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From: mcmahon@ninet9.tgv.com (John McMahon)
Newsgroups: news.software.nntp
Subject: Re: rn for VMS
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Date: 27 Aug 90 08:51:05 GMT
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News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-5

In article <2518@dino.cs.iastate.edu>, wayne@grafix.iastate.edu (Wayne Hauber) writes...
:We've found a version of VNEWS for VMS but would rather offer rn and
:have a consistent news interface across a variety of operating systems.
: 
:The question:  Is there a port of rn for VMS operating systems? 

Well I guess you can't please everyone :-)  Out of curiosity, have you looked
at the latest version of VNEWS (1.3-4) ?  

Right now, I am aware of three newsreaders for VMS.  They are:

VNEWS (psuedo-UNIX style interface.  Uses NNTP over IP).
ANU-NEWS (VMS style interface.  Uses everything?).
XRN (Port of UNIX XRN, NNTP over DECnet only).

I have seen a few mentions of people attempting ports of rn to VMS, but have
heard of no successes.

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