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From: jeffery@jsheese.FIDONET.ORG (Jeff Sheese)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp
Subject: Re: USENET news for MS-DOS?
Message-ID: <31.2450D977@jsheese.FIDONET.ORG>
Date: 22 Apr 89 19:57:08 GMT
Organization: JStek Enterprises - Frederick, MD
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In an article of <22 Apr 89 16:44:00 GMT>, jbayer@ispi.UUCP (Jonathan Bayer) writes:

 >In article <0082@fubarsys> fubarsys!chris writes:
 >>I have developed a uucp/mail/news package for my system, Fubar BBS. I am 
 >>thinking about taking all the code for it and making it available as a 
 >>standalone package. Would there be a demand for this?

 >I know of at least ten people who would be interested in this, and that 
 >is without counting my friends.  There is a big need for this.

There is a current method of getting the newsgroups to an IBM PC/XT/AT
as well as reading them with a valid message editor.  This is how I
do it using the UFGATE v1.02 software system:

1.  I use UUSLAVE to poll and pick up newsgroups from netsys.
2.  Next I use CUB to decompress all incoming batch news.
3.  Use NEWSIN to convert the news to FTSC (FIDO) compatible messages, which
    are stored in message directories specified in UFGATE.CTL.
4.  Use MSGED v1.99 (by jim nutt) to read the messages.  I can also enter
    or reply.  MSGED supports the usenet type reply string as displayed
    above.  For example:

    In an article of <22 April 89 16:44:00 GMT>, jbayer@ispi.UUCP writes:

5.  After reading, entering and/or replying, use NEWSOUT to export the 
    message to a UUCP style message, ready for sending to your newslink.
    Outgoing messages use the standard LF instead of the messy-dos CR/LF
    pair.

6.  UUSLAVE sends it back.

All of this software is user supported shareware, which is licensed free
of charge to non-commercial users.

Of course I would LOVE to have a version of RN for the PC.  Such author
would get plenty of fame from us messy-dos users.

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