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Commercial nntp server with enhancements over inn and cnews

 Feature list (trimmed):
- Dynamic sucking feed.
- Flexible expire settings 
- Flexible access restrictions
- Binarys available for common platforms
- Email confirmation of posts
- Items stored in a database
- Compiling and porting relatively easy
- Installation easy, totally configurable without recompiling
- Documentated
- Supported
- Speed
- XOVER implemented in software
- Streaming support
- Strictly limited machine impact due to single threaded nature 

http://netwinsite.com/



dnews history


v. 1.32
date: 2006/09/02 23:36:26;  author: kris;  state: Exp;  lines: +0 -2
NO_CDROM and NO_PACKAGE are not appropriate here

v. 1.31 date: 2006/05/11 22:49:52; author: edwin; state: Exp; lines: +0 -1 Remove USE_REINPLACE from all categories starting with N
v. 1.30 date: 2004/04/10 17:26:47; author: trevor; state: Exp; lines: +1 -1 Tidy up whitespace.
v. 1.29 date: 2003/07/01 08:44:31; author: daichi; state: Exp; lines: +2 -2 update news/dnews: 5.5h2 --> 5.7b1 PR: 53053 Submitted by: Serge Gagnon
v. 1.28 date: 2003/02/20 18:52:45; author: knu; state: Exp; lines: +1 -0 De-pkg-comment.
v. 1.27 date: 2002/11/10 16:47:37; author: lioux; state: Exp; lines: +0 -2 o Rollback PORTCOMMENT modifications while this feature's implementation is better studied o Turn PORTCOMMENT variable in Makefile back into pkg-comment files Approved by: kris (portmgr hat), portmgr, re (silence)
v. 1.26 date: 2002/11/06 22:46:33; author: adamw; state: Exp; lines: +2 -0 Use PORTCOMMENT in the Makefile, and whack the pkg-comment. Approved by: pat
v. 1.25 date: 2002/10/25 10:09:47; author: arved; state: Exp; lines: +1 -1 This port is i386-only. [1] Shorten pkg-comment (portlint) Submitted by: Chris J. Mutter [1] PR 44179 Approved by: kris (mentor)
v. 1.24 date: 2002/09/18 18:12:14; author: ijliao; state: Exp; lines: +1 -0 correct path in startup script PR: 37931 Submitted by: Mark Russell
v. 1.23 date: 2002/06/23 16:42:16; author: ijliao; state: Exp; lines: +3 -2 ${PERL} -> ${REINPLACE_CMD} PR: 39702, 39704 Submitted by: Scott Flatman
v. 1.22 date: 2002/05/08 11:09:08; author: jedgar; state: Exp; lines: +3 -3 Update port to 5.5h2 PR: 37847 Submitted by: Mark Russell
v. 1.21 date: 2001/08/20 09:04:48; author: brian; state: Exp; lines: +1 -6 It's no longer necessary to use ``ftp'' to fetch this
v. 1.20 date: 2001/05/25 17:09:20; author: mi; state: Exp; lines: +4 -4 Use the latest tarball available -- 55b3_freebsd4.
v. 1.19 date: 2001/05/07 15:08:53; author: kevlo; state: Exp; lines: +2 -2 Update MASTER_SITES PR: 27091 Submitted by: Andreas Schulz
v. 1.18 date: 2001/01/01 10:15:08; author: will; state: Exp; lines: +1 -3 Goodbye, YEAR2000. Hello, 2001. Approved by: asami
v. 1.17 date: 2000/12/11 02:13:43; author: steve; state: Exp; lines: +6 -1 Implement a serious hack that should allow people to fetch the distfile for this port. PR: 23028
v. 1.16 date: 2000/04/21 07:51:43; author: mharo; state: Exp; lines: +2 -2 Correct whitespace introduced during PORTNAME conversion and portlint
v. 1.15 date: 2000/04/09 17:32:49; author: cpiazza; state: Exp; lines: +4 -4 Update with the new PORTNAME/PORTVERSION variables
v. 1.14 date: 1999/08/31 06:49:31; author: mharo; state: Exp; lines: +2 -2 FreeBSD.ORG -> FreeBSD.org Prompted by PR: 13476, 13477 Submitted by: KATO Tsuguru
v. 1.13 date: 1999/08/30 14:31:34; author: peter; state: Exp; lines: +1 -1 $Id$ -> $FreeBSD$
v. 1.12 date: 1999/01/13 04:17:36; author: scrappy; state: Exp; lines: +3 -1 A couple more Y2K links I've been able to find...
