NG favourite newsreader

[Paul the D]

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!!!!

 

[Bernd Schmitt]

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

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

 

[Henk de Jong]

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!!!!

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,
--
Henk de Jong
The Netherlands
(e-mail address removed) (remove NOSPAM)
"Links to Freeware" http://home.hccnet.nl/hmdejong/ or
http://linkstofreeware.vze.com/

 

[Antoine]

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

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

 

[-½cut]

Paul the D wrote in

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

I tried loads before finally settling on XNews.

 

[Paul Blarmy]

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'?

Gravity does it for me.

 

[mike ring]

I am using Xnews and am pretty happy with it :

Second all that

mike r

 

[SINNER]

* 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.

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 ...)

I will go ahead and stick my slrn opinion here, does all of the above
and is musch lighter weight and IMO much 'prettier'.

 

[jpt]

Second all that

mike r

Same here. I've tried Gravity, Dialog and a bunch of others I can't
remember. I like Xnews best.

 

[donut]

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

I never liked Free Agent. I swear by Xnews.

 

[Boomer..]

Paul the D said:

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

[snip]

Xnews. Of course. ;-)

 

[PKC]

Second all that

mike r

I have tried almost all newsreaders, and I have found XNews to be the
only one to feature an MDI interface.

 

[n e a d]

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!!!!

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

type@ulater,
s a m

 

[Max Quordlepleen]

I tried emacs. Yes, emacs, Gnus is really cool.

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.

 

[John H.]

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)

 

[Keith Gardner]

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

XanaNews
http://www.wilsonc.demon.co.uk/delphi.htm

Keith

 

[Tech Zero]

The voice of "Paul the D" drifted in on the cyber-winds,
from the sea of virtual chaos...

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

Xnews... So that makes it 8 so far.

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


Still Upgrading...
AMD Barton 2500+
Kingston 512MB 333MHz DDR, PC2700 DIMM CL2.5
Gigabyte GA-7VAXP Mainboard
Soundblaster Live 5.1
Voodoo3 3000pci
Genaric 16x DVD-Rom
Ricoh MP7083a CD-R/RW (8x/8x/32x)
Boot - Maxtor 20GB
Data - Maxtor 80GB (it's 97% full!)
Temp - WDC-WD40 20GB

 

[Tiger]

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.

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

 

[Boomer]

badgolferman said:

[snip]

I think it is a
case of what you first start out with that you get used to.

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.

 

[John Fitzsimons]

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

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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