USENET?

are there any ports that offer an interface to USENET? I think mozilla did, but that was a long time ago ... . gary -- Gary Kline kl...@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org The 2.23a release of

usenet configuration

Can someone point me to what software I need to install in order to provide a usenet service for internal users? Thanks ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe

Re: USENET?

On Sun, Mar 08, 2009 at 04:16:46PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > > are there any ports that offer an interface to USENET? I think mozilla > did, but that was a long time ago ... . Look in ports/news for a whole bunch of reader and server software that can be used to read and/or distr

Re: USENET?

On Sun, 8 Mar 2009, Gary Kline wrote: are there any ports that offer an interface to USENET? I think mozilla did, but that was a long time ago ... . news/pan seems to work OK, if you want a GUI. But be aware that nowadays, you'll probably have to pay a monthly fee for usenet. ISPs

Re: USENET?

In the last episode (Mar 08), Gary Kline said: > are there any ports that offer an interface to USENET? I think mozilla > did, but that was a long time ago ... . Mozilla simply changed names to Seamonkey and is still alive and kicking. -- Dan Nelson dnel...@allantgro

Re: USENET?

Dan Nelson writes: > > are there any ports that offer an interface to USENET? I think mozilla > > did, but that was a long time ago ... . > > Mozilla simply changed names to Seamonkey and is still alive and kicking. Thunderbird als

Re: USENET?

tin slrn On Sun, 8 Mar 2009, Gary Kline wrote: are there any ports that offer an interface to USENET? I think mozilla did, but that was a long time ago ... . gary -- Gary Kline kl...@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http

Re: USENET?

news/pan seems to work OK, if you want a GUI. But be aware that nowadays, you'll probably have to pay a monthly fee for usenet. ISPs don't seem to routinely offer it as part of the deal anymore like they used to. at least in Poland there are free. and for my clients i have nntpcac

Re: USENET?

On Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 11:39:43AM +0100, Wojciech Puchar wrote: > > news/pan seems to work OK, if you want a GUI. But be aware that nowadays, > > you'll probably have to pay a monthly fee for usenet. ISPs don't seem to > > routinely offer it as part of the deal a

Re: USENET?

El Sunday 08 March 2009 23:38:14 Robert Huff escribió: > Dan Nelson writes: > > > are there any ports that offer an interface to USENET? I think > > > mozilla did, but that was a long time ago ... . > > > > Mozilla simply changed names to Seamonkey a

Re: USENET?

at least in Poland there are free. and for my clients i have nntpcache'd news from Gda?sk University. Actually, in most parts of the world, news are still freely available with many ISPs (you may have to ask them explicitly), except for alt.binaries.* which are quite bandwidth intensive. i'm c

Re: USENET?

On Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 12:44:38PM +0100, cpghost wrote: > On Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 11:39:43AM +0100, Wojciech Puchar wrote: > > > news/pan seems to work OK, if you want a GUI. But be aware that > > > nowadays, you'll probably have to pay a monthly fee for usenet. > >

Re: USENET?

On Mon, 9 Mar 2009 07:14:26 -0700 > For text, I'd recommend slrn. Gary is already using mutt, so I'd > suggest he go that route, or alternatively, try mutt's nntp patch and > use mutt instead. Works perfectly well and it's what I use. If reading > news is going to be a regular thing, then setti

BSD Usenet server

Hiya everyone, Is there a *BSD Usenet server out there that someone is running so I can point my news reader to it? -- Best regards, Chris ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To

Re: usenet configuration

On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 8:21 AM, Aflatoon Aflatooni wrote: > Can someone point me to what software I need to install in order to provide > a usenet service for internal users? > > Thanks > > You mean like this? > cat /usr/ports/mail/mailman/pkg-descr Paraphrasing the web

Re: usenet configuration

On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Aflatoon Aflatooni wrote: > Can someone point me to what software I need to install in order to provide > a usenet service for internal users? cd /usr/ports make search key=usenet -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722

Re: usenet configuration

Odhiambo Washington writes: > On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Aflatoon Aflatooni > wrote: > >> Can someone point me to what software I need to install in order to provide >> a usenet service for internal users? > > > > cd /usr/ports > make search key=use

Re: usenet configuration

@freebsd.org Sent: Thursday, October 1, 2009 10:12:56 AM Subject: Re: usenet configuration Odhiambo Washington writes: > On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Aflatoon Aflatooni > wrote: > >> Can someone point me to what software I need to install in order to provide >> a usenet

