Hi, Paul.

PE> Well, I've sort of got further.  I found the place that I think was meant t
PE> fix up my address, but it didn't appear to do so (awaiting verification).
PE> News I got to the point where I could actually read the newsgroups on my ow
PE> system (which of course were all empty).  However, I get a message
PE> "inndstart cant start Address already in use" or somesuch
when I start it.

PE> I now have zillions (well, half a dozen anyway) of "internet
friends" and a
PE> asking them for technical advice.  I am also asking for the RFC which
PE> governs UUCP.  BFN.  Paul.

"For the latest information on obtaining RFCs, send E-mail with the
subject getting rfcs to . In the body of the message,
type help: ways_to_get_rfcs. You'll receive a reply describing the
process.

"If you have ftp access, you can retrieve RFCs from the host
 in the directory /rfc.

"Note that rfc-index is the first file received - a good choice for the
first file to download. All the RFCs are listed here in entries that
specify the title, names of the authors, length, and other details. It's
a good idea to look at the current RFC index first because the index
entry indicates if a particular RFC has been updated or rendered
obsolete. Then, the RFC can be retrieved using a filename of the form
rfcxxxx.txt.

"You can also use a Web browser to review the RFCs online or download
them to your hard disk. A good starting point is the Web page
administered by the RFC editor at http://www.isi.edu/rfc-editor/>.

"Currently, more than 2000 RFCs are available, and copying them all to
your hard disk could be rather time consuming. If you want all this
information locally, consider purchasing a copy of the RFCs on CD-ROM."

Regards, fIM.
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