v. 1.11 date: 1998/12/23 01:22:40; author: steve; state: Exp; lines: +21 -14 Update to version 4.7k. PR: 8951 Submitted by: Josh Gilliam
v. 1.10 date: 1998/12/02 16:02:47; author: andreas; state: Exp; lines: +2 -2 Can't maintain dnews anymore sice I don't need it anymore since I quit job in ISP business. Maintenance of this package is way to expensive for me.
v. 1.9 date: 1998/12/01 09:38:30; author: obrien; state: Exp; lines: +3 -1 BROKEN='fetch, distfile not avail. (version 4.7k is the latest)'
v. 1.8 date: 1998/07/18 15:36:05; author: andreas; state: Exp; lines: +3 -3 Upgrade dnews to the latest FreeBSD version 4.6n
v. 1.7 date: 1998/01/31 15:52:32; author: andreas; state: Exp; lines: +13 -98 Update dnews to newest available version. Revamped the install target, we use now the original interactive program.
v. 1.6 date: 1997/10/04 14:53:02; author: andreas; state: Exp; lines: +3 -3 cosmetic changes using portlint, a really nice tool ;-)
v. 1.5 date: 1997/08/17 10:36:44; author: andreas; state: Exp; lines: +3 -3 Upgraded to new version 4.3f
v. 1.4 date: 1997/05/30 02:59:09; author: asami; state: Exp; lines: +2 -1 Add PKGNAME, DISTNAME has no version info.
v. 1.3 date: 1997/05/29 15:22:13; author: andreas; state: Exp; lines: +68 -36 upgrade dnews to most recent FreeBSD version 4.2j added faq from www server revamped directory structure, port now uses: /var/log/dnews /var/spool/dnews ${PREFIX}/lib/dnews the cgi stuff isn't tested PR: Reviewed by: Submitted by: Obtained from:
v. 1.2 date: 1997/05/29 10:50:32; author: andreas; state: Exp; lines: +2 -2 This is an old dnews version. The files have been moved to oldversions on the master ftp site. Although it's an old version I want to keep this version, because it's (together with dnews3) the only dnews port I have tested. Later I think there might be only one tested 4.2 version called dnews. PR: Reviewed by: Submitted by: Obtained from:
v. 1.1 date: 1997/02/22 14:56:45; author: andreas; state: Exp; branches: 1.1.1; Initial revision
v. 1.1.1.1 date: 1997/02/22 14:56:45; author: andreas; state: Exp; lines: +0 -0 New port dnews 2.7q. This is the last official release of dnews and it's a FreeBSD binary ;-) Remember 4 weeks trial, after that you have to get a licence, even if you are a school or univerity, which get it for free. ============================================================================= v. 1.32 date: 2006/09/02 23:36:26; author: kris; state: Exp; lines: +0 -2 NO_CDROM and NO_PACKAGE are not appropriate here
v. 1.31 date: 2006/05/11 22:49:52; author: edwin; state: Exp; lines: +0 -1 Remove USE_REINPLACE from all categories starting with N
v. 1.30 date: 2004/04/10 17:26:47; author: trevor; state: Exp; lines: +1 -1 Tidy up whitespace.
v. 1.29 date: 2003/07/01 08:44:31; author: daichi; state: Exp; lines: +2 -2 update news/dnews: 5.5h2 --> 5.7b1 PR: 53053 Submitted by: Serge Gagnon
v. 1.28 date: 2003/02/20 18:52:45; author: knu; state: Exp; lines: +1 -0 De-pkg-comment.
