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A news was the first 'networked' news program, the direct forerunner of the modern NNTP protocol.  From what I can find, it was released on 06/24/1980 in a UseNIX conference from Duke university.
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'''A news''' was the first [[Netnews]] program, the direct forerunner of those which the modern [[Network News Transfer Protocol|NNTP]] protocol.  From what I can find, it was released on 06/24/1980 in a [[UseNIX]] conference at Duke University.
  
A news relied on [[Unix System 7]]'s messaging functions and UUCP to create a global news network.
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A news relied on [[Unix Seventh Edition|Unix System 7]]'s messaging functions and [[UUCP]] to create a global news network.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 17:29, 30 March 2025

A news was the first Netnews program, the direct forerunner of those which the modern NNTP protocol. From what I can find, it was released on 06/24/1980 in a UseNIX conference at Duke University.

A news relied on Unix System 7's messaging functions and UUCP to create a global news network.

download

I've managed to find the source to a news here.

running

Right now I haven't tried running it.

A news was later supplanted by B News.