PE>> What do you mean "have you a name yet"?  My machine is called
PE>> "scorpio", but that's not an official internet name or
anything.  My
PE>> real internet address is avon{at}rosebay.matra.com.au, but in various
PE>> places I have configured my machine to be scorpio.rosebay.matra.com.au.

DM> Well, with the Netscape news reader,
DM> scorpio.rosebay.matra.com.au didn't register as a news host
DM> either. news.matra.com.au comes close with a decent pause before
DM> an error message comes up, though I suspect that it is a news
DM> host for Matra's subscribers only.

DM> You really don't make life easy, do you. Pity you can't be set
DM> up as a list server either. Though that may be possible, but
DM> that would depend on your ISP's charge structure.

No, you've obviously missed the point of the last 300 messages.  You have a
decision to make (right now!).  Either...

1. You have to move to John Tserkezis's system.

2. You have to install different software, that will enable you to do UUCP,
namely FXUCICO or UUPC for the comms, and either Waffle or SNEWS (new info
just in!) for the reader.

Note that you should tell me your intentions ASAP as I am only waiting on
you and Bob before I go 24-hours UUCP.

Ok, so who has a file called SNEWS*.* or SNWS*.* on their CDROM or
alternate BBS?  It appears that SNEWS is designed for use with UUPC, but
maybe UUPC + FXUCICO are compatible.

BFN.  Paul.
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