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>Windows Newsreaders under Linux HOWTO</TH
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>1. Introduction</H1
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> One of the problems with Linux today is the lack of variety and choice in
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newsreader software, where Windows has several newsreader programs with better
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features and better stability. Under Windows, three of the most popular
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newsreaders are Xnews, Dialog, and Free Agent.
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> Xnews, created by Luu Tran, is a freeware newsreader for Windows,
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available from the website
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HREF="http://xnews.newsguy.com/"
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>http://xnews.newsguy.com</A
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is a list of Xnews' features listed on the website:
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> 100% GNKSA 2.0 (Good Net Keeping Seal of Approval) compliant.
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> Plonk file (aka bozo bin).
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> Quick filter (type in a regex and only articles whose
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subject/author match it will be shown).
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> Score file for advanced filtering.
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> Support for multiple servers/identities.
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> Subscribed groups can be organized into categories.
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> Remappable keyboard.
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> Binaries handling (mime, base64, uuencode, what have you).
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> Optional header and article caching; plus: folders for permanent
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archival.
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> more...
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> Unfortunately, Luu Tran has decided neither to make his newsreader
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open-source nor to release a Linux version. However, there is a way to get
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Xnews to work under Linux, although it takes a bit of work.
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> Dialog is a newsreader by 40tude. It is available at
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HREF="http://www.40tude.com/dialog/"
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TARGET="_top"
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>http://www.40tude.com/dialog/</A
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According to the website, "it supports multiple servers and identities, has
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filtering/scoring support, integrated email functionality and binary support
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including support for multiparts." The newsreader is "shareware for
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commercial users and freeware for private users." It works excellently
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under Linux.
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> Free Agent is the feature-slimmed freeware version of Forte's commercial
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e-mail and Usenet client Agent. It is available at
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HREF="http://www.forteinc.com/agent"
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TARGET="_top"
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>http://www.forteinc.com/agent/</A
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According to the Features section of the website, the program has basic
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newsreader functions, message threading, multi-part binaries, translations,
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internal multi-tasking, and URL detection. It also has partial support for
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offline data storage, group properties, UI configuration, searching, and
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sorting. It runs with few problems under Linux after almost no extra
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configuration, except under Wine versions later than 20030813.
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>1.1. Prerequisites</H2
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> This HOWTO assumes that:
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> The InfoZIP utilities are installed on the Linux machine. These are available
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at <A
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>InfoZIP's web site.</A
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The unzip program is required if the reader wants to install Xnews or Dialog
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without copying from an existing installation. This is a standard part
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of most Linux distributions, but may not be automatically installed.
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> The Wine "emulator" is installed properly on the Linux machine. To
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download Wine, visit
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>http://www.winehq.com</A
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The version used at the
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time of this writing was 20031212.
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UPDATE (version 2.01): Wine versions later than 20030813 will not work.
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UPDATE (version 2.2): Wine version 20031212 may be required under more modern
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Linux setups. There are more problems with this version, and Dialog will not
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work, but older Wine versions will not "emulate" properly without it
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and will cause a crash upon trying to access NNTP servers. Try 20030813 first,
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and then try version 20031212 if you have problems.
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> The reader of this document has access to a Windows machine. Certain files are
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needed from the Windows operating system. Access to Windows 98SE is preferred.
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This HOWTO covers Windows 98SE and Windows XP. Windows ME files will also work
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when running Xnews if a Windows 98SE configuration is used.
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> Xnews stable version 5.04.25 is used (the beta version was not
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tested at the time of this writing). The website for Xnews is
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>http://xnews.newsguy.com/</A
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> Dialog version 2.0 Beta 28 is used. The website for Dialog is
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TARGET="_top"
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>http://www.40tude.com/dialog/</A
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Note that Wine versions greater than 20030813 will not work with Dialog.
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> Free Agent version 1.xx is being used. The website for Free Agent is
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>http://www.forteinc.com/agent/</A
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>1.2. Copyright and License</H2
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> This document, <EM
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>Windows Newsreaders under Linux HOWTO</EM
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>,
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is copyrighted (C) 2003 by <EM
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>Daniel Quintiliani</EM
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>.
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Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
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document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation
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License, Version 1.2 or any later version published
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by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections,
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with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts.
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A copy of the license is available at
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HREF="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html"
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TARGET="_top"
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> http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html</A
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> Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
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</P
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>1.3. Disclaimer</H2
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> No liability for the contents of this document can be accepted.
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Use the concepts, examples and information at your own risk.
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There may be errors and inaccuracies that could be damaging to
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your system, although any damage is highly unlikely. Proceed with
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caution; the author(s) do not take any responsibility.
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</P
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> All copyrights are held by their by their respective owners,
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unless specifically noted otherwise. Use of a term in this
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document should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any
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trademark or service mark. Naming of particular products or
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brands should not be seen as endorsements.
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</P
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>1.4. TODO for this document</H2
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> This document may eventually contain:
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> This document may be expanded to cover other Windows newsreaders
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such as MicroPlanet Gravity.
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> This document will not cover the following newsreaders: XanaNews (I cannot
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get this to work) and newsreaders included in web browsers (Outlook Express,
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Netscape/Mozilla Mail and News, etc)
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