8 Feb
2018
8 Feb
'18
8:02 a.m.
On 2/8/2018 9:56 AM, John H. Reinhardt via cctalk wrote:
On 2/8/2018 9:39 AM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote:
You might try <http://www.eternal-september.org> . I don't know if tin will
work, but it's recommended by Hoff and others.? It's free and reasonably
frustration free.? They have had a couple server hiccups in the last year though.? I use
it via Thunderbird on my Mac without too much trouble.
Apparently tin will work. It's listed under their "FAQ" section as possibly
needing a special tweak.
tin
add the following line to the .newsauth file in your home directory (or create the file,
if it doesn't exist) and make sure the file is only readable and writable for your
user (chmod .newsauth 600):
news.eternal-september.org password username
and start tin with the -A option
--
John H. Reinhardt
On Feb 8, 2018, at 5:28 AM, Bill Gunshannon via
cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 02/07/2018 10:30 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote:
I?m sure.? I just need to figure out how to get access, preferably with ?tin'.? One
of the reasons I dropped off was time, another was my ISP dropping USENET access.
Zane
> On Feb 7, 2018, at 7:22 PM, Grant Taylor via
cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> On 02/07/2018 06:35 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote:
>> What sites still exist that have VMS software?? I know the about the OpenVMS
Freeware CD?s from HP VMS Engineering.
> I'd suggest that you redirect your question to the comp.os.vms newsgroup.? I
frequently see discussions there about software archives. In fact, you can probably search
an archive of the group and find some answers to your question.
I need to see about getting back on comp.os.vms, I?ve not been active there in a decade.
Don't worry, it hasn't changed a bit.? :-)
bill