Simon J. Gerraty [Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 12:26:43AM -0700]:
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> So, can anyone identify a package that can allow for local reading of
> /var/spool/news - with minimal overhead?

I use slrn. To get the news from NNTP server I use slrnpull (should be
bundled).

Regards,
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