Download location (HTTP): http://telia.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/slrn/slrn-0.9.7.4.tar.bz2 Download location (FTP): ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/pub/unix/news/slrn/slrn-0.9.7.4.tar.gz Version used: 0.9.7.4 Package size: 850 KB Estimated Disk space required: 2.1 MB |
slrn is a slang-based newsreader, capable of reading local news spools as well as groups from an NNTP server. Small local news spools can also be created with the use of the slrnpull program included in the slrn distribution.
slrn depends on: slang and an MTA, found in Chapter 22. |
Install slrn by running the following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr --with-slrnpull && make LDFLAGS="-ldl" && make install |
./configure --prefix=/usr : Specify /usr to install to instead of /usr/local.
./configure --with-slrnpull : Build the slrnpull executable.
$HOME/.jnewsrc, $HOME/.jnewsrc.time, $HOME/.slrnrc
The first time slrn is run, the $HOME/.jnewsrc file must be created.Create the $HOME/.jnewsrc file with the following command:
slrn -f $HOME/.jnewsrc --create |
The slrn package contains slrn and slrnpull.
slrn is the slang-based news reader.
slrnpull is used to pull a small news feed from an NNTP server for offline reading.