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<p>Created page with &quot;{{Entry |Name=Newsstar |Short description=Downloads and posts news |Full description=Newsstar fetches news and posts it to a local news server: INN and sn are supported. The prog...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Entry<br /> |Name=Newsstar<br /> |Short description=Downloads and posts news<br /> |Full description=Newsstar fetches news and posts it to a local news server: INN and sn are supported. The program can make multiple simultaneous connections, not only to one server, but to several, supporting up to 10 &amp;quot;threads&amp;quot;. Before fetching each article, it checks that it hasn't already been downloaded by another thread or in a previous session. It can also &amp;quot;pipeline&amp;quot; article requests to make more efficient use of bandwidth.<br /> |User level=none<br /> |Status=Live<br /> |Component programs=<br /> |Homepage URL=http://newsstar.sourceforge.net/<br /> |VCS checkout command=<br /> |Computer languages=C,Perl<br /> |Documentation note=User guide available in HTML format from http://newsstar.sourceforge.net/<br /> |Paid support=<br /> |IRC help=<br /> |IRC general=<br /> |IRC development=<br /> |Related projects=Newspost,Newsq,Nflash,nntp2rss,Rippy_the_Aggregator<br /> |Keywords=News,thread,article,INN,newsstar,newsreaders,sn<br /> |Is GNU=n<br /> |Last review by=Janet Casey<br /> |Last review date=2005-05-20<br /> |Submitted by=Database conversion<br /> |Submitted date=2011-04-01<br /> |Version identifier=1.2.2<br /> |Version date=2005-03-01<br /> |Version status=stable<br /> |Version download=http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/newsstar/newsstar-1.2.2.tar.gz?download<br /> |License verified date=2002-02-21<br /> |Version comment=1.2.2 stable released 2005-03-01<br /> }}<br /> {{Person<br /> |Role=Maintainer<br /> |Real name=Tony Houghton<br /> |Email=newsstar@realh.co.uk<br /> |Resource URL=<br /> }}<br /> {{Resource<br /> |Resource audience=Bug Tracking,Developer,Support<br /> |Resource kind=Mailing List Info/Archive<br /> |Resource URL=http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/newsstar-general<br /> }}<br /> {{Software category<br /> |Interface=daemon<br /> |Internet-application=newsreader<br /> |Use=internet-application<br /> }}<br /> {{Project license<br /> |License=GPLv2orlater<br /> |License verified by=Janet Casey<br /> |License verified date=2002-02-21<br /> }}<br /> {{Software prerequisite<br /> |Prerequisite kind=Required to use<br /> |Prerequisite description=Perl<br /> }}<br /> {{Software prerequisite<br /> |Prerequisite kind=Weak prerequisite<br /> |Prerequisite description=ncurses<br /> }}<br /> {{Software prerequisite<br /> |Prerequisite kind=Weak prerequisite<br /> |Prerequisite description=INN<br /> }}<br /> {{Software prerequisite<br /> |Prerequisite kind=Weak prerequisite<br /> |Prerequisite description=sn<br /> }}</div>

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