Re: Slrnpull

[Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com>]

Daniel Pittman <daniel@rimspace.net> writes:

[...]

> > The slrnpull docs say it doesn't but it also says leafnode doesn't. 
> 
> It's wrong. Leafnode /is/ an NNTP server. I use it daily to do news on
> my disconnected laptop and my small 23/7 home site.

Turns out it was an over ambitious interpretation from memory on my
part:
>From slrnpull README
[...]
   There are several other ``sucking'' programs available that perform a
   similar function as slrnpull.  The best known are `leafnode' and
   `suck'.  All of them, with the exception of `leafnode' require the
   user to run a newsserver program such as INN or CNEWS.  Like
   `leafnode', slrnpull does not require a newsserver.
[..]

> Works great. I would not hesitate to recommend it and can offer help
> setting it up, should you require some.

Thanks for the offer.  The reason I've steered clear of leafnode, is
I've noticed many comments about it using some kind of heuristics to
determine what groups to get etc.

I don't really want heuristics.  I want to tell an app exactly what to
get and have it get all messages from my list, always.

Is that easily done with leafnode?  I had hoped it would be with
slrnpull, and maybe it is.  I have the downloading working well now.
Very simple and straightforward.  I just had a dumb typo in my code.

I still haven't gotten into trying out posting. I've had some tips
on that though.