news/slrn 1.0.3p1 OpenBSD
SLang-based newsreader
- System
- OpenBSD
- Repository
- OpenBSD ports
- Maintainer
- The OpenBSD ports mailing-list <[email protected]>
- Categories
- news
Description
slrn (``s-lang read news'') is a newsreader, i.e. a program that accesses a newsserver to read messages from the Internet News service (also known as ``Usenet''). It runs in console mode on various Unix-like systems (including Linux), 32-bit Windows, OS/2, BeOS and VMS.
Beside the usual features of a newsreader, slrn supports scoring rules to highlight, sort or kill articles based on information from their header. It is highly customizable, allows free key-bindings and can easily be extended using the sophisticated s-lang macro language. Offline reading is possible by using either slrnpull (shipped with slrn) or a local newsserver (like leafnode or INN).
In the other systems
The newest version among them is 1.0.4.9, as upstream numbers it.
| System | Port | Version | Vulnerabilities | Status | Maintainer | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenBSD | news/slrn | 1.0.3p1 behind since 2026-09-20 | no data | - | The OpenBSD ports mailing-list <[email protected]> | - |
| FreeBSD | news/slrn | 1.0.4.9 newest | none known | - | [email protected] | - |
| NetBSD | news/slrn | 1.0.3anb4 behind since 2026-09-20 | none known | - | [email protected] | 2026-07-13 |
| DragonFly | news/slrn | 1.0.3a_2 behind since 2026-09-20 | none known | - | [email protected] | - |
| MidnightBSD | news/slrn | 1.0.4.9 newest | no data | - | [email protected] | 2026-09-20 |
| HardenedBSD | news/slrn | 1.0.4.9 newest | no data | - | [email protected] | - |
| GhostBSD | news/slrn | 1.0.4.9 newest | no data | - | [email protected] | - |
Install
Binary package:
pkg_add slrn
From the ports tree:
cd /usr/ports/news/slrn && make install
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.
Dependencies
Build dependencies 2
Run dependencies 1
No port depends on this one.