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What NG reading software are you using - Is there a better free
newgroup reader software that 'Free Agent'?

Paul D, Worcestershire, UK
The Sunshine County

P3 700mHz
MS-6178
256MB RAM PC100
Maxtor 30Gb HDD
Samsung Combo SM-304B
Artec WRR-52Z
Delta 180w PSU

An OAP - but still working!!!!
 
Paul said:
What NG reading software are you using - Is there a better free
newgroup reader software that 'Free Agent'?
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I used to use xnews, but it can not handle UTF8-headers, mozilla seems
not to be able to score so I tried emacs.
Yes, emacs, Gnus is really cool. Can do everything you want: scoring
with regular expressions, spell checking...
Using mozilla for usenet now is only because of laziness (I was surfing ...)


Ciao,
Bernd
 
What NG reading software are you using - Is there a better free
newgroup reader software that 'Free Agent'?

Paul D, Worcestershire, UK
The Sunshine County

P3 700mHz
MS-6178
256MB RAM PC100
Maxtor 30Gb HDD
Samsung Combo SM-304B
Artec WRR-52Z
Delta 180w PSU

An OAP - but still working!!!!
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I use XNews. Tried some others (Dialog , Gravity, OE) but I think this
one is the best for me on my

P3 500mHz
Chaintech ATA2
256MB RAM PC133
Maxtor 20Gb HDD
LiteOn DVD
Plextor 12/10/32A
Wacom Tablet
Dynalink TVConnect
HP Scanjet 3300C
HP Deskjet 710C
Windows XP Home (SP1)
Cable connection

and the best of all is: it still works :-))

With kind regards,
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Paul the D said:
What NG reading software are you using - Is there a better free
newgroup reader software that 'Free Agent'?
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I am using Xnews and am pretty happy with it :

[pros]
- very configurable scoring features
- one executable
- all the settings are made in configuration files (easy to
reinstall)
- handy searching & filtering features

[cons]
- xnews is not an offline newsreader ; if you want to be able to
read the posts while being offline, you'll need Xnews+Hamster
 
Paul the D wrote in
What NG reading software are you using - Is there a better free
newgroup reader software that 'Free Agent'?
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I tried loads before finally settling on XNews.
 
On Tue, 02 Sep 2003 20:51:08 +0100, Paul the D wrote...
What NG reading software are you using - Is there a better free
newgroup reader software that 'Free Agent'?
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Gravity does it for me.
 
* Bernd Schmitt Wrote in alt.comp.freeware, on Tue, 02 Sep 2003 22:04:20 +0200:
I used to use xnews, but it can not handle UTF8-headers, mozilla seems
not to be able to score so I tried emacs.
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For windows clients that dont do UTF8 you can use:
http://plamaiziere.free.fr/mp_pagen.html
Yes, emacs, Gnus is really cool. Can do everything you want: scoring
with regular expressions, spell checking...
Using mozilla for usenet now is only because of laziness (I was surfing ...)
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I will go ahead and stick my slrn opinion here, does all of the above
and is musch lighter weight and IMO much 'prettier'.
 
What NG reading software are you using - Is there a better free
newgroup reader software that 'Free Agent'?

Paul D, Worcestershire, UK
The Sunshine County
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I never liked Free Agent. I swear by Xnews.
 
What NG reading software are you using - Is there a better free
newgroup reader software that 'Free Agent'?

Paul D, Worcestershire, UK
The Sunshine County

P3 700mHz
MS-6178
256MB RAM PC100
Maxtor 30Gb HDD
Samsung Combo SM-304B
Artec WRR-52Z
Delta 180w PSU

An OAP - but still working!!!!
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40tude Dialog
http://www.40tude.com/dialog

type@ulater,
s a m
 
Bernd Schmitt said:
I tried emacs. Yes, emacs, Gnus is really cool.
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Amen, brother! Let all hear the good GNUs and rejoice! I also use
Xnews, but I'm using GNUs more and more because it's my primary
newsreader in Linux, and I am comfortable with the keystrokes now. I
still need to do more with its scoring options though, especially
adaptive scoring. Xnews is definitely still one of my favourites, though.
 
Hello, Paul!
You wrote on Tue, 2 Sep 2003 22:00:51 +0100:

??>> What NG reading software are you using - Is there a better free
??>> newgroup reader software that 'Free Agent'?

PB> Gravity does it for me.

It does it for me as well. Seemless joining of multipart binaries. All the
capability I need.

Tried Xnews for a while, couldn't get the hang. Tried agent, and I know
there are people who swear by it, but all the color coding and fonts just
put me off.

JohnH

With best regards, John H.. E-mail: (e-mail address removed)
 
The voice of "Paul the D" drifted in on the cyber-winds,
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What NG reading software are you using - Is there a better free
newgroup reader software that 'Free Agent'?

Paul D, Worcestershire, UK
The Sunshine County
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Xnews... So that makes it 8 so far.

http://www.dragonfur.ca/nowhere/XnScSplit.jpg
http://www.dragonfur.ca/nowhere/XnScFull.jpg


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Okay, I'll be the first to admit to Outlook Express. I've tried
Xnews, 40Tude, Gravity, Free Agent and some other ones, but keep
coming back to OE. Since I only care about text and configuring
the GUI the way I want it, OE looks best to me. I think it is a
case of what you first start out with that you get used to.
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You're right, of course. I started out with Free Agent and tried Xnews
and Gravity...and didn't like either at first. But I stuck it out with
Xnews because of all the glowing reviews. And I'm glad I did.

BTW, I've also used OE. Once. :)

--
Tiger

"Zero is where the fun starts
There is too much counting everywhere else."
- Hafiz
 
badgolferman said:

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I think it is a
case of what you first start out with that you get used to.
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I would have been in the dark ages if I stuck with my first 2
readers. And I use usenet for 99.9%. Rare occasion I snag a binary.

Xnews is a peice of cake to set up. OE isn't.
 
What NG reading software are you using - Is there a better free
newgroup reader software that 'Free Agent'?
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Do you want an online or offline reader ? If you want both, and multi
server capability, then ;

http://www.40tude.com/dialog/

Regards, John.

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