InterNetNews (INN) is a complete usenet system that provides tools to manage newsfeed services, including connections to external newsfeed configurations and control of client access to newsgroups.

The Internet Software Consortium homepage for the INN server provides release notes and access to the latest kit. For more information on newsfeeds and the InterNetNews Server, see the Usenet and InterNetNews document by Thomas Podnar and the set of FAQs by Tom Limoncelli in /usr/ internet/docs/inn/nntp.ps.

For information on how to enable authentication of Usenet group changes using PGPverify, visit the following URL:

ftp://ftp.uu.net/networking/news/misc/pgpcontrol/README.html

IRC Server

http://www.irchelp.org/

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) allows users to communicate with each other in real time across a network of Internet servers. The EFnet #IRChelp help archive provides general information and pointers to many FAQs and clients. Information on configuring IRC is included in usr/internet/irc/ example.conf on the Internet Express kit. For more information on IRC, see the irc(1) and ircd(8) reference pages.

Jabber

http://jabberd.org

Jabber Jabber is an Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) server. Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) is an open, XML-based protocol originally aimed at near-real-time, extensible instant messaging (IM) and presence information (e.g., buddy lists), but now expanded into the broader realm of message oriented middleware.It remains the core protocol of the Jabber Instant Messaging and Presence technology. Built to be extensible, the protocol has been extended with features such as Voice over Internet Protocol and file transfer signaling.

Lynx Web Browser

http://lynx.isc.org

Lynxis a fully featured World Wide Web browser for users connected to a system via cursor-addressable, character-cell terminals or terminal emulators. Lynx is a product of the Distributed Computing Group within Academic Computing Services of The University of Kansas.

The /usr/internet/docs/lynx directory contains documentation on Lynx.

Majordomo Automated Internet Mailing Lists Manager

http://www.greatcircle.com/majordomo/

Majordomo is a set of programs that automate operation and maintenance of Internet mailing lists. The Internet Express kit includes the documentation on Majordomo in the /usr/internet/ majordomo directory.

Mailman

http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/

Mailman manages mailing and e-newsletter lists.

Mozilla

http://www.mozilla.org/

The Mozilla Application Suite includes a set of applications, including a Web browser, E-mail client, news reader, chat, and Web page editor.

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