A new web newsreader

Robert Clipsham robert at octarineparrot.com
Thu Dec 8 05:52:57 PST 2011


On 08/12/2011 13:51, Robert Clipsham wrote:
> On 08/12/2011 10:55, Vladimir Panteleev wrote:
>> As mentioned previously, I've been working on a web frontend for the
>> DigitalMars NNTP server. I collected ideas and inspiration from the
>> several threads on this topic in the last few weeks, and now I think
>> that the result is ready for beta testing and general use.
>>
>> The current (temporary) URL is:
>>
>>
>>
>> Here are the highlights:
>>
>> * Written in D, pull requests are welcome.
>> https://github.com/CyberShadow/DFeed
>>
>> * It remembers which posts you've seen on an individual post basis.
>> By default, read post history is stored in a compressed cookie.
>>
>> * Optionally, you can register an account, which will store your
>> preferences and read post history in the server database. There is no
>> e-mail confirmation etc.
>
> Oooh, it's almost ready enough to let me replace my Thunderbird usage!
>
> A couple of feature requests (some I've already mentioned on IRC):
>
> * Support syntax highlighting for blocks enclosed with --- like DDoc
> does, maybe other types of blocks too such as {{{}}} that trac uses, or
> whatever github uses.
> * Does the mailing list have the same restriction as gmane has (no
> posting)?
> * Thundrbird has a "mark read" function for threads/messages/newsgroups
> - that'd be really useful.
> * In the horizontal-split view if you scroll down too far in the thread
> you can't see the current thread title, it would be good to make that
> sticky until you reach the next thread so you can see where you're up to

Another one - log in using OpenID so I don't have to remember another 
username/password ;)

-- 
Robert
http://octarineparrot.com/


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