Hello all

i've been looking for a good freeware news reader. been experimenting with a
bunch, and haven't found one that i like.

i would have stuck with outlook express, but it seems to be giving me some
problems with it lately, which i believe originates from the OE / windows
Messenger link.

i want something simple with good organisation and a good interface. I don't
need any enhanced download support for binary groups. if it comes with it it
would be a plus, but i have no problem sacrifying this feature for something
with a better interface.

any suggestions?
thanks

On 21 Sep 2005, Zed Rafi wrote

> Hello all
>
> i've been looking for a good freeware news reader. been
> experimenting with a bunch, and haven't found one that i like.

Which ones have you tried and given up on?

(There's no point, for example, in suggesting XNews or Gravity if
you've already decided against them.)

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Cheers,
Harvey

mercoledì 21 settembre 2005 Zed Rafi ha scritto:

> Hello all

> i've been looking for a good freeware news reader. been experimenting with a
> bunch, and haven't found one that i like.

> i would have stuck with outlook express, but it seems to be giving me some
> problems with it lately, which i believe originates from the OE / windows
> Messenger link.

> i want something simple with good organisation and a good interface. I don't
> need any enhanced download support for binary groups. if it comes with it it
> would be a plus, but i have no problem sacrifying this feature for something
> with a better interface.

> any suggestions?
> thanks

IMO the best is Dialog, but you have to choose what's the best for you.

This page gives you an overview of Dialog's features:
http://www.40tude.com/dialog/features.htm

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you meet reminds you of someone else. Ogden Nash
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Zed Rafi, 9/21/2005, 12:14:58 PM,
<TDfYe.8197$(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Hello all
>
> i've been looking for a good freeware news reader. been experimenting
> with a bunch, and haven't found one that i like.
>
> i would have stuck with outlook express, but it seems to be giving me
> some problems with it lately, which i believe originates from the OE
> / windows Messenger link.
>
> i want something simple with good organisation and a good interface.
> I don't need any enhanced download support for binary groups. if it
> comes with it it would be a plus, but i have no problem sacrifying
> this feature for something with a better interface.
>
> any suggestions?
> thanks

I also switched from OE and after trying numerous different newsreaders
I settled on Xananews.
http://www.wilsonc.demon.co.uk/d9xananews.htm

--
"The harder I work, the luckier I get." -- Gary Player

On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 12:14:58 -0400, Zed Rafi wrote:

> Hello all
>
> i've been looking for a good freeware news reader. been experimenting with a
> bunch, and haven't found one that i like.

.... (snip)

> i want something simple with good organisation and a good interface. I
> don't need any enhanced download support for binary groups. if it comes
> with it it would be a plus, but i have no problem sacrifying this
> feature for something with a better interface.
>
> any suggestions ?

Sure:

Pan http://pan.rebelbase.com/ (also Windows binaries there)
40tude http://www.40tude.com/dialog/

Greg

MLC decided to add:

> mercoledì 21 settembre 2005 Zed Rafi ha scritto:
>
>> Hello all
>
>> i've been looking for a good freeware news reader. been experimenting with a
>> bunch, and haven't found one that i like.
>
>> i would have stuck with outlook express, but it seems to be giving me some
>> problems with it lately, which i believe originates from the OE / windows
>> Messenger link.
>
>> i want something simple with good organisation and a good interface. I don't
>> need any enhanced download support for binary groups. if it comes with it it
>> would be a plus, but i have no problem sacrifying this feature for something
>> with a better interface.
>
>> any suggestions?
>> thanks
>
> IMO the best is Dialog, but you have to choose what's the best for you.
>
> This page gives you an overview of Dialog's features:
> http://www.40tude.com/dialog/features.htm

yeah, dialog is the best...

Opera's news reader works just fine for me, and it is keystroke-consistent
with the mail reader.

On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 09:14:58 -0700, Zed Rafi <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Hello all
>
> i've been looking for a good freeware news reader. been experimenting
> with a
> bunch, and haven't found one that i like.
>
> i would have stuck with outlook express, but it seems to be giving me
> some
> problems with it lately, which i believe originates from the OE / windows
> Messenger link.
>
> i want something simple with good organisation and a good interface. I
> don't
> need any enhanced download support for binary groups. if it comes with
> it it
> would be a plus, but i have no problem sacrifying this feature for
> something
> with a better interface.
>
> any suggestions?
> thanks
>
>



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On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 12:14:58 -0400, "Zed Rafi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hello all
>
>i've been looking for a good freeware news reader. been experimenting with a
>bunch, and haven't found one that i like.
>
>i would have stuck with outlook express, but it seems to be giving me some
>problems with it lately, which i believe originates from the OE / windows
>Messenger link.
>
>i want something simple with good organisation and a good interface. I don't
>need any enhanced download support for binary groups. if it comes with it it
>would be a plus, but i have no problem sacrifying this feature for something
>with a better interface.
>
>any suggestions?

Sure. Free Agent.

Art

http://home.epix.net/~artnpeg

Zed Rafi wrote:
> Hello all
>
> i've been looking for a good freeware news reader. been experimenting with a
> bunch, and haven't found one that i like.
>
> i would have stuck with outlook express, but it seems to be giving me some
> problems with it lately, which i believe originates from the OE / windows
> Messenger link.

Tried loads, but always came back to Thunderbird. Just so easy.

B.

"Zed Rafi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:TDfYe.8197$(E-Mail Removed):

> i've been looking for a good freeware news reader. been experimenting
> with a bunch, and haven't found one that i like.

Xnews is the best.