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 (see INN's
Install.ms file if you don't know what $inn means) when doing
the tar xvf command.

The files will be put in $inn/contrib/sendbatches and the Makefile
assumes it really is there.

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)
  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.
