(see update.txt for hints and version info)
(print admin.ps or admin.txt for full installation instructions)
FNEWS 2.0,  FNEWS is a fast news reader, for VAX/VMS and VAX/ALPHA

Main Installation Steps
     FTP the 3 installation files appropriate for your system
	     EXTRACT.COM    	ascii
	     FNEWS.BCK_Z         binary
	     LZDCMP.EXE          binary

     $ @extract  	Extracts the required files
     $ @install 	Asks all the questions and setups the logicals
     $ edit sys$manager:systartup_v5.com     Add the startup line (startup.tmp)
     $ edit sys$sylogin:           Add the symbol (login.tmp)
     $ @fnews_top:fnews_init init       Start the system
      (wait for batch job to finish, check NEWSJOB.LOG)
     $ fnews        Try the system out!!!

Main UPGRADE steps.
  When upgrading from a previous version of fnews.
     $ @extract  	Extracts the required files
     $ delete fnews_index:;* 	Delete old format of index file.
     $ show que fnews_queue /all
     $ delete/ent=nnn   	Delete NEWSJOB entries
     $ @fnews_top:fnews_init init       Start the system
     (wait for batch job to finish, check NEWSJOB.LOG)
     $ fnews        Try the system out!!!


Done... Below are some hints on FTP and linking problems.
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FTP'ing the files
	Be sure to get the right set for your machine (VAX or ALPHA)
	ftp to:
	      grunt.marc.cri.nz
	then cd to
	     pub/fnews/alpha          or   pub/fnews/vms
	
	     EXTRACT.COM     	 ascii
	     FNEWS.BCK_Z         binary
	     LZDCMP.EXE          binary

Then @extract.com, this will ask you where you want FNEWS
and which IP software you use.  If your IP software is not
in the supported list then just pick one of them and see the
section on linking other IP software.

The first time you install FNEWS you should run INSTALL.COM
to create FNEWS_LOCAL.COM which contains all the machine
specific information (e.g. hostname, newsserver name,
etc...).

Linking problems with TCPIP software:
	If the link fails with errors, or FNEWS completely fails to
	make a TCPIP connection, then this could be caused by the fact
	that MULTINET and UCX have changed their header files over time.
	The result of this is that you need to recompile 
		TCP_MULTI.C or TCP_UCX.C
	on YOUR machine and then relink.  If you don't have a c compiler
	then look for other versions of the TCP*.OBJ files. For example
	I include TCP_MULTI_32.OBJ for version 3.2 of multinet.

	This is how to compile and relink.
		cc tcp_multi
		@L multinet

See admin.ps for more information.
