> I've downloaded souper16 and am trying to set it up. I've noticed
>that the docs that come with it are mainly aimed at users of OS/2 rather
>than WIN95. It appears that the interface for souper95 is managed through
>command line parameters and re-direction of screen output. Can someone
>on this list post or send me a copy of the batch files they use to work with
>souper95?
Hello, Julio.
Here is a copy of one of the batch files that I use:
@echo off
cd\
d:
cd yarn\souper16
echo "Logging on..."
souper95 -x -a -N d:\yarn\souper16\.newsrc -k 0 pop.wwa.com <my POP
login ID> <my POP password>
cd\
cd yarn
echo "Downloading messages/articles..."
import -u d:\yarn\souper16
cd\
d:
unzip -o d:\upload\wwar.zip -d d:\yarn\souper16
cd yarn\souper16
echo "Uploading messages/articles..."
souper95 -s smtp.wwa.com
cd\
del d:\upload\wwar.zip
With this BAT file, I retrieve email and news, and, then, upload (send)
replies (if any). The Souper options (switches?) that I use (-x, -a, -N, -k,
and -s) are all referenced in the doc file. You can also get a listing
of all of them by typing "souper95", at a command prompt. The switch
for the import line (-u) is explained in the Yarn doc, and the ones for
the unzip line are used for that particular app (zip/unzip). In the first
souper95 command line, "pop.wwa.com" is my POP server, and in the
second one, "smtp.wwa.com" is my SMTP server. BTW, the first Souper95
command line (above) is wrapped by my Yarn editor.
> The documentation mentions that the files newsrc, newsauth and
>score are needed to manage the program as well. These are to be placed in
>the "HOME" directory. Is this supposed to be the same directory as the
>yarn home directory? What happens when you need to maintain more than one
>set of configuration files for the program? How are the subscribed and un-
>subscribed newsgroups differentiated?
My .newsrc files are located in my Souper95 directory. My score file
is located in my Yarn home directory. I use two different news servers
for downloading articles. One of them requires authentication, so I
have the newsauth file in my Yarn home directory, too. If you only
retrieve news articles from one source, then you may only have one BAT
file for Souper95. If so, then Souper95, as far as I recall, will look
for your .newsrc in your home directory, and the -N switch will be
unnecessary.
When you have more than one set of configuration files for running
Souper95, as I do, you can just create a batch file for each of them.
My other Souper95 batch file looks like this:
@echo off
set HOME=h:\yarn\debraw\Altopia
set NNTPSERVER=news.alt.net
cd\
d:
cd yarn\souper16
echo "Logging on..."
souper95 -m -x -N d:\yarn\souper16\.newsrc5 -k 0 -K
d:\yarn\souper16\score5 pop.wwa.com <my POP user ID> <my POP password>
cd\
cd yarn
echo "Downloading messages/articles..."
import -u d:\yarn\souper16
cd\
d:
unzip -o d:\upload\alt.zip -d d:\yarn\souper16
cd yarn\souper16
echo "Uploading messages/articles..."
souper95 -s smtp.wwa.com
cd\
del d:\upload\alt.zip
I used Yarn's adduser feature, first of all, to set myself up with
Altopia (my other news server). In the first Souper95 command line, I
also point to the .newsrc and score files that I use for that service.
Please note that the line is wrapped by my Yarn editor. I put the set
command lines first in this BAT file, so that I can connect to this
particular news server. In addition, I have a newsauth file in my Yarn
home directory (for Altopia), since it is required for that service.
Since I have one .newsrc* file for WWA, and another one for Altopia, I
specify them, via the -N switch, in each batch file. Souper95
recognizes unsubscribed and subscribed newsgroups, via each entry
(line) in your .newsrc file(s). The subscribed groups will have a colon
(:) listed right after each newsgroup name:
alt.usenet.offline-reader: 1-27110
chi.internet: 1-14122
comp.mail.misc: 1-30220
news.admin.net-abuse.usenet: 1-13512
wwa.announce: 1-912
wwa.general: 1-2507
wwa.status: 1-500
wwa.support: 1-8912
In your .newsrc file, any unsubscribed newsgroups will be indicated by
an exclamation point (!), listed right after each group name:
alt.cellular.gsm!
alt.cellular.motorola!
it.discussioni.linguaitaliana!
When I connect to my regular ISP (WWA), I have these
statements in my autoexec.bat file:
SET YARN=D:\YARN
SET HOME=H:\YARN\DEBRAW
<cut>
SET NNTPSERVER=NEWS.WWA.COM
AFAIK, the last two set statements don't have to be included in your
autoexec.bat file. If you create a BAT file for Souper95, and you only
log in to one news server, you could define the HOME and NNTPSERVER
variables, as I did with the Altopia batch file.
> Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me clear up some of these
>questions.
I hope this helps :)... If you have any other questions or comments,
feel free to email me. Also, if anyone notices any errors in the
information that I have provided, or has any other comments, please let
me know.
Debra Walker
-- Debra Walker debraw@wwa.com Chicago, IL debra42@juno.com