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diff --git a/Demo/scripts/newslist.doc b/Demo/scripts/newslist.doc deleted file mode 100755 index 87fd9ba..0000000 --- a/Demo/scripts/newslist.doc +++ /dev/null @@ -1,59 +0,0 @@ - NEWSLIST - ======== - A program to assist HTTP browsing of newsgroups - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -WWW browsers such as NCSA Mosaic allow the user to read newsgroup -articles by specifying the group name in a URL eg 'news:comp.answers'. - -To browse through many groups, though, (and there are several thousand -of them) you really need a page or pages containing links to all the -groups. There are some good ones out there, for example, - - http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/DataSources/News/Groups/Overview.html - -is the standard one at CERN, but it only shows the groups available there, -which may be rather different from those available on your machine. - -Newslist is a program which creates a hierarchy of pages for you based -on the groups available from YOUR server. It is written in python - a -splendid interpreted object-oriented language which I suggest you get -right now from the directory /pub/python at ftp.cwi.nl, if you haven't -already got it. - -You should be able to see some sample output by looking at: - http://pelican.cl.cam.ac.uk/newspage/root.html - -Descriptions of newsgroups can be added from a file with one group -per line. eg: - - alt.foo Articles about foo - comp.bar Programming in 'bar' and related languages - -A suitable list detailing most groups can be found at ftp.uu.net in -/uunet-info/newsgroups.gz. - -Make sure you read the information at the beginning of the program source and -configure the variables before running. - -In addition to python, you need: - - An NNTP-based news feed. - A directory in which to put the pages. - -The programming is not very beautiful, but it works! It comes with no -warranty, express or implied, but with the hope that some others may -find it useful. - -Comments, improvements & suggestions welcomed. -Quentin Stafford-Fraser - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Quentin Stafford-Fraser - http://pelican.cl.cam.ac.uk/people/qs101/me.html - - Cambridge University Computer Lab Rank Xerox Cambridge EuroPARC - qs101@cl.cam.ac.uk fraser@europarc.xerox.com - Tel: +44 223 334411 Tel: +44 223 341521 - Fax: +44 223 334679 Fax: +44 223 341510 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |