diff --git a/config.h.in b/config.h.in
index 465afc8b..b334a3bc 100644
--- a/config.h.in
+++ b/config.h.in
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 /* Compile new binkp driver */
 #undef USE_NEWBINKP
 
+/* Compile full newsgate */
+#undef USE_NEWSGATE
+
 /* Has strcasestr function  */
 #undef HAVE_STRCASESTR
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1d96668f..25583d4b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -845,6 +845,7 @@ Optional Features:
   --enable-debugging      Compile for debugging
   --enable-optimize       Enable CPU optimize
   --enable-newbinkp       Compile New Binkp code
+  --enable-newsgate       Compile with newsgate
 
 Optional Packages:
   --with-PACKAGE[=ARG]    use PACKAGE [ARG=yes]
@@ -1309,7 +1310,7 @@ SUBDIRS="lib mbcico mbfido mbmon mbsebbs mbnntp mbtask mbsetup unix lang example
 PACKAGE="mbsebbs"
 MAJOR="0"
 MINOR="61"
-REVISION="0"
+REVISION="1"
 VERSION="$MAJOR.$MINOR.$REVISION"
 COPYRIGHT="Copyright (C) 1997-2004 Michiel Broek, All Rights Reserved"
 SHORTRIGHT="Copyright (C) 1997-2004 M. Broek"
@@ -3058,6 +3059,20 @@ _ACEOF
 
 fi
 
+# Check whether --enable-newsgate or --disable-newsgate was given.
+if test "${enable_newsgate+set}" = set; then
+  enableval="$enable_newsgate"
+   newsgate=$enableval
+else
+   newsgate=no
+fi;
+if test "$newsgate" = "ues"; then
+  cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define USE_NEWSGATE 1
+_ACEOF
+
+fi
+
 
 cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 #define RESTAMP_OLD_POSTINGS 21
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 44a25377..a86b4c5d 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dnl
 PACKAGE="mbsebbs"
 MAJOR="0"
 MINOR="61"
-REVISION="0"
+REVISION="1"
 VERSION="$MAJOR.$MINOR.$REVISION"
 COPYRIGHT="Copyright (C) 1997-2004 Michiel Broek, All Rights Reserved"
 SHORTRIGHT="Copyright (C) 1997-2004 M. Broek"
@@ -98,6 +98,14 @@ if test "$newbinkp" = "yes"; then
   AC_DEFINE(USE_NEWBINKP)
 fi
 
+dnl
+dnl Enable full newsgate, this was default upto 0.50.0
+dnl
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(newsgate,  [  --enable-newsgate       Compile with newsgate],      [ newsgate=$enableval ], [ newsgate=no ])
+if test "$newsgate" = "ues"; then
+  AC_DEFINE(USE_NEWSGATE)
+fi
+
 
 dnl
 dnl Defines for MBSE BBS (must use tests or --enable-stuff later)