[svn] * Makefile.in, configure, configure.in, docs/Makefile.in, src/Makefile.in: Added checks for the mail and sort programs. ./configure will abort if they're not found. * README: Removed the paragraph about news client software, as it's the same as the one in docs/NOTES. * TODO: Removed 'expiring by groups' and 'move some text from noffle.1 to noffle.conf.5'. * docs/NOTES: Changed the text about -DDEBUG to explain one should use './configure --enable-debug'. * docs/noffle.1, docs/noffle.conf.5: Minor fixes. Added myself and Jim Hague to the AUTHORS section :-) * src/client.h, src/common.h, src/configfile.h, src/content.c, src/content.h, src/control.c, src/control.h, src/database.h, src/dynamicstring.c, src/dynamicstring.h, src/fetch.h, src/fetchlist.h, src/group.h, src/itemlist.c, src/itemlist.h, src/lock.h, src/log.c, src/log.h, src/noffle.c, src/online.h, src/outgoing.h, src/over.c, src/over.h, src/post.h, src/protocol.h, src/pseudo.h, src/request.h, src/server.h, src/util.c, src/util.h: Added the <config.h> include. * src/content.c: Added missing include "content.h". Added a missing 'void' in the declaration of clearCont(). * src/fetchlist.c: Casted fetchlist.size to (size_t) in a call to qsort(), as qsort() expects a size_t. This removes a warning. * src/noffle.c: Made doRequested() static. Added missing void to enableCorefiles(). * src/log.c, src/protocol.c, src/online.c, src/pseudo.c: Added missing includes. * src/pseudo.c: Made genOv() and genPseudo() static. * src/server.c: Added missing void to postArts(). Made touchArticle() static. * src/util.c: Casted arguments of malloc() and memcpy() to size_t. * src/dynamicstring.c, src/itemlist.c, src/over.c, src/request.c, src/util.c: Removed casting of the result of malloc(). This is not necessary and can hide a missing include of <stdlib.h>.

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NOFFLE FAQ
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Q: What is the difference between NOFFLE and leafnode?

A: NOFFLE uses less resources (disk space and bandwidth). Downloading groups
   in overview mode is several times faster, because it uses the XOVER command
   instead of HEAD. In addition, there is the quasi-transparent mode, when
   online, which allows to browse through groups and cache everything without
   subscribing. NOFFLE is GPLed, leafnode isn't.

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Q: I subscribe to groups, but get a "Retreiving failed" message for every
   requested article.

A: Some news server do not allow retrieving articles by message-ID. You cannot
   use NOFFLE together with these servers presently.

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Q: I changed the server in the config files, but the new groups do not appear.

A: You should run 'noffle --query groups' again. If you want all old group
   information deleted, you should remove the file data/groupinfo.gdbm in the
   spool directory before.

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Q: The Emacs news reader GNUS hangs while getting active list from server.

A: This is a known phenomena and I believe that it is a bug with GNUS, because
   the log files show correct handling of client commands by noffle.