v. 1.27 date: 2002/11/10 16:47:37; author: lioux; state: Exp; lines: +0 -2 o Rollback PORTCOMMENT modifications while this feature's implementation is better studied o Turn PORTCOMMENT variable in Makefile back into pkg-comment files Approved by: kris (portmgr hat), portmgr, re (silence)
v. 1.26 date: 2002/11/06 22:46:33; author: adamw; state: Exp; lines: +2 -0 Use PORTCOMMENT in the Makefile, and whack the pkg-comment. Approved by: pat
v. 1.25 date: 2002/10/25 10:09:47; author: arved; state: Exp; lines: +1 -1 This port is i386-only. [1] Shorten pkg-comment (portlint) Submitted by: Chris J. Mutter [1] PR 44179 Approved by: kris (mentor)
v. 1.24 date: 2002/09/18 18:12:14; author: ijliao; state: Exp; lines: +1 -0 correct path in startup script PR: 37931 Submitted by: Mark Russell
v. 1.23 date: 2002/06/23 16:42:16; author: ijliao; state: Exp; lines: +3 -2 ${PERL} -> ${REINPLACE_CMD} PR: 39702, 39704 Submitted by: Scott Flatman
v. 1.22 date: 2002/05/08 11:09:08; author: jedgar; state: Exp; lines: +3 -3 Update port to 5.5h2 PR: 37847 Submitted by: Mark Russell
v. 1.21 date: 2001/08/20 09:04:48; author: brian; state: Exp; lines: +1 -6 It's no longer necessary to use ``ftp'' to fetch this
v. 1.20 date: 2001/05/25 17:09:20; author: mi; state: Exp; lines: +4 -4 Use the latest tarball available -- 55b3_freebsd4.
v. 1.19 date: 2001/05/07 15:08:53; author: kevlo; state: Exp; lines: +2 -2 Update MASTER_SITES PR: 27091 Submitted by: Andreas Schulz
v. 1.18 date: 2001/01/01 10:15:08; author: will; state: Exp; lines: +1 -3 Goodbye, YEAR2000. Hello, 2001. Approved by: asami
v. 1.17 date: 2000/12/11 02:13:43; author: steve; state: Exp; lines: +6 -1 Implement a serious hack that should allow people to fetch the distfile for this port. PR: 23028
v. 1.16 date: 2000/04/21 07:51:43; author: mharo; state: Exp; lines: +2 -2 Correct whitespace introduced during PORTNAME conversion and portlint
v. 1.15 date: 2000/04/09 17:32:49; author: cpiazza; state: Exp; lines: +4 -4 Update with the new PORTNAME/PORTVERSION variables
v. 1.14 date: 1999/08/31 06:49:31; author: mharo; state: Exp; lines: +2 -2 FreeBSD.ORG -> FreeBSD.org Prompted by PR: 13476, 13477 Submitted by: KATO Tsuguru
v. 1.13 date: 1999/08/30 14:31:34; author: peter; state: Exp; lines: +1 -1 $Id$ -> $FreeBSD$
v. 1.12 date: 1999/01/13 04:17:36; author: scrappy; state: Exp; lines: +3 -1 A couple more Y2K links I've been able to find...
v. 1.11 date: 1998/12/23 01:22:40; author: steve; state: Exp; lines: +21 -14 Update to version 4.7k. PR: 8951 Submitted by: Josh Gilliam
v. 1.10 date: 1998/12/02 16:02:47; author: andreas; state: Exp; lines: +2 -2 Can't maintain dnews anymore sice I don't need it anymore since I quit job in ISP business. Maintenance of this package is way to expensive for me.
v. 1.9 date: 1998/12/01 09:38:30; author: obrien; state: Exp; lines: +3 -1 BROKEN='fetch, distfile not avail. (version 4.7k is the latest)'
v. 1.8 date: 1998/07/18 15:36:05; author: andreas; state: Exp; lines: +3 -3 Upgrade dnews to the latest FreeBSD version 4.6n
v. 1.7 date: 1998/01/31 15:52:32; author: andreas; state: Exp; lines: +13 -98 Update dnews to newest available version. Revamped the install target, we use now the original interactive program.
