Smilla’s .NET Communication Library is a small network protocol library for use with .NET Framework languages. The class library of Microsoft’s .NET Framework does not support certain common communication protocols, such as NNTP and POP3. Developers can use this library to add NNTP protocol support to their applications. The library is written in C#. It is distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License.

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.