diff --git a/mailnews/news/src/nsNntpService.cpp b/mailnews/news/src/nsNntpService.cpp
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+++ b/mailnews/news/src/nsNntpService.cpp
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+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*-
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Netscape Public License
+ * Version 1.0 (the "NPL"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the NPL.  You may obtain a copy of the NPL at
+ * http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the NPL is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the NPL
+ * for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
+ * NPL.
+ *
+ * The Initial Developer of this code under the NPL is Netscape
+ * Communications Corporation.  Portions created by Netscape are
+ * Copyright (C) 1998 Netscape Communications Corporation.  All Rights
+ * Reserved.
+ */
+
+#include "msgCore.h"    // precompiled header...
+#include "nntpCore.h"
+
+#ifdef XP_PC
+#include <windows.h>    // for InterlockedIncrement
+#endif
+
+
+#include "nsNntpService.h"
+#include "nsINetService.h"
+#include "nsINntpUrl.h"
+#include "nsNntpProtocol.h"
+
+static NS_DEFINE_CID(kNntpUrlCID, NS_NNTPURL_CID);
+
+nsNntpService::nsNntpService()
+{
+    NS_INIT_REFCNT();
+}
+
+nsNntpService::~nsNntpService()
+{}
+
+NS_IMPL_THREADSAFE_ISUPPORTS(nsNntpService, nsINntpService::GetIID());
+
+NS_IMETHODIMP nsNntpService::RunNewsUrl(const nsString& urlString, nsISupports * aConsumer, 
+										nsIUrlListener *aUrlListener, nsIURL ** aUrl)
+{
+	// for now, assume the url is a news url and load it....
+	nsINntpUrl		*nntpUrl = nsnull;
+	nsINetService	*pNetService = nsnull;
+	nsITransport	*transport = nsnull;
+	nsNNTPProtocol	*nntpProtocol = nsnull;
+	nsresult rv = NS_OK;
+
+	// make sure we have a netlib service around...
+	rv = NS_NewINetService(&pNetService, nsnull); 
+
+	if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv) && pNetService)
+	{
+
+		rv = nsComponentManager::CreateInstance(kNntpUrlCID, nsnull, nsINntpUrl::GetIID(), (void **)
+												&nntpUrl);
+
+		if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv) && nntpUrl)
+		{
+			char * urlSpec = urlString.ToNewCString();
+			nntpUrl->SetSpec(urlSpec);
+			if (urlSpec)
+				delete [] urlSpec;
+			
+			const char * host;
+			PRUint32 port = NEWS_PORT;
+			
+			if (aUrlListener) // register listener if there is one...
+				nntpUrl->RegisterListener(aUrlListener);
+
+			nntpUrl->GetHostPort(&port);
+			nntpUrl->GetHost(&host);
+			// okay now create a transport to run the url in...
+			pNetService->CreateSocketTransport(&transport, port, host);
+			if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv) && transport)
+			{
+				// almost there...now create a nntp protocol instance to run the url in...
+				nntpProtocol = new nsNNTPProtocol(nntpUrl, transport);
+				if (nntpProtocol)
+					nntpProtocol->LoadURL(nntpUrl, aConsumer);
+			}
+
+			if (aUrl)
+				*aUrl = nntpUrl; // transfer ref count
+			else
+				NS_RELEASE(nntpUrl);
+		} // if nntpUrl
+
+		NS_RELEASE(pNetService);
+	} // if pNetService
+	
+	return rv;
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/mailnews/news/src/nsNntpService.h b/mailnews/news/src/nsNntpService.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..768a6c78a00
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+++ b/mailnews/news/src/nsNntpService.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*-
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Netscape Public License
+ * Version 1.0 (the "NPL"); you may not use this file except in
+ * compliance with the NPL.  You may obtain a copy of the NPL at
+ * http://www.mozilla.org/NPL/
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the NPL is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the NPL
+ * for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
+ * NPL.
+ *
+ * The Initial Developer of this code under the NPL is Netscape
+ * Communications Corporation.  Portions created by Netscape are
+ * Copyright (C) 1998 Netscape Communications Corporation.  All Rights
+ * Reserved.
+ */
+
+#ifndef nsNntpService_h___
+#define nsNntpService_h___
+
+#include "nsINntpService.h"
+
+class nsIURL;
+class nsIUrlListener;
+
+class nsNntpService : public nsINntpService
+{
+public:
+	NS_DECL_ISUPPORTS
+	nsNntpService();
+
+	NS_IMETHOD RunNewsUrl (const nsString& urlString, nsISupports * aConsumer, 
+						   nsIUrlListener * aUrlListener, nsIURL ** aURL);
+protected:
+	virtual ~nsNntpService();
+};
+
+#endif /* nsNntpService_h___ */
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