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)