From dlm@shivafs.cac.washington.edu Wed Aug 24 09:26:18 1994
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 95 15:40:48 -0800
From: The Pine Development Team <pine-faq@docserver.cac.washington.edu>
Subject: How do I read News with Pine?
Status: RO
X-Status: 


Beginning with version 3.91, it is usually sufficient to set the
nntp-server variable, via the Setup/Config menu. This will automatically 
define a default news-collection.  In case the default is not appropriate 
for your site, the following details may help...

Three ways to access news via Pine: 

    1. Via NNTP. Your .newsrc file must be on the machine where Pine is
       running. Assuming news is stored on the machine news.nowhere.edu,
       a typical .pinerc entry would be: 
       
           news-collections = News *{news.nowhere.edu/nntp}[*]
   
       Note that if the nntp-server variable is set, your
       news-collections will default to NNTP access from that same server.
       

    2. Via IMAP. Your .newsrc file must be on the machine where news is
       stored. Assuming news is stored on the machine news.nowhere.edu, a
       typical .pinerc entry would be: 
       
           news-collections = News *{news.nowhere.edu}[*]


    3. Local News. If news is stored on the same machine you run Pine on,
       you can specify: 
       
           news-collections = News *[*]


The advantage of IMAP newsreading is that the same .newsrc can be used for
both Unix Pine and PC-Pine. The disadvantage is that you must have an
account on the machine that stores the news and runs the NNTP server. 

From dlm@shivafs.cac.washington.edu Wed Aug 24 09:26:18 1994
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 95 15:40:48 -0800
From: The Pine Development Team <pine-faq@docserver.cac.washington.edu>
Subject: Can I post news with Pine?
Status: RO
X-Status: 

                                       

Versions of Pine prior to Pine 3.90 do not support posting. In Pine 3.90
and later you can enter a list of newsgroups on the Newsgrps: header to
post a message.  If the Newsgrps: header is not displayed when you are
composing you can view it by putting your cursor in the header and typing
^R to view rich headers.
   
