
		MicroWalt W-NEWS News Package  3.00
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This package contains the sources and support files for setting up a
NEWS system on your MINIX machine.  It is far from complete, but it
does take care of the most vital elements of running NEWS.  It will
be expanded gradually in the future.

History:

1.00	1988		Start of package
	It was only one program that unpacked the incoming news batches
	(only comp.os.minix !) and stuffed the articles in a spool dir.
	All parameters were hardcoded.  It served its purpose, however!

2.00	05/06/90	Start of second release
	Multiple programs, better structure.  Also, a news poster and a
	structure around "inews".  More compatible with "B News 2.11".
	Also, version numbers in the programs.
	inews 2.04:	09/14/90
	rnews 2.03:	09/14/90
	pnews 2.07:	09/14/90
	sendbatch 2.03:	09/14/90
	unbatch 2.03:	09/14/90

2.00	??/??/90	Fixed sequence file overhead
	rnews 2.04:	rnews used a "batchseq" file, to create subsequent
			batches.  Now it is a combination of time/date/pid.

2.00	10/18/90	Fixed "multiple batch" problem in rnews
	rnews 2.05:	rnews used filename which were too long. This crashed
			the reception of multiple batches.  Fixed this.

2.00	??/??/90	Wim van Dorst's "junk" fixes
	inews 2.05:	Articles for unknown groups weren't put in "junk".
			Wim fixed this.

2.00	12/31/90	Atari-ST fixes
	inews 2.06:	Fixed the "name = NULL" code in upd_active(), which
			caused the ST to dump core.  Is a boolean var now.

2.00	01/11/91	Miquel van Smoorenburg's fixes added
	inews 2.07:	Added Wim van Dorst's "junk" patches.
			Fixed upd_active() problem with OSTDIO=1.

2.00	01/15/91	Miquel van Smoorenburg's modifications added
	pnews 2.08:	More checking on newsgroups and distributions.
			Better command execution interface w/ redirecting.
	unbatch 2.04:	Added an explicit location of the lock file.

2.00	01/18/91	FvK
	unbatch 2.05:	Added removal of temp files.
			Changed uncompressing scheme (pipes!).

2.00	01/19/91	FvK
	rnews 2.06:	Added logfile support.
			Changed "system(3)" into "execv(2)" call.
	unbatch 2.06:	Added logfile support
			Changed "system(3)" into "execv(2)" for inews.
	sendbatch 2.04:	Added logfile support.
	inews 2.08:	Added logfile support.
	pnews 2.09:	Fixed flushing bug.
	pnews 2.10:	Added external distributions list.
	unbatch 2.07:	Changed all temp files to pipes where possible.

2.00	01/20/91	FvK
	unbatch 2.08:	fixed "exec-wait" bug for calling Inews.

2.00	01/22/91	FvK
	unbatch 2.09:	Added Peter de Vrijer's fixes for mem faults.
	inews 2.09:	Added Peter de Vrijer's fixes for "organization".

2.00	01/25/91	FvK
	Install.sh:	Rewrote the thing completely.
	rnews 2.07:	Fixed the filename-problem (again!).
	inews 2.10A:	Completely rewritten for better header scanning.
			Prepared for "sys" file support.

2.00	01/26/91	FvK
	inews 2.10B:	Standardized all commandline flags.
			Added control message support.
	unbatch 2.10:	Added "single article" batches; changed debug-mode.
			Also, changed "inews" calling sequence.
	sendbatch 2.05:	Added "resource accounting".
	expire 1.00:	Added Miquel's "expire" program.
	all:		Changed logfile format again.

2.00	01/27/91	FvK
	inews 2.10:	Finished control messages with "control" program.
	control 1.00:	The "control message" implementation.
	checknews 1.01:	Removed "active" locking from rd_active().

2.00	01/28/91	FvK
	inews 2.11:	Added "sys" file support. Cleanup.
	sendbatch 2.06:	Changed for "sys" file batching.

2.00	01/29/91	FvK
	inews 2.12:	Finished up "sys" support.
	all:		Cleanup.

3.00A	02/01/91	FvK	Posted Alpha-release 3.00.
	Install		Changed "make directories" questions: separated!
			Changed Install.sh for wnbill.sh.
	Makefile	Removed "chmem" from control, checknews and expire.
	checknews	Changed for speed: return at first match.
	control		Changed act_rd() function for speed.
	expire		Standardized logmsg() messages.
	inews		Fixed "strstr()" bug in do_post() : ST core dump !
			Changed acct() format.
			Added "header continuation lines" to hdr_upd().
			Fixed the act_upd() bug: check dirs first!
	pnews		Added one function type; moved artname[] generation.
	sendbatch	Standardized logmsg() messages.
			Fixed 'BATCHLIM' bug with compressed batches.
			Added "-b13" option to insure 13-bit batches!
			Added Peter de Vrijer's "compress" fix.
	unbatch		Changed main() structure; added batch saving.
	wnbill		Added "wnbill.sh" procedure.

3.00B	03/01/91	FvK	Prepared Beta-release 3.00.
	03/29/91	FvK	Fixed "Date:" bug in inews.

3.00	03/30/91	FvK	Posted world-wide.
