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From: Ben Shimmin on 7 Jan 2008 12:36 Ian Rawlings <news06(a)tarcus.org.uk>: > On 2008-01-07, Ben Shimmin <bas(a)llamaselector.com> wrote: >> I'd recommend upgrading to Leafnode 2, which supports XPAT and thus >> will allow slrn to reconstruct threads. > > OK, may look at that, I'll be rebuilding my network-facing machines > soon so will re-evaluate everything then. Leafnode's an easy server > to set up, it was only the full thread reconstruction that I was > missing. Leafnode 2 is also extremely easy to set up. I think I built it from source on my Mac without any difficulties. It's supposedly an alpha or beta or something but I have had zero issues with it in something like two years now. I also find that the fetchnews from Leafnode 2 is about an order of magnitude faster than its predecessor. b. -- <bas(a)bas.me.uk> <URL:http://bas.me.uk/> `A man with priorities so far out of whack doesn't deserve such a fine automobile.' -- Ferris Bueller, on his day off
From: Tony Houghton on 7 Jan 2008 16:06 In <slrn.2008-01-07.17-31-47(a)cunegonde.bas.me.uk> Ben Shimmin <bas(a)llamaselector.com> wrote: > Leafnode 2 is also extremely easy to set up. I think I built it from > source on my Mac without any difficulties. It's supposedly an alpha > or beta or something but I have had zero issues with it in something > like two years now. > > I also find that the fetchnews from Leafnode 2 is about an order of > magnitude faster than its predecessor. I bet it's still not as good as newsstar ;->. With broadband more casual usenet users might as well read news online but I always end up going back to newsstar + INN2 [1] so I can seamlessly use a free server somewhere as a backup for when my ISP's breaks down. I wish there was a standard for using some sort of online newsrc files so you could read news from any client without losing track of which articles you've read. [1] INN1 would be adequate except most of its options are compiled in and I didn't like the Debian defaults last time I tried it. It's easier to apt-get install inn2 than to compile INN1. -- TH * http://www.realh.co.uk
From: Ben Shimmin on 7 Jan 2008 16:17 Tony Houghton <h(a)realh.co.uk>: > In <slrn.2008-01-07.17-31-47(a)cunegonde.bas.me.uk> > Ben Shimmin <bas(a)llamaselector.com> wrote: >> Leafnode 2 is also extremely easy to set up. I think I built it from >> source on my Mac without any difficulties. It's supposedly an alpha >> or beta or something but I have had zero issues with it in something >> like two years now. >> >> I also find that the fetchnews from Leafnode 2 is about an order of >> magnitude faster than its predecessor. > > I bet it's still not as good as newsstar ;->. Possibly not, though you are perhaps a tiny bit biased... :) > With broadband more casual > usenet users might as well read news online but I always end up going > back to newsstar + INN2 [1] so I can seamlessly use a free server > somewhere as a backup for when my ISP's breaks down. I wish there was a > standard for using some sort of online newsrc files so you could read > news from any client without losing track of which articles you've read. That sounds rather like what would happen if you crossed Google Reader with the 1980s! b. -- <bas(a)bas.me.uk> <URL:http://bas.me.uk/> `At the time (late 80s), Unix was an incredibly expensive OS, totally unsuitable for the home user. Now it's an incredibly cheap OS, totally unsuitable for the home user...' -- Dickon Hood
From: Ian Rawlings on 7 Jan 2008 16:20 On 2008-01-07, Tony Houghton <h(a)realh.co.uk> wrote: > I wish there was a standard for using some sort of online newsrc > files so you could read news from any client without losing track of > which articles you've read. That's why I use slrn, running in a "screen" session that I log into from my office, my lounge, or a hotel room. Not ideal but just about workable! I think this SLRN process has probably been running for close to 6 months now! -- Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!
From: Tony Houghton on 7 Jan 2008 17:14
In <slrnfo55tl.oja.news06(a)desktop.tarcus.org.uk> Ian Rawlings <news06(a)tarcus.org.uk> wrote: > On 2008-01-07, Tony Houghton <h(a)realh.co.uk> wrote: > > > I wish there was a standard for using some sort of online newsrc > > files so you could read news from any client without losing track of > > which articles you've read. > > That's why I use slrn, running in a "screen" session that I log into > from my office, my lounge, or a hotel room. Not ideal but just about > workable! I think this SLRN process has probably been running for > close to 6 months now! Why keep slrn open? As long as it's running on the same machine it'll keep the same newsrc. I used to run it over ssh but overall I'd rather use Claws than have that convenience. -- TH * http://www.realh.co.uk |