Features/Goals

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Updated 1-14-98

Newest features in release:

• NNTP Last command implemented
• List active
• Newgroups command
• Advanced stringmatch routine used in feed specs, stores, and external filtering.
• Supercede implemented
• Xref Slaving

Features in release:

• Cyclical Article Stores which can be configured by group set as well as article size. (Done.)

• Cyclical Overview Stores (Done.)

• Cancel Processing (Done.)

• Support for common NNTP commands. (Done. excluding NEWNEWS)

• Security Controls for Incoming connections. (readers and feeds) (Done.)

• Posting :-) (Done.)

• Xref header. (Done.)

• Xover caching. (Done.)

• Growing article stores on the fly. (Done.)

• Perl spam filtering. (Done.)

• Control Message directory. (Done.)

• Outgoing cross feeding.

• Web interface for configuration

• Moving most of the configuration into the registry. (With some trepidation. :-))

Feature set coming up:

• NOCEM processing.
• Control message processing.

Design goals for Tortoise:

• Maintenance Free
• Built for high volume
• Easily configurable
• Good Usenet citizen
• Small hardware configuration needed.

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