On Fri, Jun 9, 2023 at 7:56 PM Ralf Quint <freedos...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 6/9/2023 4:57 PM, Jim Erickson wrote: > > it can be found in C:\NET\NEWSNUZ\SNUZ.EXE it can be installed via > > fdimples from the networking section. sorry about that! > > Well, color me surprised. Before i posted my previous question what it > is, I did a Google search and came up empty. So I kind of wonder how > this got onto any FreeDOS installation media (you also failed to mention > which version). I also just checked the 1.3 Live CD and it is NOT > included in that one, don't have any of the other CD media handy right > now to check who the actual author is and equally important, what kind > of IP networking library it would require (and possibly which other > preloaded IP networking prerequisite). [...] According to the package report, it should be available in the livecd, bonuscd, and fullusb installers. https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.3/official/report.html It’s been long enough since 1.3 that I’d completely forgotten it was there. But it’s in the package review, too. http://wiki.freedos.org/wiki/index.php/Releases/1.3/Packages#Networking Based on what I found in my other email, it looks like this uses wattcp, but I’ve never used an nntp client on DOS so I never tried this one either. Jim *Aside:* *This is a reminder that when we one day start planning 1.4 (or 2.0, whatever we call it), I think we need to look at what packages we include, and consider dropping some unneeded packages. I’ve tried to start those conversations since the 1.3 release, but maybe I should try again.*
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