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From: Rob Snow <rsnow@lgc.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: best news server for a limited feed
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 17:20:43 -0600
Organization: Landmark Graphics, Inc.
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Thomas D.G. Sandford wrote:
>
> Joakim B. Hernberg (jbh@dd.finlink.lu) wrote:
> : What is the best news server package for running a limited news feed
> : on my FreeBSD 2.1.0-Release host. I only want to pull in the say 10
> : - 20 groups which I am interested in at the moment, in order to speed
> : up my news reading.
>
> : jbh@dd.finlink.lu
> : Joakim Hernberg
>
> I use the INN software, which is available as a package/port, together
> with a program called "slurp" which is a fast offline news gatherer.
^^^^^
2 comments about slurp.
1) "I am shiva, destroyer of worlds."
2) slurp your box or watch a box get slurped before you start using it.
>
> Archie will probably find slurp, or email me if you can't locate it but
> want to.
>
> --
> Thomas Sandford | t.d.g.sandford@prds-grn.demon.co.uk
> Paradise Green Technical Services: S'ware/Hw design and Theatre Tech. Services
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--
Rob Snow
Sys Admin & Bottle Washer
Landmark Graphics, Inc.