Re: News reading
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On Thu, 07 Jan 1999 07:04:54 -0500, Randy Edwards wrote:
>> I would like to be able to fetch news while online and then read them and
>> answer while offline.
> IMHO the best solution would be either leafnode or suck. Leafnode's
>smaller and far easier to set up. It also has a slick option to auto-delete
>unread newsgroups.
> Suck is more powerful, requires INN or something similar, and has the power
>to do crude keyword deletion of spam (i.e. kill everything with "make money",
>"$$$" or "XXX" in the subject).
> They're both longtime packages for Debian, check 'em out...
Another option, if one uses SLRN, is to use SLRN's mini-newsfeed thingy.
Can't remember the name offhand. Excellent for a single machine and can also
do pre-scoring of messages. Anything with a negative score isn't downloaded.
:)
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