v. 1.6 date: 1997/10/04 14:53:02; author: andreas; state: Exp; lines: +3 -3 cosmetic changes using portlint, a really nice tool ;-)
v. 1.5 date: 1997/08/17 10:36:44; author: andreas; state: Exp; lines: +3 -3 Upgraded to new version 4.3f
v. 1.4 date: 1997/05/30 02:59:09; author: asami; state: Exp; lines: +2 -1 Add PKGNAME, DISTNAME has no version info.
v. 1.3 date: 1997/05/29 15:22:13; author: andreas; state: Exp; lines: +68 -36 upgrade dnews to most recent FreeBSD version 4.2j added faq from www server revamped directory structure, port now uses: /var/log/dnews /var/spool/dnews ${PREFIX}/lib/dnews the cgi stuff isn't tested PR: Reviewed by: Submitted by: Obtained from:
v. 1.2 date: 1997/05/29 10:50:32; author: andreas; state: Exp; lines: +2 -2 This is an old dnews version. The files have been moved to oldversions on the master ftp site. Although it's an old version I want to keep this version, because it's (together with dnews3) the only dnews port I have tested. Later I think there might be only one tested 4.2 version called dnews. PR: Reviewed by: Submitted by: Obtained from:
v. 1.1 date: 1997/02/22 14:56:45; author: andreas; state: Exp; branches: 1.1.1; Initial revision
v. 1.1.1.1 date: 1997/02/22 14:56:45; author: andreas; state: Exp; lines: +0 -0 New port dnews 2.7q. This is the last official release of dnews and it's a FreeBSD binary ;-) Remember 4 weeks trial, after that you have to get a licence, even if you are a school or univerity, which get it for free. ============================================================================= v. 1.32 date: 2006/09/02 23:36:26; author: kris; state: Exp; lines: +0 -2 NO_CDROM and NO_PACKAGE are not appropriate here
v. 1.31 date: 2006/05/11 22:49:52; author: edwin; state: Exp; lines: +0 -1 Remove USE_REINPLACE from all categories starting with N
v. 1.30 date: 2004/04/10 17:26:47; author: trevor; state: Exp; lines: +1 -1 Tidy up whitespace.
v. 1.29 date: 2003/07/01 08:44:31; author: daichi; state: Exp; lines: +2 -2 update news/dnews: 5.5h2 --> 5.7b1 PR: 53053 Submitted by: Serge Gagnon
v. 1.28 date: 2003/02/20 18:52:45; author: knu; state: Exp; lines: +1 -0 De-pkg-comment.
v. 1.27 date: 2002/11/10 16:47:37; author: lioux; state: Exp; lines: +0 -2 o Rollback PORTCOMMENT modifications while this feature's implementation is better studied o Turn PORTCOMMENT variable in Makefile back into pkg-comment files Approved by: kris (portmgr hat), portmgr, re (silence)
v. 1.26 date: 2002/11/06 22:46:33; author: adamw; state: Exp; lines: +2 -0 Use PORTCOMMENT in the Makefile, and whack the pkg-comment. Approved by: pat
v. 1.25 date: 2002/10/25 10:09:47; author: arved; state: Exp; lines: +1 -1 This port is i386-only. [1] Shorten pkg-comment (portlint) Submitted by: Chris J. Mutter [1] PR 44179 Approved by: kris (mentor)
v. 1.24 date: 2002/09/18 18:12:14; author: ijliao; state: Exp; lines: +1 -0 correct path in startup script PR: 37931 Submitted by: Mark Russell
v. 1.23 date: 2002/06/23 16:42:16; author: ijliao; state: Exp; lines: +3 -2 ${PERL} -> ${REINPLACE_CMD} PR: 39702, 39704 Submitted by: Scott Flatman
v. 1.22 date: 2002/05/08 11:09:08; author: jedgar; state: Exp; lines: +3 -3 Update port to 5.5h2 PR: 37847 Submitted by: Mark Russell
v. 1.21 date: 2001/08/20 09:04:48; author: brian; state: Exp; lines: +1 -6 It's no longer necessary to use ``ftp'' to fetch this
v. 1.20 date: 2001/05/25 17:09:20; author: mi; state: Exp; lines: +4 -4 Use the latest tarball available -- 55b3_freebsd4.
