news/inn 2.7.4_1 MidnightBSD

InterNetNews -- the Internet meets Netnews

System: MidnightBSD
Repository: mports
Maintainer: [email protected]
Last update: 2026-09-20
Commit: 2e7b558638
License: gpl2, iscl
Categories: news

Description

InterNetNews is a complete Usenet system. The cornerstone of the package is innd, an NNTP server that multiplexes all I/O. Newsreading is handled by a separate server, nnrpd, that is spawned for each client. Both innd and nnrpd have some slight variances from the NNTP protocol.

In the other systems

The newest version among them is 2.7.4, as upstream numbers it.

System

Port

Version

Vulnerabilities

Status

Maintainer

Last update

MidnightBSD

news/inn

2.7.4_1 newest

no data

[email protected]

2026-09-20

FreeBSD

news/inn

2.7.4_1 newest

none known

[email protected]

2026-07-24

NetBSD

news/inn

2.7.3nb3 behind since 2026-09-20

none known

[email protected]

2026-07-16

DragonFly

news/inn

2.7.2 behind since 2026-09-20

none known

[email protected]

HardenedBSD

news/inn

2.7.4_1 newest

no data

[email protected]

GhostBSD

news/inn

2.7.4_1 newest

no data

[email protected]

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Version history 1

2.7.4 2026-09-20 2e7b558638

Upstream's version as each commit to the port's Makefile set it, or as this site first saw it in the system's packages; the tree's own revisions are not versions here.

Install

Binary package:

mport install inn

From mports:

cd /usr/mports/news/inn && make install clean

To depend on this port in another port's Makefile:

RUN_DEPENDS=	inn>0:news/inn
LIB_DEPENDS=	libinn.so:news/inn

Dependency graph

Ports that need it on the left, what it needs to run on the right; at most 8 of each. "Dependencies" below lists them all.

graph LR
  me["news/inn"]
  me --> d0["graphics/p5-GD"]
  me --> d1["mail/p5-MIME-Tools"]
  classDef this fill:#ab2b28,color:#ffffff,stroke:#ab2b28
  class me this

Dependencies

As this port's Makefile names them.

Build 2

p5-GD>=0 : graphics/p5-GD
p5-MIME-Tools>=0 : mail/p5-MIME-Tools

Runtime 2

p5-GD>=0 : graphics/p5-GD
p5-MIME-Tools>=0 : mail/p5-MIME-Tools

Build dependencies 2

Run dependencies 2

No port depends on this one.

Configuration

Options name: news_inn

Option

Default

Description

BERKELEYDB

Enable BerkeleyDB (for ovdb overview method)

BLOCKLISTD

Enable blocklistd support

CANLOCK

Enable Cancel-Lock support via libcanlock

DOCS

off

EXAMPLES

off

GNUPG

GnuPG support (for pgpverify control message)

KERBEROS

off

Enable Kerberos v5 (for auth_krb5)

KEYWORDS

Automatic keyword generation support

LARGE_FILES

Support for files larger than 2GB

OPENSSL

Enable OpenSSL (for NNTP over TLS/SSL support)

PYTHON

Enable support for embedded Python

SASL

off

Enable SASL (for imapfeed authentication)

SETGID_INEWS

Enable posting articles locally for all users

SQLITE

Enable SQLite (for ovsqlite overview method)

TAGGED_HASH

off

Use tagged hash table for history

UUCP_RNEWS

Install rnews suitable for use with net/freebsd-uucp

USES: cpe gmake libtool perl5 uidfix
Service scripts: innd, nnrpd
Conflicts with: inn-current

Files

Manual pages 126

INN::Config(3)
INN::Utils::Shlock(3)
INN::ovsqlite_client(3)
active(5)
active.times(5)
actsync(8)
actsyncd(8)
archive(8)
auth_krb5(8)
batcher(8)
buffchan(8)
buffindexed.conf(5)
ckpasswd(8)
cnfsheadconf(8)
cnfsstat(8)
control.ctl(5)
controlchan(8)
convdate(1)
ctlinnd(8)
cvtbatch(8)
cycbuff.conf(5)
delayer(8)
distrib.pats(5)
distributions(5)
docheckgroups(8)
domain(8)
expire(8)
expire.ctl(5)
expireover(8)
expirerm(8)
fastrm(1)
gencancel(1)
getlist(1)
grephistory(1)
history(5)
ident(8)
imapfeed(8)
incoming.conf(5)
inews(1)
inn-radius.conf(5)
inn-secrets.conf(5)
inn.conf(5)
innbind(8)
inncheck(8)
innconfval(1)
innd(8)
inndf(8)
innfeed(8)
innfeed.conf(5)
innmail(1)
innreport(8)
innreport.conf(5)
innstat(8)
innupgrade(8)
innwatch(8)
innwatch.ctl(5)
innxbatch(8)
innxmit(8)
inpaths(8)
libinn(3)
libinn_clientlib(3)
libinn_dbz(3)
libinn_inndcomm(3)
libinn_list(3)
libinn_qio(3)
libinn_tst(3)
libinn_uwildmat(3)
libinnauth(3)
libinnhist(3)
libinnstorage(3)
localgroups(5)
mailpost(8)
makedbz(8)
makehistory(8)
mod-active(8)
moderators(5)
motd.innd(5)
motd.news(5)
motd.nnrpd(5)
news.daily(8)
news2mail(8)
newsfeeds(5)
newsgroups(5)
newslog(5)
ninpaths(8)
nnrpd(8)
nnrpd.track(5)
nntpget(1)
nntpsend(8)
nntpsend.ctl(5)
nocem.ctl(5)
ovdb(5)
ovdb_init(8)
ovdb_monitor(8)
ovdb_server(8)
ovdb_stat(8)
overchan(8)
ovsqlite(5)
ovsqlite-server(8)
ovsqlite-util(8)
passwd.nntp(5)
perl-nocem(8)
pgpverify(1)
procbatch(8)
prunehistory(8)
pullnews(1)
radius(8)
rc.news(8)
readers.conf(5)
rnews(1)
scanlogs(8)
scanspool(8)
send-ihave(8)
send-uucp(8)
sendinpaths(8)
sendxbatches(8)
shlock(8)
shrinkfile(1)
simpleftp(1)
sm(8)
storage.conf(5)
subscriptions(5)
tally.control(8)
tdx-util(8)
tinyleaf(8)
writelog(8)

