>So I downloaded PC/YARN (0.92) and uqwk, and have worked with my ISP's
>support tech to get things working. He's been very helpful, but it seems
>
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>Meanwhile I'm trying (in my oh-so-abundant spare time) to learn enough UNIX
>and csh to write a few scripts and still need to write a batch file for the
>home end to make this straightforward to use. While I'm definitely learning
>and having some fun, it >is< beginning to get a little frustrating. YARN
>seems like a nice program but I'm still working on the network end of it and
>haven't had time to enjoy the local end.
>
>Is this a typical YARN/uqwk start-up curve? Is there a better way? Pardon
>the venting, but I need some encouragement or advice (or something <g>).
IMHO there has to be a much better way. I would start with a
communications program (for example, Procomm Plus or LiveWire) that has
scripting ability. Use this feature to make one or more log-in scripts
for downloading and/or uploading mail and articles. The uqwk commands
are in Yarn's file called english.doc. Once the script file is made and
installed according to instructions in the comm program, your troubles
should be over until the next time your Internet Service Provider
changes the log-in procedure.
It is helpful if you eventually learn some Unix commands; for example rm
(remove, for deleting a file) and cp (copy, for copying a file). The
Unix command man means "help," so in the best of all possible worlds if
you say "man rm" on the Unix command line, you would see an explanation
of the rm command. Levine and Young's _Unix for Dummies_ (IDG Books,
1994) is helpful.
Rafe Ronkin
<rronkin@cpcug.org>