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NAME

       newsetup - a program to set up a .newsrc file

SYNOPSIS

       newsetup

DESCRIPTION

       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

       DOTDIR  Where to put your .newsrc, if not in your home directory.

               Default: $HOME

       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

SEE ALSO

       trn(1), rn(1), newsrc(5)

DIAGNOSTICS

BUGS

                                     LOCAL                         NEWSETUP(1)