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+To run News:
+
+tar xvf arc3.1.tar
+
+cd arc3.1
+
+mkdir arc
+
+echo "myname" > arc/admins
+
+mzscheme -f as.scm
+
+at the arc prompt:
+
+(load "news.arc")
+
+(nsv)
+
+go to http://localhost:8080
+
+click on login, and create an account called myname
+
+you should now be logged in as an admin
+
+manually give at least 10 karma to your initial set of users
+
+don't worry about "user break" messages when restarting News
+
+
+
+To customize News:
+
+change the variables at the top of news.arc
+
+
+
+To improve performance:
+
+(= static-max-age* 7200)    ; browsers can cache static files for 7200 sec
+
+(declare 'direct-calls t)   ; you promise not to redefine fns as tables
+
+(declare 'explicit-flush t) ; you take responsibility for flushing output
+                            ; (all existing news code already does)