[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote these words on 04/20/06 14:04 CST: > Author: dnicholson > Date: 2006-04-20 13:04:06 -0600 (Thu, 20 Apr 2006) > New Revision: 5895 > > Added: > trunk/BOOK/basicnet/mailnews/tin.xml
Some comments follow: > + <para><application>TIN</application> is a threaded NNTP and spool based > + console console-mode UseNet newsreader. If "console console-mode" is intentional, perhaps it could be rephrased? I can't for the life of me figure out what this is supposed to mean. > + a printing system (<xref linkend="cups"/> or <xref linkend="LPRng"/>), Just out of curiosity, does it do anything different if an 'lpr' command isn't on the system during compilation, or is it mostly a run-time thing. > + <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes: > + <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/Tin"/></para> Never mind, you know what I'm going to say. We did vote on the matter however, and there was a distinct preference within the community. :-) > + <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> Two things: perhaps s/is/it/ ? There is no such thing as its'. It is either its or it's. > + > + <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> Can't is a contraction. needs an apostrophe. Personal preference for me is cannot however. > + <para>Now, as a normal user, subscribe to some newsgroups, specify the > + news server, and run <command>tin</command>:</para> Normal user is a very vague term. I believe 'unprivileged' is used consistently throughout the book (we may have missed some when there was a bulk change for this exact thing). > + <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> You have Directories (plural) and only one installed directory. Most places in the book would say "Installed Directory". -- Randy rmlscsi: [bogomips 1003.28] [GNU ld version 2.16.1] [gcc (GCC) 4.0.3] [GNU C Library stable release version 2.3.6] [Linux 2.6.14.3 i686] 14:09:00 up 26 days, 1:46, 2 users, load average: 0.15, 0.75, 0.56 -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-book FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
