It was announced on the R-devel list:
http://tolstoy.newcastle.edu.au/R/devel/06/04/4923.html
I don't see it on CRAN, either, nor could I find mention of it in the R News
you cited.
Andy
From: Eric Rexstad>
> List:
>
> This package was described in R News of May 2006. However, I
> cannot find it on CRAN mirrors, and use of RSiteSearch is
> unsatisfying. I am likewise unable to find an email address
> for the maintainer of the package. Thank you in advance for
> assistance.
>
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