snownews 1.5.7 review

Snownews is a text mode RSS/RDF newsreader

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 734K Developer: Oliver Feiler

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Snownews is a text mode RSS/RDF newsreader. This is a full feature RSS/RDF reader for text mode which implements all versions of RSS and other formats via plugins



Here are some key features of "snownews":
runs on Linux, *BSD, OS X (Darwin), Solaris and probably many more Unices.
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


Requirements:
ncurses library version 5.0 or late
libxml2
gettext if you want localizations
an iconv library (GNU libiconv for example) that handles UTF-8
binary packages are statically linked and don't require any external libraries