diff --git a/net-im/newsbot/Makefile b/net-im/newsbot/Makefile
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index 000000000000..3349d02f8bde
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+++ b/net-im/newsbot/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# ex:ts=8
+# Ports collection makefile for:	newsbot
+# Date created:			Mar 12, 2004
+# Whom:				ijliao
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+
+PORTNAME=	newsbot
+PORTVERSION=	0.4.5
+CATEGORIES=	net
+MASTER_SITES=	http://www.jabberstudio.org/files/${PORTNAME}/
+DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}-0.45
+
+MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
+COMMENT=	Gathers news from RDF/RSS and send them to your IM client
+
+RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/jabber.py:${PORTSDIR}/net/py-jabber
+
+USE_PYTHON=	2.2+
+NO_BUILD=	yes
+
+PLIST_FILES=	bin/newsbot
+
+do-install:
+	@${SED} "s,%%DATADIR%%,${DATADIR}," \
+		< ${FILESDIR}/newsbot > ${PREFIX}/bin/newsbot
+	@${CHMOD} +x ${PREFIX}/bin/newsbot
+	@${MKDIR} ${DATADIR}
+	@(cd ${WRKSRC} && ${INSTALL_DATA} *.py *.cfg README bothelp ${DATADIR})
+	@${FIND} ${DATADIR} -type f | \
+		${SED} "s,^${PREFIX}/,," >> ${TMPPLIST}
+	@${ECHO_CMD} "@dirrm ${DATADIR:S,^${PREFIX}/,,}" >> ${TMPPLIST}
+
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net-im/newsbot/distinfo b/net-im/newsbot/distinfo
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+++ b/net-im/newsbot/distinfo
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+MD5 (newsbot-0.45.tar.gz) = 83935032e3934f77acf4389304ac84b1
+SIZE (newsbot-0.45.tar.gz) = 32039
diff --git a/net-im/newsbot/files/newsbot b/net-im/newsbot/files/newsbot
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..88b1421c0c0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-im/newsbot/files/newsbot
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+cd %%DATADIR%%/newsbot && python bot.py
diff --git a/net-im/newsbot/pkg-descr b/net-im/newsbot/pkg-descr
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index 000000000000..51e56df62372
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+++ b/net-im/newsbot/pkg-descr
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+newsBot gathers news from various news feeds(RDF/RSS-pages) and send the news
+to your IM client. The bot is a console based application and uses the Jabber
+network for messaging.
+
+Each RDF/RSS-page is checked every 30 min in a running order. When a new news
+item is found, the news will be sent to the users with the website in its site
+list. The news item will include(if available) title, date, link and a short
+description.
+
+Features:
+    * Individual user settings.
+    * 15 bot commands.
+    * Over 30 news feeds to choose from.
+    * Ability to add and remove news feeds.
+    * and more...
+
+WWW: http://newsbot.jabberstudio.org/
diff --git a/net/Makefile b/net/Makefile
index 06f5d6013b15..e661da605f8c 100644
--- a/net/Makefile
+++ b/net/Makefile
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@
     SUBDIR += netspeed_applet
     SUBDIR += netstrain
     SUBDIR += nettest
+    SUBDIR += newsbot
     SUBDIR += ng_netflow
     SUBDIR += ngrep
     SUBDIR += ngrep-lib
diff --git a/net/newsbot/Makefile b/net/newsbot/Makefile
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index 000000000000..3349d02f8bde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/newsbot/Makefile
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+# ex:ts=8
+# Ports collection makefile for:	newsbot
+# Date created:			Mar 12, 2004
+# Whom:				ijliao
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+
+PORTNAME=	newsbot
+PORTVERSION=	0.4.5
+CATEGORIES=	net
+MASTER_SITES=	http://www.jabberstudio.org/files/${PORTNAME}/
+DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}-0.45
+
+MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
+COMMENT=	Gathers news from RDF/RSS and send them to your IM client
+
+RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/jabber.py:${PORTSDIR}/net/py-jabber
+
+USE_PYTHON=	2.2+
+NO_BUILD=	yes
+
+PLIST_FILES=	bin/newsbot
+
+do-install:
+	@${SED} "s,%%DATADIR%%,${DATADIR}," \
+		< ${FILESDIR}/newsbot > ${PREFIX}/bin/newsbot
+	@${CHMOD} +x ${PREFIX}/bin/newsbot
+	@${MKDIR} ${DATADIR}
+	@(cd ${WRKSRC} && ${INSTALL_DATA} *.py *.cfg README bothelp ${DATADIR})
+	@${FIND} ${DATADIR} -type f | \
+		${SED} "s,^${PREFIX}/,," >> ${TMPPLIST}
+	@${ECHO_CMD} "@dirrm ${DATADIR:S,^${PREFIX}/,,}" >> ${TMPPLIST}
+
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/newsbot/distinfo b/net/newsbot/distinfo
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index 000000000000..2e67440fc9a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/newsbot/distinfo
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+MD5 (newsbot-0.45.tar.gz) = 83935032e3934f77acf4389304ac84b1
+SIZE (newsbot-0.45.tar.gz) = 32039
diff --git a/net/newsbot/files/newsbot b/net/newsbot/files/newsbot
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..88b1421c0c0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/newsbot/files/newsbot
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+cd %%DATADIR%%/newsbot && python bot.py
diff --git a/net/newsbot/pkg-descr b/net/newsbot/pkg-descr
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index 000000000000..51e56df62372
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/newsbot/pkg-descr
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+newsBot gathers news from various news feeds(RDF/RSS-pages) and send the news
+to your IM client. The bot is a console based application and uses the Jabber
+network for messaging.
+
+Each RDF/RSS-page is checked every 30 min in a running order. When a new news
+item is found, the news will be sent to the users with the website in its site
+list. The news item will include(if available) title, date, link and a short
+description.
+
+Features:
+    * Individual user settings.
+    * 15 bot commands.
+    * Over 30 news feeds to choose from.
+    * Ability to add and remove news feeds.
+    * and more...
+
+WWW: http://newsbot.jabberstudio.org/