Microsoft’s .NET Framework class library doesn’t
support certain common communication protocols, for
example, the NNTP and POP3 protocols. Although still
in its infancy, Smilla’s .NET Communication Library is
attempting to fill the gap. By using Smilla’s class
library, developers can add NNTP protocol support to
their applications for functionalities such as:

• Reading newsgroups
• Reading common MIME types
• Posting new articles (simple text only)
• Supporting attachments

Developers can therefore write Windows Forms and
ASP.NET (Web Forms) client newsreader apps. The
library has been written in C#, but is not marked as
CLS compliant. It is distributed under the GNU Lesser
General Public License and is open source. Further
protocols are supposed to be added in the future,
eventually residing in separate assemblies.

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