v. 1.19 date: 2001/05/07 15:08:53; author: kevlo; state: Exp; lines: +2 -2 Update MASTER_SITES PR: 27091 Submitted by: Andreas Schulz
v. 1.18 date: 2001/01/01 10:15:08; author: will; state: Exp; lines: +1 -3 Goodbye, YEAR2000. Hello, 2001. Approved by: asami
v. 1.17 date: 2000/12/11 02:13:43; author: steve; state: Exp; lines: +6 -1 Implement a serious hack that should allow people to fetch the distfile for this port. PR: 23028
v. 1.16 date: 2000/04/21 07:51:43; author: mharo; state: Exp; lines: +2 -2 Correct whitespace introduced during PORTNAME conversion and portlint
v. 1.15 date: 2000/04/09 17:32:49; author: cpiazza; state: Exp; lines: +4 -4 Update with the new PORTNAME/PORTVERSION variables
v. 1.14 date: 1999/08/31 06:49:31; author: mharo; state: Exp; lines: +2 -2 FreeBSD.ORG -> FreeBSD.org Prompted by PR: 13476, 13477 Submitted by: KATO Tsuguru
v. 1.13 date: 1999/08/30 14:31:34; author: peter; state: Exp; lines: +1 -1 $Id$ -> $FreeBSD$
v. 1.12 date: 1999/01/13 04:17:36; author: scrappy; state: Exp; lines: +3 -1 A couple more Y2K links I've been able to find...
v. 1.11 date: 1998/12/23 01:22:40; author: steve; state: Exp; lines: +21 -14 Update to version 4.7k. PR: 8951 Submitted by: Josh Gilliam
v. 1.10 date: 1998/12/02 16:02:47; author: andreas; state: Exp; lines: +2 -2 Can't maintain dnews anymore sice I don't need it anymore since I quit job in ISP business. Maintenance of this package is way to expensive for me.
v. 1.9 date: 1998/12/01 09:38:30; author: obrien; state: Exp; lines: +3 -1 BROKEN='fetch, distfile not avail. (version 4.7k is the latest)'
v. 1.8 date: 1998/07/18 15:36:05; author: andreas; state: Exp; lines: +3 -3 Upgrade dnews to the latest FreeBSD version 4.6n
v. 1.7 date: 1998/01/31 15:52:32; author: andreas; state: Exp; lines: +13 -98 Update dnews to newest available version. Revamped the install target, we use now the original interactive program.
v. 1.6 date: 1997/10/04 14:53:02; author: andreas; state: Exp; lines: +3 -3 cosmetic changes using portlint, a really nice tool ;-)
v. 1.5 date: 1997/08/17 10:36:44; author: andreas; state: Exp; lines: +3 -3 Upgraded to new version 4.3f
v. 1.4 date: 1997/05/30 02:59:09; author: asami; state: Exp; lines: +2 -1 Add PKGNAME, DISTNAME has no version info.
v. 1.3 date: 1997/05/29 15:22:13; author: andreas; state: Exp; lines: +68 -36 upgrade dnews to most recent FreeBSD version 4.2j added faq from www server revamped directory structure, port now uses: /var/log/dnews /var/spool/dnews ${PREFIX}/lib/dnews the cgi stuff isn't tested PR: Reviewed by: Submitted by: Obtained from:
v. 1.2 date: 1997/05/29 10:50:32; author: andreas; state: Exp; lines: +2 -2 This is an old dnews version. The files have been moved to oldversions on the master ftp site. Although it's an old version I want to keep this version, because it's (together with dnews3) the only dnews port I have tested. Later I think there might be only one tested 4.2 version called dnews. PR: Reviewed by: Submitted by: Obtained from:
v. 1.1 date: 1997/02/22 14:56:45; author: andreas; state: Exp; branches: 1.1.1; Initial revision
v. 1.1.1.1 date: 1997/02/22 14:56:45; author: andreas; state: Exp; lines: +0 -0 New port dnews 2.7q. This is the last official release of dnews and it's a FreeBSD binary ;-) Remember 4 weeks trial, after that you have to get a licence, even if you are a school or univerity, which get it for free. =============================================================================



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