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           SPELL=snownews
         VERSION=1.5.7
          SOURCE=${SPELL}-${VERSION}.tar.gz
         SOURCE2=${SOURCE}.sign
SOURCE_DIRECTORY=${BUILD_DIRECTORY}/${SPELL}-${VERSION}
      SOURCE_URL=http://kiza.kcore.de/software/snownews/download/$SOURCE
     SOURCE2_URL=${SOURCE_URL}.sign
  SOURCE2_IGNORE=signature
        WEB_SITE=http://kiza.kcore.de/software/snownews/
      SOURCE_GPG="snownews.gpg:${SOURCE}.sign"
         ENTERED=20060119
      LICENSE[0]=GPL
        KEYWORDS="client rss news"
           SHORT="Text mode RSS newsreader for Linux and Unix."
cat << EOF
Snownews is a text mode RSS/RDF newsreader. It supports all versions of RSS
natively and supports other formats via plugins.

The program depends on ncurses for the user interface and uses libxml2 for
XML parsing. ncurses must be at least version 5.0. It should work with any
version of libxml2.  Features

    * Runs on Linux,
    *BSD, OS X (Darwin), Solaris and probably many more Unices. Yes, even works under Cygwin.
    * Fast and very resource friendly.
    * Builtin HTTP client will follow server redirects and update feed URLs that point to permanent redirects (301) automatically.
    * Snownews understands "Not-Modified" (304) server replies and handles gzip compression.
    * Local cache for minimal network traffic.
    * HTTP proxy support.
    * HTTP authentication support (basic and digest methods).
    * Optional, basic cookie support.
    * A help menu available throughout the program.
    * Automatic update checking (can be deactivated).
    * Few dependencies on external libraries; ncurses and libxml2.
    * Import feature for OPML subscription lists.
    * Fully customizable key bindings of all program functions.
    * Type Ahead Find for quick and easy navigation.
    * Color support.
    * Extensible via plugins.
    * Feed categories and many other useful features!
EOF