Genecast News Service FAQGenecast News Service FAQWhat content types do you support- November 30, 2002 The Genecast News Service supports XML content only. Supported document types are RDF (including RSS 1.0), RSS up to version 2.0 and OPML. The HTTP response must carry one of the following MIME types in the content-type header: - textplain - textxml - applicationxml - applicationrdf+xml - applicationrss+xmlhttp://www.genecast.com/news/questions.jsp?id=24 What is Genecast News Service- November 26, 2002 The Genecast News Service is a news aggregator. It is collecting news and weblog updates 24 hours per day, from around the world. The Genecast News Service converts these newsfeeds and weblogs to Usenet News. This means you can use any newsreader, such as Netscape or Microsoft Outlook Express, to access the Genecast News Service. If you set up your newsreader to check for new messages regularly, news will pop up in your inbox automatically. The Genecast News Service runs on the Genecast server..http://www.genecast.com/news/questions.jsp?id=22 What is the difference between GNS and Usenet- November 21, 2002 Usenet is a global discussion framework, that anyone can post to. The Genecast News Service is not a part of this -- it has its own way of spanning the globe. You can see the Genecast News Service as a private Usenet. The Genecast News Service is technically similar to Usenet, in that it implements the NNTP protocol and can therefor be accessed with any NNTP client (newsreader). The Genecast News Service is different from Usenet because it is disjoint, requires a subscription, and you cannot...http://www.genecast.com/news/questions.jsp?id=21 Where did you get that server software- November 21, 2002 The Genecast News Service was coded entirely from scratch, by me, in 100% pure Java. It is fully integrated with the application server from Caucho, featuring EJB 2.0, that serves the websites. The platform is Debian GNULinux 3.1, running an RDBMS application back-end. The NNTP server is fully compliant with RFC 977, including common extensions, and RFC 1036. It features NTLM authentication -- a Microsoft proprietary challengeresponse protocol, multipartalternative formatted MIME messages with..http://www.genecast.com/news/questions.jsp?id=19 What is Usenet- November 21, 2002 For a formal answer to that question you best ask Google or check out usenet.org. The following is an excerpt from a Usenet FAQ.Usenet is a world-wide distributed discussion system. It consists of a set of "newsgroups" with names that are classified hierarchically by subject. "Articles" are "posted" to these newsgroups by people on computers with the appropriate software. These articles are then broadcast to other interconnected computer systems via a wide variety of networks. Genecast News...http://www.genecast.com/news/questions.jsp?id=18 How does your newsfeed collection stay up-to-date- November 20, 2002 There are two mechanism in place. The first one is you, who's regularly adding new feeds on the submission page. Secondly, the Genecast News Service recognizes subscription and blogroll URL's in RSS feeds. It requests these URL's and parses the content to create subscription and blogroll messages in the newsgroup, and adds any new XML newsfeeds it encounters to the service.http://www.genecast.com/news/questions.jsp?id=17 Can I try before I buy- November 20, 2002 Sure. The Genecast News Service has a free server, freenews.genecast.com, that supports anonymous access. It contains a limited amount of newsfeeds. Read all about how to set up your newsreader to try the Genecast News Service, at this configuration page.http://www.genecast.com/news/questions.jsp?id=16 Did I miss stuff by not reading the other sections- November 14, 2002 Read these configuration tips, even if you're not using MS Outlook Express.http://www.genecast.com/news/questions.jsp?id=15 Do you have some useful configuration tips- November 14, 2002 The following applies to MS Outlook Express. If you're not using Outlook Express, check if your newsreader has similar options. 1. If you have a permanent internet connection, select the option "include this account when checking for new messages", in the account properties dialog. 2. Disable the option "delete news messages ... days after being downloaded". This can be very confusing when reading weblogs. It is on tab "Maintenance" when you select "Options" from the "Tools" menu. 3. You may...http://www.genecast.com/news/questions.jsp?id=14 What is XML- November 4, 2002 Mind if I bring in the experts W3School.com has an excellent introduction and tutorial.http://www.genecast.com/news/questions.jsp?id=13 |