''Leafnode'' is a store-and-forward
NNTP (or
Usenet
Usenet () is a worldwide distributed discussion system available on computers. It was developed from the general-purpose Unix-to-Unix Copy (UUCP) dial-up network architecture. Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis conceived the idea in 1979, and it wa ...
)
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 discussion groups and are not devoted to publishing news. Newsgroups are technically disti ...
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, 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 (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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