On Sun, 21 Feb 1999, Michael Trausch wrote:
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> The source RPMs contain the "source code" to the software... the actual
> C/C++/Basic/Assembly code, whatever... Most Linux software is in C or C++,
C, usually.
> something I need help on. I need to hack Pine (or know if there is a
> patch available that does this for me). I use my local Pine over a modem
> connection, and the NNTP access is *way* too slow, because it appears that
> Pine doesn't keep a local listing of the newsgroups. I would like to hack
> Pine so that it does keep the local listing, and uses it instead of
> persistantly going to the server... of course, the first time, download
> the whole listing.
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> Is anyone willing to help me on this?
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The usual solution to this one is to run a local news server which simply
mirrors your ISP's news server. I haven't actually done this (direct
connections are *nice* :) ) but there are plenty of people around that
have. Maybe it would be worth considering this before you start hacking
pine?
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Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Morton's Law:
If rats are experimented upon, they will develop cancer.
