RKT Tips for Developers
Introduction
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Tips
These tips will help you get the most out of the Developer's section of the Usenet RKT.
1. The Developer's section is written for an audience that is very familiar with the details of the newsserver architecture and terminology. Start at the RKT Tips for Providers and spend time in the Usenet RKT for Providers
2. If you can't find what you want by navigating the topic areas, then do a text search of the Usenet RKT. You can search titles only or the full text of RKT topics. This will expand your search to all areas of the RKT, so you can pick up applicable topics from the Users and Providers sections. Don't dismiss those topics because they were not written for you -- they may have the clue you need!
3. The Usenet RKT is only a starting point, it is not complete. Try doing a dejanews search Note: the news.software.nntp newsgroup is probably what you are interested in, and the "power search" feature can search particular newsgroups.
4. Inspect the Source code. The documentation may be incomplete or just plain wrong. The INN 1.5.1 source code is the final word.
5. Ask in a newsgroup (news.software.nntp) or in the groups specific to your machine/OS.
6. Consider Mib Software (coming later!)tools for managing news or consulting.
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