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The Netnews Filter Agent for the Macintosh. A suite of three
applications that make dealing with Netnews simple.
By John C. Schettino, Jr. (js12@gte.com)
These applications were developed with AppleScript 1.1 and FaceSpan
1.0 using the Scripter's Toolkit.
A preliminary version of these applications won an Honorable Mention in the
"Everyday AppleScript Contest". This version represents the first public release
of that software.
The Netnews Filter Agent consists of three Applications:
• The NetNews Grazer (NNG)
This is an AppleScript application that interacts with an NNTP News server.
It will check for new messages on a regular basis, and will either
scan the subjects of the new messages or send email when new messages arrive.
• The NetNews Grazer Prefs
This is a FaceSpan application that lets you specify:
- The NNTP Server Name
- The SMTP Server Name
- The rate (in minutes) that NNG checks for new messages
- The email address to send the notifying email message from
- The email address to send the notifying email message to
- The set of news groups to watch, and what to look for
For each group, you may specify a list of substrings that you want to
look for. When a subject containing one of these strings is found, NNG saves the
article number.
If you do not specify any search strings for a group, you
will be notified via email (using SMTP) whenever new news arrives.
• Read interesting news
This is a FaceSpan application that lets you read the matching news articles.
It provides basic reading capabilities and is patterned after
the Internews reader from Dartmouth.
System Requirements:
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Access to an NNTP News Server. Access to an SMTP Mail Server (if you want email
notification.)
System 7.x, AppleScript 1.1, FaceSpan 1.0, and the MacTCP system
extensions. The TCP/IP and AppleScript 1.1 Scripting Additions.
Information is included at the end of this file as to where these
items may be located.
Cost:
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I've put a lot of effort into this project, so I've decided to
release locked versions of these three apps as Freeware. You may use
them without guilt.
What Is Freeware?
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Netnews Filter Agent is copyrighted, but free, commonly called Freeware.
The author retains all rights to the programs, but specifically allows
redistribution via the following channels:
• Non-commercial bulletin board services
• The following commercial BBS's: America Online, CompuServe, AppleLink, eWorld
• Internet archives and file servers
• Disk libraries of non-profit organizations
• Free exchange between individuals
In all cases, the entire set of files (including this Read Me file)
must be distributed as a set.
For-profit companies that sell software programs must receive explicit
written permission from the author before distributing the program.
How do I get a Licensed Version? (and source code!)
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With a $20US shareware payment you'll get an upgraded version that supports
user-written plug-in AppleScript 1.1 objects for article selection,
support for output of matching articles to a text file, a file that is in
the Newton Connection Kit 2.0 internal format, or a user-written plug-in
AppleScript object. These plug-in modules allow you to extend the basic
NNG behavior without digging into the nitty-gritty details of the NNTP
protocol. Samples are provided.
You'll get a on-disk user's manual.
Plus, you'll get full source code. You will be able to examine and reuse
code that makes extensive use of TCP/IP, NNTP, and SMTP. The AppleScript and
two FaceSpan applications are heavily commented.
You'll also receive the AppleScript 1.1 and FaceSpan 1.0 Extensions, and the
AppleScript 1.1 Scripting Additions (The AppleScript Scripter's Toolkit
contains a redistribution license for this "Distributible Software", see the
included Apple Software License), as well as the latest version of the
TCP/IP scripting addition, licensed for your PERSONAL use (via an agreement
with Atul Butte - he will get 10% of each payment.)
Please see the included Apple and TCP/IP License agreements for details
and restrictions. Note that I cannot distribute these extensions in the
Freeware version.
Ordering Information:
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Send Payment to:
John Schettino
97 Jewett Street
Pepperell MA 01463
Price is $20 in US funds for electronic delivery of the package (i.e.
I'll email you a BinHexed Stuffit Archive containing the full
distribution.) If you would rather receive a floppy disk via the
Postal Service, please contact me via email at js12@gte.com to discuss
shipping costs.
Locating required extensions for the Freeware version:
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Your Mac must be on a network or be able to dial into one using MacTCP.
Talk to your UNIX system administrator to find out if you have access to an
NNTP News Server and a SMTP mail server.
MacTCP is a commercial product of Apple Computer, and must be purchased.
It is bundled with several books on using the Mac with the Internet.
The TCP/IP Scripting Addition is Copyright © 1993–1994, Atul Butte.
All Rights Reserved. It is available at
ftp://gaea.kgs.ukans.edu/applescript/osaxen/tcpip.osax.hqx
The AppleScript 1.1 Scripting Additions, AppleScript 1.1 and FaceSpan 1.0
system extensions are Copyright © 1993 Apple Computer, Inc.
(Portion 1988-1993 Software Designs Unlimited, Inc. Copyright)
Commercial Sources:
The Complete AppleScript Handbook by Danny Goodman.
The AppleScript Runtime Kit is available from APDA, for a suggested retail
price of U.S. $20. APDA can be reached in the United States at
800) 282-2732; in Canada at (800) 637-0029; or internationally at
(716) 871-6555.
One shareware package that includes these extensions is MacHTTP. You may
download the package from ftp.uth.tmc.edu in /public/mac/machttp/machttp.sit.hqx.
Please read the license agreement before installing the software.
NOTE: Apple's System 7.5 will include AppleScript 1.1 and MacTCP.
Copyright Notices:
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Copyright © 1994 John Schettino
The TCP/IP Scripting Addition is Copyright © 1993–1994, Atul Butte.
All Rights Reserved.
Contains portions of the Apple Script 1.1 Scripter's Toolkit © 1993 Apple Computer, Inc.
(Portion 1988-1993 Software Designs Unlimited, Inc. Copyright) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Please read the complete license agreement included in the distribution.
Use of this software implies acceptance of the license agreement.