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