Need help with updating active file

[Super user]

I'm new to using news and I need some help.  I am running Xenix and received
their version of netnews.  The active file was old (still had mod in it).
I need to update it completely but I don't know how I should do this.  Can
anyone help me out?
            Thanx.....

P.S.  Or even creating an entirely new active file....

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        Jesse W. Asher
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