> Smoething's just crossed my mind - doesn't it complain about
> "inn.conf" instead of "inews.conn"? If so, the try the following:
> - install inn (it requires also cleanfeed and perl-MD5, all these
> packeges can be found on a Mandrake CD), - set the 'server' line
> in /etc/news/inn.conf to your NNTP server.
This was the problem. I had already installed the "inews" RPM as well
as something else (along with the required dependancy files like
PERL-MD5) after I had posted the original message. Thanks for the
pointers though.. :-) I have UQWK working under Linux (Mandrake 6.1)
now..