# NNTP implementation for Rails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nntp-implementation-for-rails/111773>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 10, 2007, 5:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nntp-implementation-for-rails/111773 "2007-08-10T17:48:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2007, 5:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nntp-implementation-for-rails/111773/1 "2007-08-10T17:48:02Z")

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Just wondering if there is a NNTP implementation out there that would  
allow me to connect to a newsgroup server and download some postings.  
I couldn’t find anything. I know Pear has one for PHP, and just  
wondered if there was an equivallent in rails.

Thanks!  
Mike

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2007, 6:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nntp-implementation-for-rails/111773/2 "2007-08-10T18:15:06Z")

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> Just wondering if there is a NNTP implementation out there that would  
> allow me to connect to a newsgroup server and download some postings.  
> I couldn’t find anything. I know Pear has one for PHP, and just  
> wondered if there was an equivallent in rails.

Don’t know anything about it, but…

[http://rubyforge.org/projects/ruby-net-nntp/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/ruby-net-nntp/)

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 2:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nntp-implementation-for-rails/111773/3 "2007-08-12T02:05:49Z")

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Philip H. wrote:

> > Just wondering if there is a NNTP implementation out there that would  
> > allow me to connect to a newsgroup server and download some postings.  
> > I couldn’t find anything. I know Pear has one for PHP, and just  
> > wondered if there was an equivallent in rails.
> 
> Don’t know anything about it, but…
> 
> [http://rubyforge.org/projects/ruby-net-nntp/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/ruby-net-nntp/)

and

[https://rubyforge.org/projects/nntp/](https://rubyforge.org/projects/nntp/)