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Re: News reading



Steve Lamb wrote:
> 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. 
> :)

slrnpull.
It will be suggested when you select slrn in dselect.


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