diff --git a/news/newsfetch/Makefile b/news/newsfetch/Makefile
index d0c3f040535a..0eac93810f6e 100644
--- a/news/newsfetch/Makefile
+++ b/news/newsfetch/Makefile
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ MAKE_ENV=	BINDIR="${PREFIX}/bin" MANDIR="${PREFIX}/man/man"
 MAN1=		newsfetch.1
 MANCOMPRESSED=	maybe
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${OSVERSION} >= 501000
-BROKEN=		"Does not compile"
-.endif
-
 do-configure:
 	cd ${WRKSRC} && ( \
 	${ECHO_CMD} "PROG= newsfetch"; \
@@ -33,4 +27,4 @@ do-configure:
 	${ECHO_CMD} ".include <bsd.prog.mk>"; \
 	) > Makefile
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/news/newsfetch/files/patch-opt.c b/news/newsfetch/files/patch-opt.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a07d560b8083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/newsfetch/files/patch-opt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- opt.c.orig	Wed Nov 19 19:01:47 2003
++++ opt.c	Wed Nov 19 19:01:47 2003
+@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@
+ {
+ 
+ char *options=
+-"	[-clsyvV] [-d dirname] [-f rcfile] [-t N] 
+-	[-T timeout] [-w M ] [-pPY filter] [-x command]
++"	[-clsyvV] [-d dirname] [-f rcfile] [-t N]\n\
++	[-T timeout] [-w M ] [-pPY filter] [-x command]\n\
+ ";	
+ 		fprintf(stderr,"Usage: %s nntp_server [options]\n", prog_name);
+ 		fprintf(stderr,"Options:\n%s\n",options);
diff --git a/news/newsfetch/files/patch-util.c b/news/newsfetch/files/patch-util.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b90dc048e2d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/newsfetch/files/patch-util.c
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+--- util.c.orig	Wed Nov 19 19:01:47 2003
++++ util.c	Wed Nov 19 19:01:47 2003
+@@ -61,15 +61,15 @@
+ FILE *fp, *fp1, *fp2;
+ char *tmp, buf[200], group[180], filterfile[100], procmailrcfile[100];
+ int i,j;
+-char *title="
+-
+-############### Generated by  Newsfetch ##############################
+-# New version of Newsfetch is available from                         #
+-#                                                                    #
+-#        http://ulf.wep.net/newsfetch.html                           #
+-# Feedback and Comments to Yusuf Motiwala <yusuf@scientist.com>      #
+-######################################################################
+-
++char *title="\n\
++\n\
++############### Generated by  Newsfetch ##############################\n\
++# New version of Newsfetch is available from                         #\n\
++#                                                                    #\n\
++#        http://ulf.wep.net/newsfetch.html                           #\n\
++# Feedback and Comments to Yusuf Motiwala <yusuf@scientist.com>      #\n\
++######################################################################\n\
++\n\
+ ";								     
+ 
+        	strcpy(filterfile,homedir);