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Topic: Read punbb groups with a newsreader

Hi,

Is it possible to read the punbb groups with a newsreader ?

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Re: Read punbb groups with a newsreader

Yes you can, see this thread: http://punbb.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=6586

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  • Registered: 2006-07-14
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Re: Read punbb groups with a newsreader

hcgtv wrote:

Yes you can, see this thread: http://punbb.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=6586

I want to read the group with a newsreader, like OE, MesNews, XNews, etc.... Not a rss.

  • Registered: 2006-06-28
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Re: Read punbb groups with a newsreader

mesnews wrote:

I want to read the group with a newsreader, like OE [Editor note: what is OE?], MesNews, XNews, etc.... Not a rss.

I don't know that there is really any sort of plugin which would make the forum readable by a newsreader (I presume you mean a USENET reader, like that included with most e-mail clients, for instance Thunderbird). That would require running a separate daemon on your server, and you'd need not only root access but also some significant programming skills to make the forum work in the NNTP protocol.

  • Registered: 2006-07-14
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Re: Read punbb groups with a newsreader

thetorpedodog wrote:
mesnews wrote:

I want to read the group with a newsreader, like OE [Editor note: what is OE?], MesNews, XNews, etc.... Not a rss.

I don't know that there is really any sort of plugin which would make the forum readable by a newsreader (I presume you mean a USENET reader,

Yes, it's what I say.

thetorpedodog wrote:

That would require running a separate daemon on your server, and you'd need not only root access but also some significant programming skills to make the forum work in the NNTP protocol.

I did some php file, to reproduce the nntp command (like "group", "article", etc...). And a program, run on my PC, to transform nntp protocol to http. Now I can read messages dirrectly in my newsreader smile (but not reply for the moment)

  • Registered: 2006-09-29
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Re: Read punbb groups with a newsreader

mesnews wrote:
thetorpedodog wrote:
mesnews wrote:

I want to read the group with a newsreader, like OE [Editor note: what is OE?], MesNews, XNews, etc.... Not a rss.

I don't know that there is really any sort of plugin which would make the forum readable by a newsreader (I presume you mean a USENET reader,

Yes, it's what I say.

thetorpedodog wrote:

That would require running a separate daemon on your server, and you'd need not only root access but also some significant programming skills to make the forum work in the NNTP protocol.

I did some php file, to reproduce the nntp command (like "group", "article", etc...). And a program, run on my PC, to transform nntp protocol to http. Now I can read messages dirrectly in my newsreader smile (but not reply for the moment)

This is very handy. Could you please post the code?