1. Be sure you are using a streaming mode NNTP.  Most versions of INN above
   1.5.1 support this.  If you haven't already, download the latest version
   of INN from ftp.isc.org.

2. Download the newsgroups and the active file from this same directory and
   decide what newsgroups you require.

   NOTE!: A *full* 30,000 newsgroups feed includes all the regionals.  It
   is very demanding on your server.  Do NOT ask for a *full* feed if you
   are unsure of what it requires.

   Requesting "big 8" will give you the main hierarchies and not the alt
   groups.

   Any other hierarchy outside of "big 8" should be requested.

   The hierarchies "americast" and "clari" are subscription services.  For
   information on subscribing, connect to:

	http://www.americast.com
	http://www.clari.net

3. Add the following line to your hosts.nntp file:

newsfeeds.xmission.com:

4. Add the following entry to your newsfeeds file.  Replace "yourname" with
   your local distribution.:

# XMission - news@xmission.com
newsfeeds.xmission.com/xmission\
        :*,!junk,!control\
        /!local,!yourname:Tf,Wnm:

5. Add the following to your nntpsend.ctl file:

newsfeeds.xmission.com:newsfeeds.xmission.com::

6. Do a "ctlinnd reload all update" on your INN news server.

7. Send confirmation of all the above and your list of newsgroups (one per
   line, with newsfeeds style wildcards), and your PATHHOST (or FQDN) to
   news@xmission.com.

   A sample of this for "big 8" would look like:

# CyberInternetServiceProvider - news@cyberispnet.net
news.cyberispnet.net

!*
comp.*
humanities.*
misc.*
news.*
rec.*
sci.*
soc.*
talk.*