DOTDIR
Where to put your .newsrc, if not in your home directory.
Default: $HOME
newsetup1
A program to set up a .newsrc file
Usage
newsetup
Overview
The newsetup program creates a new .newsrc file containing an list of recommended newsgroups for the first time user. If your news admin has specified such a list (usually in the file NEWSLIB/subscriptions) trn will use that as a default for your .newsrc. Otherwise you get a ridiculously small list that you'll want to add to using the "a pattern" command in trn (such as "a linux"). If you already have a .newsrc, it will be backed up with the name ".newsrc-old".
Environment
-
HOME -
Your home directory.
Default: $LOGDIR
-
LOGDIR -
Your home directory if HOME is undefined.
Files
/usr/lib/news/subscriptions or a reasonable facsimile
${DOTDIR-{$HOME-$LOGDIR}}/.newsrc
Diagnostics
Releases
Unchanged in 5 releases since Debian 1.1 (Buzz).