Re: [leafnode-list] Files for newsgroups

[krasel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Cornelius Krasel)]

Phil Hunt wrote:

> I am considering writing a GUI utility which allows users to
> manually adjust which newsgroups leafnode downloads from. I
> have some questions:
> 
> Does leafnode keep a list of all available newsgroups anywhere? 

/var/spool/news/leaf.node/groupinfo

> I know the newsgroups-to-download are stored in
> /var/spool/news/interesting.groups
> Is this going to stay the same in Leafnode 2.0?

Yes.

To avoid duplication of work, I recommend that you should have a look
at keafnode, a GUI configuration utility for leafnode written by
Guenter Schwann. It is available from
	http://www.sbox.tu-graz.ac.at/home/v/vogel/lin-apps/keafnode
(I have not used it, but it might be a useful template for you.)

--Cornelius.

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