ReadMe.1st:  Last Modified 02Oct87 by J.A. Lydiatt


CONTENTS

   This directory contains binaries, documentation, C source code, and a
couple of handy script files for version 1.0 of a suite of programs that
will  allow you to access UseNet from your Amiga.  UUPC also runs on the
MacIntosh, IBM-PC, and Atari ST personal computers.  This directory only
contains  the  Amiga  subset  of  the  full  UUPC, although you may find
reference to the other versions in the documentation.


SETUP

   There  is  more  than  one  way to set up uupc for the Amiga.  I have
provided  a script file  called  Setup in the binary directory to format
a  new  disk,  create  the  necessary  directory structure, and copy the
required  binaries  to  ease  the installation for the setup I find most
convenient.  The procedure assumes you have at least a two drive system,
and that UUPC is to be installed in drive DF1:.  If you have a different
configuration, you will have to modify the Setup script accordingly.

   When  UUPC  has  been  installed, you will have to modify the systems
file,  "UUPC:usr/lib/uucp/systems", for your particular feed site.  Have
a look at Systems.doc in the documentation file for some guidance on how
you might do this.

   You  will  also  have  to  modify  your  profile, "UUPC:usr/lib/uucp/
profile"  to  insert  the  name of your feed site, and tell uupc who you
are.  The profile is fairly self documenting, if you already have usenet
access.


   Note  that  the  setup I use is different from that shown in the "all
-systems"  documentation.   Mine avoids having to type in long directory
names each time I want to view postings.  The other version is closer to
a unix-site setup however, so you might want to have a look at the file,
"README.UU" in the sources directory if you are a unix guru.



COMMENTS


   This  version  of  uupc  is  primitive.   The  mail  program  is very
primitive  and  I confess I don't use it to view my own mail, preferring
to  use  an  editor instead.  There is no builtin capability to read the
news  postings  at  present.   You can use more, less, or any editor for
this purpose.

   I  am working on a new version of the mailer using Bob Leivian's less
program  which  I  will release as soon as I can get the reply, and mail
commands  working  satisfactorily.  After that I am hoping that a lot of
the mailer code can be used in a full screen version of "Rn".

   I  have also included the file "How_to_Use" in the Binary  directory.
This is a working document for the feed site I use at van-bc in Vancouver,
but may be of use to someone who is new to Usenet (like me) and needs to
know how to use uucp and the mail program.  Some of the information will
not apply to your site of course.