Lars Appel wrote:
> As we have SMTP/MIME mail available as at least one well-known
> commercial solution (3k.com), I would prefer things that are not
> yet available at all being done first. Two examples that come to
> my mind are INN news server or LPR/LPD remote printing utilities.
>
> I have to admit that I have no idea how complex or viable they are.

As a prelude to a news server, I'd like to see 'tin' or some other
news *reader* first -- anything supporting NNTP, although INN would
be interesting (albeit resource-intensive).  I tried tin once but ran
into curses difficulties and source include incompatibilities/omissions
(using Steve Elmer/Mike Belshe's libbsd, never tried Mark Klein's gcc).

lpr/lpd have several third-party solutions, though a bit costly for
just lpr/lpd functionality.

Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>