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- From: ONASCH@irav17.ira.uka.de (Bernd Onasch)
- Newsgroups: comp.archives
- Subject: [comp.os.vms] Announcement: VMS NEWS v1.24 released...
- Followup-To: comp.os.vms
- Date: 4 Sep 1992 03:53:22 GMT
- Organization: University of Karlsruhe (FRG)
- Lines: 70
- Approved: adam@soda.berkeley.edu
- Distribution: world
- Message-ID: <186mjiINN5r@agate.berkeley.edu>
- References: <1992Sep3.001450.1572@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>
- NNTP-Posting-Host: soda.berkeley.edu
- Summary: New version of VMS NEWS client finished and released
- X-Original-Newsgroups: comp.os.vms,news.software.readers,vmsnet.sources.d,vmsnet.misc
- X-Original-Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 00:14:50 GMT
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- Archive-name: auto/comp.os.vms/Announcement-VMS-NEWS-v1-24-released
-
- Hello alltogether,
-
- VMS NEWS v1.24 is now available to the net...
-
- VMS NEWS is a VAX/VMS full screen orientated NEWSreader supporting the
- following network (TCP/IP) implementations:
- * CMU/tek
- * EXOS (never tested, no site with it available)
- * MultiNet
- * Process Software
- * UCX (1.x and 2.0 [DEC TCP/IP])
- * Wollongong
- * DECnet object (tested the one of ANU NEWS 6.0.6)
-
- The client supports various display methods:
- * Numbered to just show the articles in order they came in
- * Subject to display the articles sorted by subject line
- * Threaded to display the articles sorted by threads (e.g. references)
- In all cases, VMS NEWS offers a window where you can scroll around to select
- the requested newsgroup or article.
-
- Supported callable editors:
- * TECO (g'd old one)
- * EDT
- * EVE (TPU section)
- * EVE (LSEDIT section)
-
- The command handling is VMSlike (DCL style). The display uses SMG$ routines
- and is written for terminal usage (no X-Window support - I think that this is
- not needed). The POST command should check for all possible problems that might
- occur when a new user starts experimentation with it :-). A special "noscreen"
- mode for BATCHes is also included. This allows programming of handlers to
- save automatically parts of newsgroups etc.
-
- *Grin* Not to forget - VMS NEWS is VMSlike - not UNIXlike - so there are no
- compatibility modes to rn or any special handlings for native unix users :-).
- The only reminder to rn is a possible conversion of rn-style register files
- to VMS NEWS register files (that use much less disk space).
- To be really VMSlike, there are HELP, MAIL and PRINT facilities included.
-
- VMS NEWS is available from:
- * MAILserver FILESERV@irav17.ira.uka.de
- package NEWS_124 - VMSshare'd source
- * FTPserver iraun1.ira.uka.de (129.13.10.90)
- /pub/networks/news/news_1_24.com - VMSshare'd source
- * FTPserver info.rz.uni-ulm.de (134.60.1.125)
- /pub/VMS/communication/news124.zip - VMS zipped source
-
- I offer ONLY the source (that is written entirely in VAX C) and NO executables.
- I think sources are better for network software because they avoid trouble with
- different libraries of different TCP/IP implementations. The pure execuables
- might lead some sysop's to think of traps and hacks.
-
- Greetings, Bernd Onasch
-
- PS: VMS NEWS stands for "Very Mad Students NEWS"
- (no offense to DEC intended)
-
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