin-version;.tar.bz2";> + <!ENTITY tin-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.tin.org/pub/news/clients/tin/v1.8/tin-&tin-version;.tar.bz2";> + <!ENTITY tin-md5sum "efeecdf72683213d9e705c28de87ea2e"> + <!ENTITY tin-size "1.4 MB"> + <!ENTITY tin-buildsize "12.4 MB"> + <!ENTITY tin-time "0.4 SBU"> +]> + +<sect1 id="tin" xreflabel="tin-&tin-version;"> + <?dbhtml filename="tin.html"?> + + <sect1info> + <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername> + <date>$Date$</date> + <keywordset> + <keyword role="package">tin-&tin-version;.tar</keyword> + <keyword role="ftpdir">tin</keyword> + </keywordset> + </sect1info> + + <title>TIN-&tin-version;</title> + + <indexterm zone="tin"> + <primary sortas="a-TIN">TIN</primary> + </indexterm> + + <sect2 role="package"> + <title>Introduction to TIN</title> + + <para><application>TIN</application> is a threaded NNTP and spool based + console console-mode UseNet newsreader. It supports threading, scoring, + different charsets, and many other useful things. It has also support for + different languages.</para> + + <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead> + <itemizedlist spacing='compact'> + <listitem> + <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&tin-download-http;"/></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&tin-download-ftp;"/></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Download MD5 sum: &tin-md5sum;</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Download size: &tin-size;</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Estimated disk space required: &tin-buildsize;</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Estimated build time: &tin-time;</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <bridgehead renderas="sect3">TIN Dependencies</bridgehead> + + <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead> + <para role="optional"><xref linkend="pcre"/>, + <xref linkend="libidn"/>, + an <ulink url="../server/mail.html">MTA</ulink> that provides the + <command>sendmail</command> command, + <xref linkend="mailx"/>, + <xref linkend="gnupg"/>, + a spell checker (<xref linkend="ispell"/> or <xref linkend="aspell"/>), + a printing system (<xref linkend="cups"/> or <xref linkend="LPRng"/>), + <xref linkend="mutt"/> and <xref linkend="procmail"/> + for <command>metamutt</command>, + <ulink url="http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/inn/";>INN</ulink>, + <ulink url="http://www.fpx.de/fp/Software/UUDeview/";>UUDeview</ulink>, + <ulink url="http://www.inet.no/dante/";>Socks</ulink>, + <ulink + url="ftp://ftp.research.telcordia.com/pub/nsb/mm2.7.tar.Z";>Metamail</ulink>, + and + <ulink url="http://dmalloc.com/";>Dmalloc</ulink> + or + <ulink url="ftp://invisible-island.net/dbmalloc/";>dbmalloc</ulink></para> + + <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes: + <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/Tin"/></para> + + </sect2> + + <sect2 role="installation"> + <title>Installation of TIN</title> + + <para>Install <application>TIN</application> by running the following + commands:</para> + +<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --with-screen=ncursesw \ + --enable-nntp-only --disable-printing && +make build</userinput></screen> + + <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para> + + <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para> + +<screen role='root'><userinput>make install</userinput></screen> + + </sect2> + + <sect2 role="commands"> + <title>Command Explanations</title> + + <para><parameter>--with-screen=ncursesw</parameter>: This switch forces + the use of wide-character functions from the ncursesw library (for UTF-8 + and Asian languages support).</para> + + <para><parameter>--enable-nntp-only</parameter>: Reading news from a local + spool is disabled with this switch. Don't use this is you have installed + INN and want to use its' spool.</para> + + <para><parameter>--disable-printing</parameter>: This switch disables + printing since <application>TIN</application> cant send non-ASCII text to + the printer correctly. Remove this switch if you can tolerate this + limitation.</para> + + </sect2> + + <sect2 role="configuration"> + <title>Configuring TIN</title> + + <sect3 id="tin-config"> + <title>Config Files</title> + + <para><filename>/etc/tin/tinrc</filename>, + <filename>~/.tin/tinrc</filename> and + <filename>~/.newsrc</filename></para> + + <indexterm zone="tin tin-config"> + <primary sortas="e-etc-tinrc">/etc/tin/tinrc</primary> + </indexterm> + + <indexterm zone="tin tin-config"> + <primary sortas="e-AA.tinrc">~/.tin/tinrc</primary> + </indexterm> + + <indexterm zone="tin tin-config"> + <primary sortas="e-AA.newsrc">~/.newsrc</primary> + </indexterm> + + </sect3> + + <sect3> + <title>Configuration Information</title> + + <para>Set some global defaults for <application>TIN</application> by + running the following commands as the + <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para> + +<screen role='root'><userinput>install -v -m755 -d /etc/tin && +cat > /etc/tin/tinrc << "EOF" +use_mouse=ON +getart_limit=100 +translit=ON +EOF</userinput></screen> + + <para>Now, as a normal user, subscribe to some newsgroups, specify the + news server, and run <command>tin</command>:</para> + +<screen><userinput>cat >> ~/.newsrc << "EOF" +gmane.linux.lfs.devel: +gmane.linux.lfs.beyond.devel: +EOF +export NNTPSERVER=news.gmane.org +tin -Q</userinput></screen> + + </sect3> + + </sect2> + + <sect2 role="content"> + <title>Contents</title> + + <segmentedlist> + <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle> + <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle> + <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle> + + <seglistitem> + <seg>tin, rtin, tinews.pl, metamutt, opt-case.pl, w2r.pl, + and url_handler.sh</seg> + <seg>None</seg> + <seg>/etc/tin</seg> + </seglistitem> + </segmentedlist> + + <variablelist> + <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> + <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> + <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?> + + <varlistentry id="tin-prog"> + <term><command>tin</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>is a UseNet news reader.</para> + <indexterm zone="tin tin-prog"> + <primary sortas="b-tin">tin</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="rtin"> + <term><command>rtin</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>is a symbolic link to <command>tin</command>.</para> + <indexterm zone="tin rtin"> + <primary sortas="b-rtin">rtin</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="tinews.pl"> + <term><command>tinews.pl</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>posts and signs an article via NNTP.</para> + <indexterm zone="tin tinews.pl"> + <primary sortas="b-tinews.pl">tinews.pl</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="metamutt"> + <term><command>metamutt</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>is a replacement of <command>metamail</command> using + <application>Mutt</application>.</para> + <indexterm zone="tin metamutt"> + <primary sortas="b-metamutt">metamutt</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="opt-case.pl"> + <term><command>opt-case.pl</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>optimizes case insensitive regexp filters for tin.</para> + <indexterm zone="tin opt-case.pl"> + <primary sortas="b-opt-case.pl">opt-case.pl</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="w2r.pl"> + <term><command>w2r.pl</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>converts tin wildmat filters to tin regexp filters.</para> + <indexterm zone="tin w2r.pl"> + <primary sortas="b-w2r.pl">w2r.pl</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="url_handler.sh"> + <term><command>url_handler.sh</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>calls a web browser for viewing hyperlinks.</para> + <indexterm zone="tin url_handler.sh"> + <primary sortas="b-url_handler.sh">url_handler.sh</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + + </sect2> + +</sect1> Property changes on: trunk/BOOK/basicnet/mailnews/tin.xml ___________________________________________________________________ Name: svn:keywords + LastChangedBy Date Modified: trunk/BOOK/general.ent =================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/general.ent 2006-04-20 16:01:28 UTC (rev 5894) +++ trunk/BOOK/general.ent 2006-04-20 19:04:06 UTC (rev 5895) @@ -304,7 +304,10 @@ <!ENTITY fetchmail-version "6.2.5.2"> <!ENTITY mutt-version "1.5.11"> <!ENTITY pine-version "4.63"> +<!-- Commenting out slrn as tin has replaced it <!ENTITY slrn-version "0.9.8.1"> +--> +<!ENTITY tin-version "1.8.1"> <!-- Part VI --> <!-- Chapter 21 --> Modified: trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml 2006-04-20 16:01:28 UTC (rev 5894) +++ trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml 2006-04-20 19:04:06 UTC (rev 5895) @@ -40,18 +40,23 @@ </listitem> --> + <listitem> <para>April 20th, 2006</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> + <para>[dnicholson] - Added TIN version 1.8.1 to the book. Removed + slrn. Thanks to Alexander Patrakov. Closes tickets #1845 and + #1847.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> <para>[dnicholson] - Updated to Python-2.4.3.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>[bdubbs] - Updated to glib-2.10.2.</para> </listitem> - </itemizedlist> + </itemizedlist> </listitem> - <listitem> <para>April 19th, 2006</para> Modified: trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/credits.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/credits.xml 2006-04-20 16:01:28 UTC (rev 5894) +++ trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/credits.xml 2006-04-20 19:04:06 UTC (rev 5895) @@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Gimp-Print and libusb: + <para>Gimp-Print, libusb and TIN: <emphasis>Alexander E. Patrakov</emphasis></para> </listitem> -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-book FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
