WendzelNNTPd A simple IPv6-ready Usenet server with the main goal to be as easy to use as possible
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A simple IPv6-ready Usenet server with the main goal to be as easy to use as possible The Usenet is a huge discussion forum. People can ask/answer questions and can discuss every kind of topic in the Usenet. The Usenet runs on a so called Usenet-Server like WendzelNNTPd.You can connect to such a sever with all the well known Usenet-Clients (like some eMail-Clients with additional Usenet functions like MS Outlook Express or Mozilla Thunderbird).The WendzelNNTPd is a free and simple IPv6-ready Usenet server with the main goal to be as easy to use as possible. WendzelNNTPd is also portable (OS X/Linux/*BSD/*nix/Win32) and comes with a Qt based GUI.WendzelNNTPd is easy to install and easy to use. Every employee who is able to send an eMail will be able to use the Usenet without any problems!WendzelINNTPd is a very tiny software that will easily run onvery old hardware what again saves lots of money. Here are some key features of "WendzelNNTPd": Free & Open: · GPLv3 Licensed Open Source Software · Binary download, source code download and WebSVN available Portability: · runs on 32-Bit Windows 2000/XP systems (Vista not tested) · runs on Linux · runs on BSD · runs on Mac OS X Tiny: · does only implement the most important NNTP commands + authentication commands · only about 4.300 lines of C and C++ code (for everything: the daemon, the admin tool and the GUI) · designed for small and medium size environments (at home, small/medium size companies up to 500 server users, workgroups, customer support) · based on SQLite3 (MySQL or PostgreSQL support for medium/big size environments in planing) Easy to Use: · The main target on the development of the WendzelNNTPd was to create an Usenet server everybody can use. · Qt GUI is available Other Features: · IPv6-ready (not the Windows version since Microsoft has no real IPv6 support) · Can produce RSS overview output of the latest postings for easy website integration and such things! What's New in This Release: FIXES: · Always calloc() an additional byte of memory for the message ID · to prevent an buffer overflow. One would need to create millions of · millions of postings to overfill the buffer. I think this is as good · as impossible to exploit. ADDED_FEATURES: · Make it possible to use anonymized message IDs · Added the scripts/ directory that currently contains only a new init.d · script I tested on Ubuntu MISC: · Added a new file including hints for contribution · Added upgrade hints in the 'INSTALL' file for Linux/BSD/Unix

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