Re: internet stuff

[90taobri@wave.scar.utoronto.ca (TAO BRIAN T)]

In article <gate.mo398B1w165w@tatertot.com>, Healy@tatertot.com writes...
> 
> I've been thinking about getting some kind of Internet access for a
> while now, and I'm stuck on a few points.  Some services offer UUCP. 
> Now, is there anyway for me, an Apple IIGS user, to make use of UUCP? 
> And why would I want to?

    There were a couple of projects started to port UUCP to the GS.  I'm
not sure what happened to them.  Check with csa2.gno.

> From what I can gather, not all services support off-line readers.  I've
> been using a QWK off-line reader with good results, but what are the
> options for reading the USENET feeds without an off-line reader?  I've
> been rreading about "nn", any Apple IIGS/Internet users make good use of
> it?

    Nn is a UNIX-based newsreader, so unless you have a UNIX box at
home, you can't use it for "offline" reading.  The QWK format has a lot
of problems with Usenet messages.  Read alt.usenet.offline-reader for
details on the upcoming SOUP (Simple Offline Usenet Protocol) format. 
If you have GNO and MicroEMACS, you can also check out my MuGS offline
reader package.  Version 2.0 is available on pindarus.cs.uiuc.edu and
sandman.caltech.edu.  Coding on 3.0 is done, but I'm still working on
debugging some C source and writing the documentation (long).
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