''Leafnode'' is a store-and-forward
NNTP (or
Usenet
Usenet (), a portmanteau of User's Network, is a worldwide distributed discussion system available on computers. It was developed from the general-purpose UUCP, Unix-to-Unix Copy (UUCP) dial-up network architecture. Tom Truscott and Jim Elli ...
)
proxy server designed for small sites with just a few active
newsgroup
A Usenet newsgroup is a repository usually within the Usenet system for messages posted from users in different locations using the Internet. They are not only discussion groups or conversations, but also a repository to publish articles, start ...
s, but very easy to set up and maintain, when compared to
INN. Originally created by
Arnt Gulbrandsen in 1995 while he was working at
Trolltech
Qt Group Plc (Qt is pronounced "cute") is a software company headquartered in Espoo, Finland. It was formed following the acquisition of Qt by Digia, but was later spun off into a separate, publicly traded company.
The company oversees the de ...
, it is currently maintained by Matthias Andree and Ralf Wildenhues.
The term leaf node can also be used to describe a node on a
binary tree
In computer science, a binary tree is a tree data structure in which each node has at most two children, referred to as the ''left child'' and the ''right child''. That is, it is a ''k''-ary tree with . A recursive definition using set theor ...
(or any other sort of tree that has nodes) which has no sub-nodes.
References
External links
Official websiteLeafnode at SourceForge.orgInstalling and Configuring LeafNode
Usenet
Usenet servers
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