diff --git a/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb b/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
index 6513a50..878074f 100755
--- a/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
+++ b/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ end
 
 #############################################################################################
 
+$stdout.sync=true					# line buffered output
 defaults = {'-c' => "#{ENV['HOME']}/.ripnewsrc"}
 defaults = parse_options(defaults)
 parse_config(defaults)