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- THIS IS NOT A TERRIBLY FUNCTIONAL NEWSREADER. IT IS PROVIDED AS A BASIS
- FOR OTHER PROJECTS YOU MIGHT WANT TO DO. IF YOU JUST WANT A GOOD SOLID
- NEWSREADER, CHECK OUT "NEWSGRAZER" (BY JASON ADAMS) ON THE FTP SITES.
-
- Phew, that said...
-
- This code is not public domain. I retain all rights to this code, except
- that you may use any part(s) of this code in any program which you give
- away for free.
-
- I may be willing to let you use parts of this code (for free) in programs
- which you sell, but I'd like to be asked first.
-
- This code is provided as both example code for certain techniques, and
- as a possible starting point for a real newsreader/mailreader.
-
- It works pretty well right now as a newsreader. It can't post. It
- requires NNTP.
-
- I'd like to see people add:
-
- 0) Posting. I have a nib file for what I'd like it to look like, but
- that's about it. Posting would be really simple, I just haven't done
- it.
-
- 1) Ability to read the /usr/spool/news directories directly, in addition
- to UUCP.
-
- 2) Ability to read mail as well. Basically, news and mail should be treated
- the same, with the same folders applying to each.
-
- 3) Ability to save articles in a group (or move them between groups) or mail
- messages in a folder. Mail folders and news groups should function
- identically. If you save a message in either, it should always show up.
- (Of course, there should be a switch to set whether you actually want to
- see previously read messages in a group/folder.)
-
- 4) Automatic filtering of incoming mail to different mailboxes/groups/folders.
- Thus reading mail would be just like reading news; you'd have a list of folders
- with new entries, go into them, read the mail, and decide whether to save
- it or chuck it. (Use elm-filters on this one, save yourself some trouble.)
-
- Note that this newsreader uses the undocumented "ColumnCell" class. You
- should probably switch this to something else. Also, there's source included
- for the little clock icon (like you see in Preferences), which I'd like
- to display the time of posting in (good luck!). Right now the calendar/
- subdirectory isn't used at all.
-
- Enjoy. BTW, I no longer am working on News, I've got another project, so
- you're pretty much on your own. (You can still ask me questions, though.)
- If you come up with some neat changes, send them back to me, and maybe
- I'll be able to come up with a real release.
-
- -william shipley
- wjs@last.cac.washington.edu
-