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flnews is a client with graphical user interface to read USENET newsgroups.
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It is intended for POSIX compliant operating systems running the X window
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system.
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The main development goals are (in order of importance):
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- No bloat
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- Support for old workstations
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- Standard compliance
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- Be conservative in what you do, be liberal in what you accept from others
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- Compatibility with other newsreaders
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- Usable X display redirection via network (or ssh tunnel)
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- Warn users about things that are not forbidden but considered "bad practice"
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Features that are currently not implemented (or not usable yet):
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- UUCP
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- Multiple servers
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- Offline mode (for network connection via dialup line)
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