Re: usenet configuration

On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 8:17 PM, Aflatoon Aflatooni wrote: > What is needed in order to run nntp? How does nntp connect to other news > servers? Where do you define the news groups that the server would subscribe > to? > Any pointers or suggested configuration? > Thanks You want pple to chew for

Re: usenet configuration

not the software. Aflatoon Aflatooni writes: > From: Lowell Gilbert > To: Aflatoon Aflatooni ; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Sent: Thursday, October 1, 2009 10:12:56 AM > Subject: Re: usenet configuration > > Odhiambo Washington writes: > >> On Thu, Oct 1, 2

Re: usenet configuration

On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 14:10 -, odhiambo wrote: On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 8:17 PM, Aflatoon Aflatooni wrote: What is needed in order to run nntp? How does nntp connect to other news servers? Where do you define the news groups that the server would subscribe to? Any pointers or suggested configur

Re: usenet configuration

Aflatoon Aflatooni said the following on 2009-10-01 19:17: What is needed in order to run nntp? INN https://www.isc.org/software/inn A faq for INN is at http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/faqs/inn.html Diablo gttp://www.openusenet.org/diablo A faq for diablo is at the above address. DNews http://www

Re: usenet configuration

s was a long time ago, those bugs have probably been fixed). INN, of course, is the sendmail, of Usenet servers. Cheers, -j ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe,

Re: BSD Usenet server

On Sunday 28 December 2003 21:36, Chris wrote: > Hiya everyone, > > Is there a *BSD Usenet server out there that someone is running so I can > point my news reader to it? Well, any newsserver should have various bsd groups. But if you're looking for a Mailinglist-News G

Re: BSD Usenet server

On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 14:36:31 -0600 Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hiya everyone, > > Is there a *BSD Usenet server out there that someone is running so I can > point my news reader to it? morgoth.gw.com -- IOnut Unregister

Re: BSD Usenet server

On Sunday 28 December 2003 02:59 pm, Ion-Mihai Tetcu wrote: > morgoth.gw.com Thank you folks for the speedy reply! Now, allow me to expand on my quest - how about an nntp server that anyone can access. -- Best regards, Chris ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] m

Re: BSD Usenet server

pubnews.gradwell.com allows public read-only access to Usenet[*], and also happens (to the best of my knowledge) to run on FreeBSD. If you want posting access, you can get it for £20.00 p.a. See http://www.gradwell.com/usenet/ Cheers, Matthew [*] Except for the binaries groups. --

Re: BSD Usenet server

Chris wrote: > On Sunday 28 December 2003 02:59 pm, Ion-Mihai Tetcu wrote: >> morgoth.gw.com > > Thank you folks for the speedy reply! > Now, allow me to expand on my quest - how about an nntp server that anyone > can access. > Check http://www.gmane.org/ (newsserver is news.gmane.org). Dejan

News Server (usenet) Setup

Hello list, I'm looking at setting up a news server for a couple reasons. First off, it's easier for the local network to download from a local server, than an off-network server. Also, I'm looking at creating a couple threads, and would like to use the server for that. Thanks for the info.

Free usenet nntp servers

In the past (alt.binaries.warez) contained monthly posts of a list of Free usenet nntp servers. I dont have access to a nntp server so I can't search foe the list. Does any one here know of a Free usenet nntp server I can access? ___ fr

Re: News Server (usenet) Setup

Eric F Crist wrote: I'm looking at setting up a news server for a couple reasons. First off, it's easier for the local network to download from a local server, than an off-network server. Also, I'm looking at creating a couple threads, and would like to use the server for that. Very well, did

OT: The future of USENET?

nical (and other) questions and answers, or I've google'ed for solutions. Nowadays there is a big silence :-( Where have all the people gone? Is USENET coming to its end? matthias -- Matthias Apitz | /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign: www.asciiribbon.org E-ma

OT: The future of USENET?

Usenet was great. 'Was' because it really isn't there anymore. Servers used to be widespread, you could use your ISP, your school, your work, and failing that plenty of free ones even if for the asking, even some public/open ones. Now there are very few, if any, free servers and

irc & usenet clients for xfce

What irc, pop mail, and usenet clients from gmone or kde or x would you recommend to use on xfce? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[

Re: Free usenet nntp servers

Fbsd1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In the past (alt.binaries.warez) contained monthly posts of a list of Free > usenet nntp servers. I dont have access to a nntp server so I can't search > foe the list. Does any one here know of a Free usenet nntp server I can > access?

Re: Free usenet nntp servers

On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:33:48 +0800, Fbsd1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In the past (alt.binaries.warez) contained monthly posts of a list of > Free usenet nntp servers. I dont have access to a nntp server so I > can't search foe the list. Does any one here know of a Free usenet

Usenet Server (was: freebsd list admins?)

On 22.06.2011, at 09:00, Frank Bonnet wrote: If anyone knows some free USENET servers I would be happy to know it in France it becomes VERY hard to find one and I would like to setup one BUT I need some feeders ! I don't care about alt.* but we need the big 8 [...] Not absolutely

Re: OT: The future of USENET?

Is USENET coming to its end? Yes, for better or worse. It's been a slow downward spiral since the late 90's. I can't speak for other countries, but in the US the majority of ISPs started dropping access as a cost cutting measure since your average layman didn't really

Re: OT: The future of USENET?

On Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:49:25 +0100, Matthias Apitz wrote: > Where have all the people gone? They're using wibbly wobbly web wonder services, unless they've been placed in a retirement castle. :-) > Is USENET coming to its end? I think it's just changing audiences. A c

Re: OT: The future of USENET?

Younger generations In my experience, few people under the age of 30 have used usenet, and no one under the age of 20 has even heard of it. __ it has a certain smooth-brained appeal ___ freebsd-questions

Re: OT: The future of USENET?

On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 6:55 AM, Quartz wrote: >> Younger generations > > > In my experience, few people under the age of 30 have used usenet, and no > one under the age of 20 has even heard of it. > It's interesting to see all the re-inventions that occur all the tim

Re: OT: The future of USENET?

wn > inn > news server for our company and nn as the newsreader. I liked to post > there technical (and other) questions and answers, or I've google'ed for > solutions. > > Nowadays there is a big silence :-( > Where have all the people gone? Is USENET coming to its

Re: OT: The future of USENET?

On 3/27/2013 6:55, Quartz wrote: >> Younger generations > > In my experience, few people under the age of 30 have used usenet, and > no one under the age of 20 has even heard of it. > 19 year old usenet subscriber reporting in! I subscribe to ASR and c.p.t.ntp which a

Re: OT: The future of USENET?

On Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:12:06 -0400, grarpamp wrote: > Now there are very few, if any, free servers There are still free news servers available. My ISP bundles usenet, nevertheless I prefer the free one as it's faster and more reliable. ___

Re: OT: The future of USENET?

On 3/27/2013 3:25 PM, Walter Hurry wrote: On Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:12:06 -0400, grarpamp wrote: Now there are very few, if any, free servers There are still free news servers available. My ISP bundles usenet, nevertheless I prefer the free one as it's faster and more reliable. The las

Re: OT: The future of USENET?

El día Wednesday, March 27, 2013 a las 03:37:43PM -0500, Joshua Isom escribió: > The last ISP I knew had usenet complained about the bandwidth and > storage required. They had a dedicated satellite instead of using their > backbone, and only cached a couple days. All the porn and

Re: OT: The future of USENET?

On Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:37:43 -0500, Joshua Isom wrote: > On 3/27/2013 3:25 PM, Walter Hurry wrote: >> On Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:12:06 -0400, grarpamp wrote: >> >>> Now there are very few, if any, free servers >> >> There are still free news servers available. My I

Re: OT: The future of USENET?

On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 9:37 PM, Joshua Isom wrote: > On 3/27/2013 3:25 PM, Walter Hurry wrote: > >> On Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:12:06 -0400, grarpamp wrote: >> >> Now there are very few, if any, free servers >>> >> >> There are still free

Re: OT: The future of USENET?

On Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:12:06 -0400 grarpamp wrote: > Usenet was great. 'Was' because it really isn't there anymore. > Servers used to be widespread, you could use your ISP, your school, > your work, and failing that plenty of free ones even if for the > asking, even

Re: OT: The future of USENET?

On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 10:59 PM, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: > There are several free public USENET text servers (no binary > groups), granted it's nothing like the days when every ISP ran one but > there are still several about (eternal-september.com is one of the &g

Re: OT: The future of USENET?

