diff --git a/network/leafnode/README b/network/leafnode/README
index 28336f521d..08f7ca92b8 100644
--- a/network/leafnode/README
+++ b/network/leafnode/README
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ groups is desired. It can also be used to give a regular newsreader
 off-line functionality. 
 
 There is some work to do to install this program effectively, all
-of which is clearly set out in the README file contained in the source.
-It is strongly advised that you read this file thoroughly before 
-installing Leafnode 2. In summary you need to:
+of which is clearly set out in the README file contained in the
+documents. It is strongly advised that you read this file thoroughly 
+before installing Leafnode 2. In summary you will need to:
 
 1. Ensure $NNTPSERVER or /etc/nntpserver points to 'localhost'.
 2. Set /etc/inetd.conf so leafnode is executed for incoming NNTP connections.
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ installing Leafnode 2. In summary you need to:
 6. Fetch the newsgroup list from the upstream server.
 7. Set your newsreader to use 'localhost'.
 
-You may also want  to read the following guide:
-
-* http://www.andrews-corner.org/leafnode.html 
+Future versions of Leafnode 2 will have access to the lua programming /
+scripting language so we will be sitting tight with this particular version 
+of Leafnode 2 until the lua-enabled version has matured a little. 
diff --git a/network/leafnode/leafnode.SlackBuild b/network/leafnode/leafnode.SlackBuild
index 846ec1da72..c6221d045a 100644
--- a/network/leafnode/leafnode.SlackBuild
+++ b/network/leafnode/leafnode.SlackBuild
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 # ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 PRGNAM=leafnode		
-VERSION=2.0.0.alpha20081110a
+VERSION=2.0.0.alpha20081229a
 ARCH=${ARCH:-i486}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ cd $TMP
 rm -rf $PRGNAM-$VERSION
 tar xvf $CWD/$PRGNAM-$VERSION.tar.bz2
 cd $PRGNAM-$VERSION
-
 chown -R root:root .
 find . \
  \( -perm 777 -o -perm 775 -o -perm 711 -o -perm 555 -o -perm 511 \) \
@@ -72,8 +71,10 @@ make
 make install DESTDIR=$PKG 
 
 ( cd $PKG
-  find . | xargs file | grep "executable" | grep ELF | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true
-  find . | xargs file | grep "shared object" | grep ELF | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null
+  find . | xargs file | grep "executable" | grep ELF | cut -f 1 -d : | \
+    xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true
+  find . | xargs file | grep "shared object" | grep ELF | cut -f 1 -d : | \
+    xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null
 )
 
 ( cd $PKG/usr/man
@@ -96,4 +97,3 @@ cat $CWD/doinst.sh > $PKG/install/doinst.sh
 
 cd $PKG
 /sbin/makepkg -l y -c n $OUTPUT/$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.tgz
-
diff --git a/network/leafnode/leafnode.info b/network/leafnode/leafnode.info
index 0db8271c2d..6d03eadc2c 100644
--- a/network/leafnode/leafnode.info
+++ b/network/leafnode/leafnode.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="leafnode"
-VERSION="2.0.0.alpha20081110a"
+VERSION="2.0.0.alpha20081229a"
 HOMEPAGE="http://www-dt.e-technik.uni-dortmund.de/~ma/leafnode/beta/"
-DOWNLOAD="http://slackbuilds.org/sources/leafnode-2.0.0.alpha20081110a.tar.bz2"
-MD5SUM="c5505869b2baa89923e14d0a392012f0"
+DOWNLOAD="http://home.pages.de/~mandree/leafnode/beta/leafnode-2.0.0.alpha20081229a.tar.bz2"
+MD5SUM="63972974353e4da064cf2646b93cc586"
 MAINTAINER="Andrew Strong"
 EMAIL="andrew.david.45@gmail.com"
 APPROVED="rworkman"
diff --git a/network/leafnode/slack-desc b/network/leafnode/slack-desc
index 2fbf43bba1..dd794cb89c 100644
--- a/network/leafnode/slack-desc
+++ b/network/leafnode/slack-desc
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # customary to leave one space after the ':'.
 
         |-----handy-ruler-----------------------------------------------------|
-leafnode: Leafnode-2: an NNTP proxy server
+leafnode: Leafnode-2 (an NNTP proxy server)
 leafnode:
 leafnode: Leafnode-2 is an NNTP proxy server intended for small sites, where 
 leafnode: there are few users and little disk space, but where a large number