dnews 5.7b1_1 news =2

RESTRICTED: "only free for non-profit organisations"
IS INTERACTIVE: yes
Commercial nntp server with enhancements over inn and cnews

There is no maintainer for this port.
Any concerns regarding this port should be directed to the FreeBSD Ports mailing list via ports@FreeBSD.org
Port Added: unknown

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Feature list (trimmed):
- Dynamic sucking feed.
- Flexible expire settings 
- Flexible access restrictions
- Binarys available for common platforms
- Email confirmation of posts
- Items stored in a database
- Compiling and porting relatively easy
- Installation easy, totally configurable without recompiling
- Documentated
- Supported
- Speed
- XOVER implemented in software
- Streaming support
- Strictly limited machine impact due to single threaded nature

WWW: http://netwinsite.com/

CVSWeb : Sources : Main Web Site : Distfiles Availability : PortsMon

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To install the port: cd /usr/ports/news/dnews/ && make install clean

A package is not available for ports marked as: Forbidden / Broken / Ignore / Restricted

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Configuration Options

     No options to configure

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Master Sites:

ftp://ftp.netwinsite.com/pub/dnews/

ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/

NO_CDROM and NO_PACKAGE are not appropriate here

Remove USE_REINPLACE from all categories starting with N

- Add SHA256

Tidy up whitespace.

SIZEify.

update news/dnews: 5.5h2 --> 5.7b1

PR:             53053
Submitted by:   Serge Gagnon <gagnon__s@videotron.ca>

De-pkg-comment.

This port is i386-only. [1]
Shorten pkg-comment (portlint)

Submitted by:   Chris J. Mutter <cjm@satanii.enemy.org> [1]
PR              44179
Approved by:    kris (mentor)

correct path in startup script

PR:             37931
Submitted by:   Mark Russell <ports@mark.net.au>

${PERL} -> ${REINPLACE_CMD}

PR:             39702, 39704
Submitted by:   Scott Flatman <sf@dsinw.com>

Update port to 5.5h2

PR:             37847
Submitted by:   Mark Russell <ports@mark.net.au>

It's no longer necessary to use ``ftp'' to fetch this    

Use the latest tarball available -- 55b3_freebsd4.    

Update MASTER_SITES    

Goodbye, YEAR2000.  Hello, 2001.    

Implement a serious hack that should allow people to fetch the distfile   for
this port.    

Convert category news to new layout.  

As threatened on freebsd-ports: all startup scripts know about the two   options
`start' and `stop' now (unless I have forgotten any). This allows   us to call
the scripts from /etc/rc.shutdown with the correct option.    

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