XPost: news.software.readers   
   From: oneingray@gmail.com   
      
   >>>>> Whiskers   writes:   
      
   	[Cross-posting to news:comp.protocols.tcp-ip.]   
      
   [...]   
      
    > If you have a local news spool, and merely want to read a particular   
    > article, you can use text tools to do so - or telnet into (eg)   
    > Leafnode.  (Telnet also works with upstream news-servers of course).   
    > Lynx is quite good at reading individual articles, but not so good   
    > for following threads or posting.   
      
   	Alas, even with --source, Lynx (as of 2.8.8dev.5 debian 1)   
   	appears to garble the articles somewhat.   
      
    > Eg:   
      
    > ]$ telnet localhost nntp   
      
   	Won't telnet(1) go nuts should the article being fetched happen   
   	to contain an \xFF octet?  FWIW, I'd advocate for using nc(1)   
   	(AKA Netcat) here instead.  (Why, some of my hosts have no   
   	telnet(1) client installed at all.)   
      
    > Trying ::1...   
    > Connected to localhost.   
    > Escape character is '^]'.   
    > 200 Leafnode NNTP daemon, version 2.0.0.alpha20110806a at tav   
   .mobile.private   
    > ARTICLE    
    > 220 0  article retrieved - text   
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