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Nick Delonas
2008-07-17 18:55:18
What newsgroup reader do you recommend?
Hi folks,
I used MicroPlanet Gravity and liked it a lot, but for some reason it
now keeps disconnecting, making it all but unusable. It hasn't been
updated in years, so I guess I need a new newsreader.
I'm technically savvy, but too lazy to spend a lot of time learning a
difficult interface. I'm also budget conscious.
Need filtering. I don't mind strong, even harshly-worded posts if they
are reasonable, but I cannot tolerate SPAM nor insanity posts. I also
like features like thread watches and alerts on replies to me.
What do you suggest?
This is the primary newsgroup I read so I may as well ask here. Your
thoughts are very much appreciated as always.
--Nick
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Scott Dorsey
2008-07-17 20:36:56
Re: What newsgroup reader do you recommend?
Nick Delonas <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>I used MicroPlanet Gravity and liked it a lot, but for some reason it
>now keeps disconnecting, making it all but unusable. It hasn't been
>updated in years, so I guess I need a new newsreader.
You may not... you may have a problem unrelated to your newsreader. It
won't hurt to try another one, but I'd make sure you don't have other
networking issues.
>I'm technically savvy, but too lazy to spend a lot of time learning a
>difficult interface. I'm also budget conscious.
>
>Need filtering. I don't mind strong, even harshly-worded posts if they
>are reasonable, but I cannot tolerate SPAM nor insanity posts. I also
>like features like thread watches and alerts on replies to me.
>
>What do you suggest?
What operating system are you running?
>This is the primary newsgroup I read so I may as well ask here. Your
>thoughts are very much appreciated as always.
Whatever you get, then, you will want something that will allow you to
kill crossposts.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
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Nick Delonas
2008-07-18 18:38:12
Re: What newsgroup reader do you recommend?
Hi Scott.
In article <g5ooj8$3sm$1@panix3.panix.com>, [email protected] says...
> Nick Delonas <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >I used MicroPlanet Gravity and liked it a lot, but for some reason it
> >now keeps disconnecting, making it all but unusable. It hasn't been
> >updated in years, so I guess I need a new newsreader.
>
> You may not... you may have a problem unrelated to your newsreader. It
> won't hurt to try another one, but I'd make sure you don't have other
> networking issues.
>
> >I'm technically savvy, but too lazy to spend a lot of time learning a
> >difficult interface. I'm also budget conscious.
> >
> >Need filtering. I don't mind strong, even harshly-worded posts if they
> >are reasonable, but I cannot tolerate SPAM nor insanity posts. I also
> >like features like thread watches and alerts on replies to me.
> >
> >What do you suggest?
>
> What operating system are you running?
Windows XP Pro.
>
> >This is the primary newsgroup I read so I may as well ask here. Your
> >thoughts are very much appreciated as always.
>
> Whatever you get, then, you will want something that will allow you to
> kill crossposts.
Yes. Gravity also has a Bozo button for the true nut cases. There's
that paranoid schizophrenic who cross posts here and every where. I
need that for him.
Networking is my weak point, technically. However, I have no other
issues with any other software.
> --scott
>
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Eeyore
2008-07-20 11:47:14
Re: What newsgroup reader do you recommend?
Nick Delonas wrote:
> Hi Scott.
>
> In article <g5ooj8$3sm$1@panix3.panix.com>, [email protected] says...
> >
> > What operating system are you running?
>
> Windows XP Pro.
Ditto and Netscape 4.8 works fine on it.
There are later derivatives of the Netscape core like Sea Monkey but I still
like the look and feel of the original.
Graham
Give it a try at least. It's a doddle to configure.
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Eeyore
2008-07-20 11:44:40
Re: What newsgroup reader do you recommend?
Scott Dorsey wrote:
> Whatever you get, then, you will want something that will allow you to
> kill crossposts.
I just do that in the groups bar.
Graham
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David Morgan (MAMS)
2008-07-18 06:38:20
Re: What newsgroup reader do you recommend?
"Nick Delonas" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:MPG.22e997d11d128eb9989681@news.optonline.net...
> Hi folks,
>
> I used MicroPlanet Gravity and liked it a lot, but for some reason it
> now keeps disconnecting, making it all but unusable. It hasn't been
> updated in years, so I guess I need a new newsreader.
>
> I'm technically savvy, but too lazy to spend a lot of time learning a
> difficult interface. I'm also budget conscious.
>
> Need filtering. I don't mind strong, even harshly-worded posts if they
> are reasonable, but I cannot tolerate SPAM nor insanity posts. I also
> like features like thread watches and alerts on replies to me.
>
> What do you suggest?
>
> This is the primary newsgroup I read so I may as well ask here. Your
> thoughts are very much appreciated as always.
>
> --Nick
I have no complaints with Outlook Express on PC... fills all the needs you stated.
It's part of the operating system thus relies on your ISP to provide the feed.
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Richard Crowley
2008-07-18 06:51:35
Re: What newsgroup reader do you recommend?
"David Morgan (MAMS)" wrote ...
> I have no complaints with Outlook Express on PC... fills all the needs you
> stated.
> It's part of the operating system thus relies on your ISP to provide the
> feed.
After trying the top 6-8 Windows newsreaders, (free) Outlook
Express still beats them all. YMMV.
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David Gravereaux
2008-07-18 11:01:31
Re: What newsgroup reader do you recommend?
Richard Crowley wrote:
> "David Morgan (MAMS)" wrote ...
>> I have no complaints with Outlook Express on PC... fills all the needs you
>> stated.
>> It's part of the operating system thus relies on your ISP to provide the
>> feed.
>
> After trying the top 6-8 Windows newsreaders, (free) Outlook
> Express still beats them all. YMMV.
>
>
OE has some well known MIME handling problems that will never be
repaired by the Borg, unfortunately. The newest LiveMail client still
has the same buggy OE code behind it. It doesn't support yEnc, which
isn't a problem in this NG.
I prefer Mozilla Thunderbird. It is very standards compliant has a ton
of addons. Forte FreeAgent is also excellent especially for the binary
groups.
Usually, disconnects are caused by the nntp server you are connected to
deciding it doesn't like idle connections. There might be a configure
option for sending wakeup keepalives every so often to prevent idle
disconnects by the server.
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Eeyore
2008-07-20 11:55:06
Re: What newsgroup reader do you recommend?
David Gravereaux wrote:
> I prefer Mozilla Thunderbird.
I think that's not dissimilar to the Netscape / Sea Monkey line.
> It is very standards compliant has a ton
> of addons. Forte FreeAgent is also excellent especially for the binary
> groups.
But is major overkill for text groups. I dumped it. Also, I thinks it's no longer
available. Paid version only now IIRC.
Graham
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David Morgan (MAMS)
2008-07-18 23:20:56
Re: What newsgroup reader do you recommend?
"Richard Crowley" <[email protected]> wrote in message...
> "David Morgan (MAMS)" wrote ...
> > I have no complaints with Outlook Express on PC... fills all the
> > needs you stated. It's part of the operating system thus relies
> > on your ISP to provide the feed.
> After trying the top 6-8 Windows newsreaders, (free) Outlook
> Express still beats them all. YMMV.
And by being built into the OS, remains relatively assured and
rock solid in it's deployment and use. People just like to bitch
about Microsoft... but OE is a powerful tool in a modest and
clean wrapper.
DM
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