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  • Best NNTP reader?

    From Satchmo@21:4/144 to All on Sat Sep 5 08:41:08 2020
    Hi All,

    For those people that use NNTP to access their BBS or messages. What's the best client reader that you have found?

    Satchmo

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  • From Nigel Reed@21:2/101 to Satchmo on Mon Sep 7 05:28:44 2020
    Satchmo wrote:
    Hi All,

    For those people that use NNTP to access their BBS or messages. What's the best client reader that you have found?

    Satchmo

    --- ENiGMA 1/2 v0.0.12-beta (linux; x64; 12.18.3)
    * Origin: Sonic BBS (21:4/144)

    I use tin, but then again I've been using it since 1995. On Windows I used to use FreeAgent but I don't believe it's free any more. Choices are pretty limited. PAN is XNEWS maybe.
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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to Nigel Reed on Mon Sep 7 07:44:00 2020
    Nigel Reed wrote to Satchmo <=-

    I use tin, but then again I've been using it since 1995. On Windows I
    used to use FreeAgent but I don't believe it's free any more. Choices
    are pretty limited. PAN is XNEWS maybe.

    I'd forgotten about tin - I did most of my internetting with PINE and
    tin back in the 90s.

    Both Thunderbird and SeaMonkey do NNTP; I'm running SM on the BBS,
    like the nostalgic Netscape Communicator look.



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  • From August Abolins@21:2/101 to Nigel Reed on Mon Sep 7 13:16:52 2020
    On 07/09/2020 6:28 a.m., Nigel Reed wrote:

    Satchmo wrote:

    For those people that use NNTP to access their BBS or
    messages. What's the best client reader that you have
    found?

    I use tin, but then again I've been using it since 1995. On
    Windows I used to use FreeAgent but I don't believe it's
    free any more. Choices are pretty limited. PAN is XNEWS
    maybe.

    I find that TB (Thunderbird) is very nice. Groups/Areas can be organized in any
    order by just dragging them to the position in the list you want.

    Plus I like the handy PGP support in TB with the Enigmail plugin when I need to fire off a truly pvt email.

    I have Sylpheed installed too. But I not too familiar with it.
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  • From Arelor@21:2/138 to Satchmo on Mon Sep 7 15:05:46 2020
    Re: Best NNTP reader?
    By: Satchmo to All on Sat Sep 05 2020 08:41 am

    Hi All,

    For those people that use NNTP to access their BBS or messages. What's the b client reader that you have found?

    Satchmo

    I like "tin", but it is not for everybody.

    If you want a GUI, "pan" is nice enough.

    Thunderbird and Seamonkey work ok too.

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  • From Satchmo@21:4/144 to All on Tue Sep 8 00:37:36 2020

    Many thanks for all your replies.
    Some good options there to try!

    Satchmo










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  • From Vk3jed@21:1/109 to Arelor on Tue Sep 8 15:18:00 2020
    On 09-07-20 15:05, Arelor wrote to Satchmo <=-

    I like "tin", but it is not for everybody.

    I must admit, I've been a fan of tin myself. Great little newsreader. Probably one of my first choices still today.

    Thunderbird and Seamonkey work ok too.

    Agree there too, they're reasonable readers.


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  • From Oli@21:3/102 to Satchmo on Tue Sep 15 08:38:08 2020
    Satchmo wrote (2020-09-05):

    Hi All,

    For those people that use NNTP to access their BBS or messages. What's
    the best client reader that you have found?

    I use Claws Mail

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  • From Mauro Veiga@21:1/181 to SATCHMO on Wed Sep 16 12:05:00 2020
    Quoting Oli to Satchmo at 09-15-20 08:38 <=-

    Satchmo wrote (2020-09-05):

    Hi All,

    For those people that use NNTP to access their BBS or messages. What's
    the best client reader that you have found?

    I love Forté Agent. OpenXP is great too.



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