On Feb18, 13:49PM, William Guynes wrote: > On Sun, Feb 17, 2002 at 10:27:40PM -0600, Peter Horst wrote: > > Can the vvv.nntp package be used with a local spool, ? la > > slrn/slrnpull? I just patched 1.3.25i with it, and it's great, > > but it would be better without the slow Internet article checking, > > etc. > > You're farther along them me. This is the first time I've needed to > use the patch program. I think, for vvv.nntp, I must turn the top > of the textfile into a little script, then patch, then ./configure, > then make, and make install. But I don't know the flags to use with > patch, or where I should run the patch, with respect to the mutt > directory I want to modify. > > -- > William GUynes
Put the patch into the same directory as the mutt source code, then enter: # patch -p1 < [name-of-vvv-nntp-patch] Only takes a second or two. -- They are obedient, they resist not, they obey the scourge: Their daughters worship terrors and obey the violent: -- Wm. Blake, 'Visions of the Daughters of Albion'
