Definitions for "Leafnode "
Leafnode is a news server, suitable for small, limited-bandwidth sites with only a few users . Leafnode keeps track of which groups are being read and downloads only articles in those groups. Leafnode has been designed to require no maintenance and to be easy to set up.
Leafnode is a caching Usenet news proxy that enables online newsreaders to read news off-line. It is designed for zero maintenance.
Leafnode is a store-and-forward NNTP (or Usenet) proxy server designed for small sites with just a few active newsgroups, 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.