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+This is an experimental netnews configurator.  It's really a crazy
+awk script that reads in options and generates commands to edit template
+defs.h and Makefile.  System defaults are in the *.dflt files; user data
+is in a similar form, and is supplied as a list of files on the 'config'
+command.
+
+Options may be given as:
+
+       +option                 Turn on option
+       -option                 Turn of option
+       option=value            Turn on option and supply a value
+
+In the default files, '@@' is used as the pattern for which a value is
+substituted.  The string '-option=value' is legal, and can be used to
+supply a default value for an option that is normally turned off.
+
+The special option 'version' is used to indicate the underlying system;
+it should by 'v7', 'usg', or 'ihcc'.  'Makefile', 'postnews', and 'install'
+may be respecified individually in a similar fashion.
+
+Case *is* significant in options, which is rather unfortunate.
+
+A sample configuration file is given in MHB5B.