Installation:

After downloading ALLNEWS.ZIP, move it to the directory where you want to
keep it, such as C:\ALLNEWS.  Unzip it (using WinZip, PKUNZIP, etc.).  In the
following discussion, <directory> refers to this directory.

Win31:
       Open the program group to which you wish to add the AllNews icon.
       Select Program Manager | File | New.
       With "Program item" checked, press the "OK" button.
       For "Description" enter "AllNews".
       For "Command Line" enter <directory>\ALLNEWS.EXE
       For "Working Directory" enter <directory>

Win95:
WinNT:
       Select the <directory> in Windows Explorer  (Start | Programs)
       Click, with the right mouse button, on the Allnews.exe file
       Select "Create Shortcut".  This gives you "Shortcut to Allnews".
       With the left mouse button, click on the "Shortcut" and drag it to
               the desktop.
       You may click the right mouse button on "Shortcut to Allnews", select
               "Rename", and edit the name to "AllNews"
       Click the right mouse button on "Shortcut to Allnews", select
               "Properties", and then the "Shortcut" tab.  Set the "Start in:"
               to <directory>

OS/2 2.x:
OS/2 Warp:
   To install AllNews within Win/OS2:
       Start a Win-OS2 session
       continue as per the Win31 installation.
   To install AllNews on the desktop:
       Holding down the Control key and the right mouse button, click on the
               "Windows" icon and drag it to a clear area of the desktop.
       A menu pops up asking to rename the object.  Enter "AllNews" for name.
       Right mouse click on the icon.
               OS2 2.x: click on Open | Settings
               OS2 Warp: click Settings
       Set "Path and filename" to <directory>\ALLNEWS.EXE
       Leave "Parameters" blank
       Set "Working directory" to <directory>
       Set "Session" tab to either "WIN-OS2 Window" or "WIN-OS2 Full screen"
       Set "Window" tab to "Display existing window"

Click on the Allnews icon to start the program, and continue installation.
The "AllNews Configuration" tabbed dialog comes up.  In the "F)iles" tab,
default values for the directory (folder) locations for various types of
files are displayed.  You may change them to any value you wish.  Note that
the configuration file "CONFIGS.DAT" is kept in <directory>, the startup
directory that you specified during installation.  The settings in "F)iles"
controls where the rest of the AllNews files are kept.

You may also wish to select the "S)tatus" tab to set up the status line info,
"D)ecoding" to control [automatic] decoding features, "Fil(t)ers" to set up
anti-spamming controls, and any others you wish.

You will need to set up your servers and newsgroups before you can proceed.