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$NetBSD: MESSAGE,v 1.1.1.1 2004/08/23 21:14:32 recht Exp $

Quickstart to nget:
1) Before the first use, nget must be configured.
1.a) Make nget directory:
	mkdir $HOME/.nget5

1.b) Copy example .ngetrc:
	cp ${EGDIR}/dot.ngetrc $HOME/.nget5/.ngetrc

1.c) Add your newsservers:
	vi $HOME/.nget5/.ngetrc
   (Remember to chmod 600 your .ngetrc if you are using password auth.)

2) See manpage and nget --help output.  The manpage thoroughly describes
   all command line and configuration options, and has an examples
   section.

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