katie, try this:
$ export NNTPSERVER=news.ucdavis.edu $ tin -r see if that helps. this will only "work" as long as you're coming in on ucd's modem pool. if you're using DSL, you'll have to use a different news server. just to let you know, some people like a newsreader named slrn. i have a feeling that slrn is to tin as mutt is to pine. however, it took me almost 2 years to switch to mutt, so i have another year or so before i need to switch over to slrn. ;) also, some people like browser newsreaders like mozilla, but frankly, browser anything (except for good old fashioned browsing) makes me barf. pete begin Katie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Oh wise and powerful rulers of linux, I grovel before > you seeking your wisdom. > > I wanted tin, so I downloaded it from the net. When I > tried to install it with KPackage I was told it needed > libncurses. So I downloaded and installed libncurses. > Then I installed tin. It seemed to be successful. I > brought up a terminal to try it. It didn't work. > Here's what happened: > > 1. [...katie]$tin > 2. this message flashed at the bottom of the screen > really quickly: > > copyright... > can't open /var/lib/news/active > try tin -r to read news via NNTP > > 3. [...katie]$ > > I tried the tin -r, got a "cannot connect to server" > message. So I tried creating /var/lib/news/active. > That didn't work either. 2am is a bad time to be > dealing with this, maybe I just made a sloppy mistake. > What do I do? :-( > > ===== > Only two things are necessary to keep a redhead happy. > One is to let her think she is having her own way, > and the other is to let her have it. :) > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > vox-tech mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech -- First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. -- Gandhi, being prophetic about Linux. Fingerprint: B9F1 6CF3 47C4 7CD8 D33E 70A9 A3B9 1945 67EA 951D _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
