The programs in this directory may help people switching from FreeNews
to NewsHound.

ConvertID  : This converts the freenews id history file into a newshound one
CopyGroups : This appends the freenews subscribed groups to the first newshound
             news file it finds.

I recommend the following method if you're switching:

Firstly, run FreeNews and pick up any outstanding news

Unarchive !Newshound from the Acorn User cover disc archive
(Don't run it yet, though)

Drag the copy of !NewsHound in the archive over the one now on your
hard disc.

Double click on !InstTrans in this archive

Run !NewsHound from your hard disc, and enter the hostname for your
news server.

Quit(if it's running) and reload newsbase

Setup the transport as in the main docs
(but don't subscribe to any newsgroups)

Quit newsbase again

Run ConvertID

Run CopyGroups

Run newsbase again

And everything should now be setup - connect to your ISP and do a
newsfetch with NewsHound.



Hopefully, this should all work fine, but I haven't been able
to test any of this exhaustively. Anyone who has problems should
email me with the details.


Joseph Heenan, joseph@odie.barnet.ac.uk
