This is version 2.0 of sendbatches for INN.  December 1992.
If you have an older version, take care where unpacking, you
might overwrite existing software.

This package is an attempt to furnish a "sendbatches" for INN with similar
behavior than its C-News version.

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To unpack this tar archive, you should be in $inn/contrib/sendbatches (see
INN's Install.ms file if you don't know what $inn means) when doing
the tar xvf command.

The Makefile assumes the files are really there. If you choose another
location, be sure to recheck the Makefile.

Rich Salz has agreed not to use the $inn/contrib for official stuff,
so what you'll find in this sub-directory is not part of the official
release of INN.

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This version as well as its extensions will be made available via
anonymous ftp to grasp1.univ-lyon1.fr, in the directory
/pub/unix/news/inn/contrib/sendbatches*.tar.Z

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How to install sendbatches for INN.

- Edit and customize sendbatches.ctl, add one line for each site you
  feed batches to.

  Field 1:  site name (from the newsfeeds file) or /default/ line
  Field 2:  maximum # of batches (calls to batcher) per call
  Field 3:  size of batch (passed to batcher)
  Field 4:  muncher (in the batch sub-dir)
  Field 5:  sender (in batch) with its (few) arguments).

  Tabulation between each field.

- Change, delete and add whatever you need in the batch sub-dir.

- Run "make" to get sendbatches subst'ed (C version of subst only).

- Give an eye to the script if you wish.

- Check the install part of the Makefile in order to be sure none of
  your custom will be destroyed.

- Run "make install" with appropriate priviledge.

Update your crontab entries in order to run the script.

Example: 

0 * * * * /usr/local/news/bin/sendbatches site1 site2 there foo bar

ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY WITH THIS SOFTWARE.

Comments, questions to Christophe.Wolfhugel@grasp.insa-lyon.fr.
