> Here's an example of setup like you mention.. this worked for me at the time:   
      
   > ./bbbs bnntp w 1 newshost.echoes.net cjb.net,prismbbs,password snippets.org   
   > ./bbbs bnntp r 1 newshost.echoes.net cjb.net,prismbbs,password snippets.org   
      
   > Just type bbbs bnntp for the full help for the command.   
      
   Unfortunately, typing 'bbbs bnntp' does not seem to return full help like that:   
      
   [c:\bbbs]bbbs bnntp   
      
   Usage: BBBS BNNTP W [host0] {host1} {host2} {...}     Receive news from hosts   
          BBBS BNNTP R [host0] {host1} {host2} {...}     Send news to hosts   
          BBBS BNNTP Z [host0] {host1} {host2} {...}     Reset "want" pointers   
          BBBS BNNTP S [host] [localname] [#_of_msgs]    Set "want" pointer   
          BBBS BNNTP C [host] [localname] [#_of_msgs]    Set "want", no dupes   
          BBBS BNNTP G [host] [filename]                 Get arealist   
          BBBS BNNTP L                                   Export conf->email msgs   
      
   But will try the other suggestions in your posting as well :)   
      
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