Read the News-HOWTO (in /usr/doc/faq/howto) for details about compiling Cnews under Linux. In addition to the problems mentioned, the 'doit.bin' process bombed out whenever it attempted to use -ldbm. If you carefully type in the offending command moving -ldbm to the end, it will work and you can then run 'doit.bin' again. (and again, and again, until it makes it all the way through...) I also applied the patch to 'doexplode' mentioned in the HOWTO. Pat