pkg-plist 408

@owner news
@group news
@dir
bin/actmerge
bin/actsync
bin/actsyncd
bin/archive
@(root,,4550) bin/auth/passwd/ckpasswd
bin/auth/passwd/auth_krb5
bin/auth/passwd/radius
bin/auth/resolv/domain
bin/auth/resolv/ident
bin/batcher
bin/buffchan
bin/buffindexed_d
bin/cnfsheadconf
bin/cnfsstat
bin/control/checkgroups.pl
bin/control/ihave.pl
bin/control/newgroup.pl
bin/control/rmgroup.pl
bin/control/sendme.pl
bin/controlbatch
bin/controlchan
bin/convdate
bin/ctlinnd
bin/cvtbatch
bin/delayer
bin/docheckgroups
bin/expire
bin/expireover
bin/expirerm
bin/fastrm
bin/filter/INN.py
bin/filter/nnrpd.py
@sample %%NEWSBASE%%/bin/filter/filter_innd.pl.sample
@sample %%NEWSBASE%%/bin/filter/filter_innd.py.sample
@sample %%NEWSBASE%%/bin/filter/filter_nnrpd.pl.sample
@sample %%NEWSBASE%%/bin/filter/nnrpd_access.pl.sample
@sample %%NEWSBASE%%/bin/filter/nnrpd_access.py.sample
@sample %%NEWSBASE%%/bin/filter/nnrpd_auth.pl.sample
@sample %%NEWSBASE%%/bin/filter/nnrpd_auth.py.sample
@sample %%NEWSBASE%%/bin/filter/nnrpd_dynamic.py.sample
@sample %%NEWSBASE%%/bin/filter/startup_innd.pl.sample
bin/gencancel
bin/getlist
bin/grephistory
bin/imapfeed
@(,news,) bin/inews
bin/inncheck
bin/innconfval
@(root,,4550) bin/innbind
bin/innd
bin/inndf
bin/innfeed
bin/innmail
bin/innreport
bin/innstat
bin/innupgrade
bin/innwatch
bin/innxbatch
bin/innxmit
bin/mailpost
bin/makedbz
bin/makehistory
bin/mod-active
bin/news.daily
bin/news2mail
bin/ninpaths
bin/nnrpd
bin/nntpget
bin/nntpsend
bin/ovdb_init
bin/ovdb_monitor
bin/ovdb_server
bin/ovdb_stat
bin/overchan
bin/ovsqlite-server
bin/ovsqlite-util
bin/perl-nocem
bin/pgpverify
bin/procbatch
bin/prunehistory
bin/pullnews
bin/rc.news
@(,uucp,4550) bin/rnews
bin/rnews
bin/rnews.libexec/c7unbatch
bin/rnews.libexec/decode
bin/rnews.libexec/encode
bin/rnews.libexec/bunbatch
bin/rnews.libexec/gunbatch
bin/scanlogs
bin/scanspool
bin/send-ihave
bin/send-uucp
bin/sendinpaths
bin/sendxbatches
bin/shlock
bin/shrinkfile

The first 100 are listed.

distinfo 1

File

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SHA256

inn-2.7.4.tar.gz

2.895892e+06

80fc7e801e1996cb17bb430d104dd9c5b29aa571fd4b29a9c821b4fadb051d3b

Master sites 1

Commit history 1

Date Commit Credits Log message

2026-09-20

2e7b558638

Lucas Holt

news/inn: update to 2.7.4 (#1499)

Updates INN to 2.7.4 with current service, sample, and library packaging. ## Summary by Sourcery Update the INN port to 2.7.4 with current service integration, optional features, and complete sample and library packaging. New Features: - Add nnrpd service integration and package current INN configuration, database, filter, sample, and library files for version 2.7.4. - Add optional Cancel-Lock support and update blocklistd, SQLite, Berkeley DB, Kerberos, and related packaging options. Bug Fixes: - Update the port from INN 2.7.2 to 2.7.4 and refresh its distfile checksums. Enhancements: - Modernize configuration, option handling, installation layout, version metadata, and file stripping for the updated INN release. - Update service and package-install handling for the revised runtime …