I can easily import the SOUP packets to a news.dat on both machines. And I'm not all that interested in making sure that I have the same stuff in my mailed and posted folders. I'm just wondering whether if I just move the newsrc file back and forth between the two machines, if that will be sufficient. No tape drive available. I do have a PD drive on my work machine, but not on my home machine, so that's out, too.
Most laptops also come with a file syncing program.
If it were a laptop, I'd have no problem. I'd just do it all on the laptop. My situation is a machine at work and one at home that can't be connected directly. I was really hoping to get more feedback on this question. I guess maybe what I need to do is just try it, and see what happens.