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akula
Note - Followup-To: alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent.modified please.
NewsProxy gains several header generation and control options, better
multiple news server support and a few UI tweaks. The headers on this
message are run through a slightly modified version of NewsProxy v1.2.4,
specifically the Message-ID, Date and Path headers are synchronized and
the Message-ID can cryptographically be verified to be mine.
The details on how to use NewsProxy's header controls are available on
request from me, and they are also documented in the source code file
headers.c
If you are using v1.2.3, this version can simply be copied over the
old one.
Feature requests are welcome. I left out a few features from this build
due to my health problems, but I'm still working on them as much as I can.
I intend to do only one additional update before a major rewrite, and then
only as my health permits.
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alt.binaries.freeware
Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:19:54 Z
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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NewsProxy is _freeware_ and released under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
Version 2, June 1991. The complete Visual C++ 6.0 project workspace in
nps-124-src.zip is ready to compile. NewsProxy is supplied as-is, use it
at your own risk.
The source code is commented and explains how to use features not documented
below.
NewsProxy v1.2.4 Release Notes 2006-07-29
NewsProxy is a universal usenet filtering and posting header control tool.
It can filter out unwanted messages through pattern matching and scoring.
For help with filter expressions, see Google's newsgroups archive,
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=nfilter.dat+example&num=100&scoring=d
This release is mostly a tweak of the v1.2.3 release, making it easier to set
up for multiple news servers.
NewsProxy does not need an installer. You can simply extract the *.exe and
run it. It will create a *.ini file to store its configuration. You can
optionally add a text file called nfilter.dat (the default name, you can
call it whatever you like) with filter expressions.
For more help, see http://www.nfilter.org/ - not maintained, but still
pertinent.
If you are having problems, turn on all of the debugging options and
look at both the main dialog box and the debug.log file.
Not all servers supply all headers in the overview. The Xref header
is the most reliable one for filtering out spam and unwanted crossposts.
Changes from v1.2.3
1.. Major addition - you can specify the configuration
file on the commandline. This makes it much easier to
set up multiple filtered server connections.
Create a Windows shortcut and change the Properties->Shortcut->Target from
~~~
C:\bin\nps-124\NewsProxy.exe
~~~
to
~~~
C:\bin\nps-124\NewsProxy.exe -f"C:\bin\nps-124\Altopia.ini"
~~~
You can set up additional shortcuts for different config files.
Each configuration _must_ listen at a different port and the
newsreader must connect to 127.0.0.1 at the corresponding port.
I recommend using #119, for example, port 2119 for your second
server, 3119 for your third and so on.
2.. Always On Top option.
3.. Dropped Articles dialog can be resized.
4.. Other minor UI tweaks.
NewsProxy gains several header generation and control options, better
multiple news server support and a few UI tweaks. The headers on this
message are run through a slightly modified version of NewsProxy v1.2.4,
specifically the Message-ID, Date and Path headers are synchronized and
the Message-ID can cryptographically be verified to be mine.
The details on how to use NewsProxy's header controls are available on
request from me, and they are also documented in the source code file
headers.c
If you are using v1.2.3, this version can simply be copied over the
old one.
Feature requests are welcome. I left out a few features from this build
due to my health problems, but I'm still working on them as much as I can.
I intend to do only one additional update before a major rewrite, and then
only as my health permits.
--
413 kB, 3356 lines.
alt.binaries.freeware
Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:19:54 Z
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
--
NewsProxy is _freeware_ and released under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
Version 2, June 1991. The complete Visual C++ 6.0 project workspace in
nps-124-src.zip is ready to compile. NewsProxy is supplied as-is, use it
at your own risk.
The source code is commented and explains how to use features not documented
below.
NewsProxy v1.2.4 Release Notes 2006-07-29
NewsProxy is a universal usenet filtering and posting header control tool.
It can filter out unwanted messages through pattern matching and scoring.
For help with filter expressions, see Google's newsgroups archive,
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=nfilter.dat+example&num=100&scoring=d
This release is mostly a tweak of the v1.2.3 release, making it easier to set
up for multiple news servers.
NewsProxy does not need an installer. You can simply extract the *.exe and
run it. It will create a *.ini file to store its configuration. You can
optionally add a text file called nfilter.dat (the default name, you can
call it whatever you like) with filter expressions.
For more help, see http://www.nfilter.org/ - not maintained, but still
pertinent.
If you are having problems, turn on all of the debugging options and
look at both the main dialog box and the debug.log file.
Not all servers supply all headers in the overview. The Xref header
is the most reliable one for filtering out spam and unwanted crossposts.
Changes from v1.2.3
1.. Major addition - you can specify the configuration
file on the commandline. This makes it much easier to
set up multiple filtered server connections.
Create a Windows shortcut and change the Properties->Shortcut->Target from
~~~
C:\bin\nps-124\NewsProxy.exe
~~~
to
~~~
C:\bin\nps-124\NewsProxy.exe -f"C:\bin\nps-124\Altopia.ini"
~~~
You can set up additional shortcuts for different config files.
Each configuration _must_ listen at a different port and the
newsreader must connect to 127.0.0.1 at the corresponding port.
I recommend using #119, for example, port 2119 for your second
server, 3119 for your third and so on.
2.. Always On Top option.
3.. Dropped Articles dialog can be resized.
4.. Other minor UI tweaks.
