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Slrn is a Usenet newsreader written by John E. Davis.

This file provides an overview of the documentation that comes with slrn and
includes pointers to additional resources.


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			      Basic information
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Original author:        John E. Davis <davis@space.mit.edu>

Current maintainer:     Thomas Schultz <tststs@gmx.de>
                        [ Please send e-mail about slrn to this address. ]

Homepage:               http://slrn.sourceforge.net/
HTML forward:           http://www.slrn.org/

HTTP download:          http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/slrn/


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			   Files in this directory
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COPYING                 The "GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE"

COPYRIGHT               Copyright note.

README                  This File.

changes.txt             Lists the changes from version to version.


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FAQ                     Frequently Asked Questions about slrn / slrnpull.

FIRST_STEPS             How to setup slrn for the first time.

INSTALL.os2             How to install slrn on OS/2.

INSTALL.unix            How to install slrn on Unix-like systems.

INSTALL.vms             How to install slrn on VMS.

INSTALL.w32             How to install slrn on Windows.

README.GroupLens        Read this if you want support for GroupLens.

README.SSL              Read this if you want support for secure servers (SSL).

README.macros           Some notes on how to expand slrn using the powerful
                        S-Lang macro language

README.multiuser        How to set up slrn for more than one user.

THANKS                  Thanks to people involved in slrn's development.

VMS-SLRN.HLP            Help file for use on VMS systems.

help.txt                Source file of slrn's online help.

manual.txt              The slrn reference manual, explaining all command
                        line options, environment variables, config commands
			and variables, as well as the interactive functions.

pc-keys.txt             A list of key sequences for OS/2 and Windows.

score.sl                A mode for editing score files with the editor jed.

score.txt               An explanation of slrn's scoring feature.

slrn-doc.html           Pointer to the online version of slrn's documentation.

slrn.1                  slrn's manual page for Unix-like systems.

slrn.rc                 Documented sample slrnrc file that can be used as a
                        template for your personal configuration.

slrnfuns.txt            A list of slrn's intrinsic functions and hooks that
                        can be used from S-Lang macros.

tm/                     Source files of the documentation in slrnfuns.txt

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README                  General information and usage of slrnpull.

README.offline		How to fetch article headers first and bodies only on
                        request.

SETUP                   How to install and configure slrnpull.

score                   Sample scorefile

setgid.txt              Information about the "setgid" feature in slrnpull.

slrn.rc                 Minimal sample slrnrc file for use with slrnpull.

slrnpull.conf           Sample configuration file for slrnpull.

slrnpull.sh             Sample shell script to run slrnpull from cron.