On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 10:20:05PM +0100, Matthias Apitz wrote: [...] > I'm using since some years http://www.aioe.org/ which has no binary > groups (i.e. no porn or warez) and a cache of 25 days. Just works. The remaining users of de.* often say they filter postings injected over this server

Re: OT: The future of USENET?

lim anywhere else. Usenet has suffered its generational > penalty. > > Usenet is still viable long term as a free/donation service, as is > irc, if operators do not carry the binary groups. Its new hope lies > with the opensource, hackerspace, anonymous, and related communities > of

Re: OT: The future of USENET?

El día Monday, April 01, 2013 a las 03:13:07AM +0200, Sabine Baer escribió: > On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 10:20:05PM +0100, Matthias Apitz wrote: > > [...] > > > I'm using since some years http://www.aioe.org/ which has no binary > > groups (i.e. no porn or warez) and a cache of 25 days. Just work

Re: OT: The future of USENET?

El día Monday, April 01, 2013 a las 08:13:12AM +0200, Matthias Apitz escribió: > > > I'm using since some years http://www.aioe.org/ which has no binary > > > groups (i.e. no porn or warez) and a cache of 25 days. Just works. > > > > The remaining users of de.* often say they filter postings inj

Re: irc & usenet clients for xfce

On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 3:38 PM, FBSD1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What irc, pop mail, and usenet clients from gmone or kde or x would you > recommend to use on xfce? > > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >

Re: irc & usenet clients for xfce

Rada alive wrote: On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 3:38 PM, FBSD1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What irc, pop mail, and usenet clients from gmone or kde or x would you recommend to use on xfce? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing lis

Re: irc & usenet clients for xfce

On Wed, 5 Nov 2008 22:38:03 +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > What irc, pop mail, and usenet clients from gmone or kde or x would > you recommend to use on xfce? My setup is a bit `unusual' for those who like holistic approaches to the desktop, like GNOME and KDE, but I use GNU Emac

Re: irc & usenet clients for xfce

On Wed, 5 Nov 2008 22:38:03 +0800, "FBSD1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What irc, pop mail, and usenet clients from gmone or kde or x would you > recommend to use on xfce? On a XFCE 4 system, XChat-2 for IRC, Sylpheed for POP mail would give you a good setup that doe

How is this List Connected with the usenet?

Does this list crossover into Usenet? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Re: How is this List Connected with the usenet?

On Wed, Feb 08, 2006 at 05:04:09PM -0800, Chris Maness wrote: > Does this list crossover into Usenet? There are Various unofficial usenet feeds of it, yes. Kris pgpW5ZGhQFqgy.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: How is this List Connected with the usenet?

Chris Maness wrote: Does this list crossover into Usenet? Good afternoon... check out http://dir.gmane.org/index.php?prefix=gmane.os.freebsd they have various web interfaces, as well as nntp and rss feeds. read-only though. to post you have to subscribe and send mail to the list

Re: How is this List Connected with the usenet?

Eric Schultz wrote: Chris Maness wrote: Does this list crossover into Usenet? Good afternoon... check out http://dir.gmane.org/index.php?prefix=gmane.os.freebsd they have various web interfaces, as well as nntp and rss feeds. read-only though. to post you have to subscribe and send mail

Re: How is this List Connected with the usenet?

On Thu, Apr 27, 2006 at 08:35:37AM -0400, JD Arnold wrote: > >they have various web interfaces, as well as nntp and rss feeds. > >read-only though. to post you have to subscribe and send mail to the list. > > That's not true. I'm posting via GMane.org right now. freebsd-questions is "special" li

Indexing a largish collection of mail and usenet messages?

I have a collection of archives of mailing list and news messages. The largest collection is pretty big, about 150,000 messages which means about 200 megabytes of text, shortly to be migrated to a FreeBSD server. The lists are all active so archives typically add a few messages each day. I wan

Re: Indexing a largish collection of mail and usenet messages?

John L a écrit : I have a collection of archives of mailing list and news messages. The largest collection is pretty big, about 150,000 messages which means about 200 megabytes of text, shortly to be migrated to a FreeBSD server. The lists are all active so archives typically add a few messa

Re: Indexing a largish collection of mail and usenet messages?

You could have a look at Lucene () : a text search engine library written in Java. I don't know lqtext, but Lucene seems to work in a similar way : a first program builds & updates an index, a second program allows to query the index. Thanks. Using java on a BSD box