any newsgroups reader addon for ff?

V S Rawat

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Nov 9, 2012, 10:46:43 AM11/9/12

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like simplemail is for mail interface within ff, is there any newsgroups
reader addon for ff giving TB like interface to read newsgroup messages?

NOT RSS/ Atom news, but only newsgroups posts as in mozilla support
newgroups.

Thanks.
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Rawat

WaltS

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Nov 9, 2012, 10:52:36 AM11/9/12

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Why use an extension when you can go to Google Groups?

https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forumsearch/mozilla.support

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V S Rawat

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Nov 9, 2012, 11:03:36 AM11/9/12

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On 11/9/2012 9:22 PM, WaltS wrote:
> On 11/09/2012 10:46 AM, V S Rawat wrote:
>> like simplemail is for mail interface within ff, is there any newsgroups
>> reader addon for ff giving TB like interface to read newsgroup messages?
>>
>> NOT RSS/ Atom news, but only newsgroups posts as in mozilla support
>> newgroups.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>
> Why use an extension when you can go to Google Groups?
>
> https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forumsearch/mozilla.support
>

If I am not logged in to google, I can't reply to newsgroup messages.

If I am logged in, google tracks and stores history of my activities.

addons are convenient. they work only within ff and do specific things.

Thanks.
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Rawat

WaltS

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Nov 9, 2012, 11:30:07 AM11/9/12

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Then in your Firefox go to Firefox > Add-ons or Tools > Add-ons if using
the Menu Bar, then select Get Add-ons, or under More ways to customize
select Browse all add-ons and search.

Beauregard T. Shagnasty

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Nov 9, 2012, 12:58:22 PM11/9/12

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WaltS wrote:

> V S Rawat wrote:
>> like simplemail is for mail interface within ff, is there any
>> newsgroups reader addon for ff giving TB like interface to read
>> newsgroup messages?
>

> Why use an extension when you can go to Google Groups?

Ewwww! :-/

Better yet, use separate apps for the various protocols. A browser for the
web (Firefox), an email client (Thunderbird), and a real, separate
newsreader (Pan, Xnews, Gravity, Dialog, Knode, slrn, etc etc).

Pick apps that do one thing well, rather than use some kind of all-in-one
that never, or rarely, does anything well. "One size fits all" rarely does.

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»Q«

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Nov 9, 2012, 3:18:03 PM11/9/12

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On Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:16:43 +0530
V S Rawat <vsr...@gmail.com> wrote:

> like simplemail is for mail interface within ff, is there any
> newsgroups reader addon for ff giving TB like interface to read
> newsgroup messages?

No.

Poutnik

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Nov 9, 2012, 8:29:42 PM11/9/12

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WaltS from wls1...@REMOVEyahoo.com posted Fri, 09 Nov 2012 10:52:36
-0500

> >
>
> Why use an extension when you can go to Google Groups?
>
> https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forumsearch/mozilla.suppor
> t

Hm, why to use Google groups if there is chance to use anything else ?

I use Gravity reader at home and occasionally GG in work. It is a big
pain for regular Usenet client users.

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Current way of spaced quoting by GoogleGroups is disaster, if combined
with no quoting by some GG users.

WaltS

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Nov 9, 2012, 9:40:06 PM11/9/12

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On 11/09/2012 08:29 PM, Poutnik wrote:
>
> WaltS from wls1...@REMOVEyahoo.com posted Fri, 09 Nov 2012 10:52:36
> -0500
>
>>>
>>
>> Why use an extension when you can go to Google Groups?
>>
>> https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forumsearch/mozilla.suppor
>> t
>
> Hm, why to use Google groups if there is chance to use anything else ?
>
> I use Gravity reader at home and occasionally GG in work. It is a big
> pain for regular Usenet client users.
>

Because he wants to know if there is an extension to read newsgroups in
Firefox, so he doesn't have to open another application.

Gravity reader is an extension for Firefox? Then that may be what Rawat
is looking for.

Beauregard T. Shagnasty

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Nov 9, 2012, 11:17:19 PM11/9/12

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WaltS wrote:

> Because he wants to know if there is an extension to read newsgroups in
> Firefox, so he doesn't have to open another application.

I wonder why ... well, I do! One double-click and my newsreader is ready
to read.

> Gravity reader is an extension for Firefox? Then that may be what Rawat
> is looking for.

Microplanet Gravity is a standalone newsreader. I used it over a decade
ago when I was still using Windows. It's pretty good.
http://mpgravity.sourceforge.net/

"Gravity is a usenet news client for reading news over NNTP on Windows
Operating Systems. Gravity has been a popular newsreader since 1996 when
it was developed by MicroPlanet. The newer open source versions are
optimized for the latest 32 and 64 bit Windows Systems including Windows
7."

Poutnik

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Nov 9, 2012, 11:25:09 PM11/9/12

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WaltS from wls1...@REMOVEyahoo.com
posted Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:40:06 -0500

>
> On 11/09/2012 08:29 PM, Poutnik wrote:
> >
> > WaltS from wls1...@REMOVEyahoo.com posted Fri, 09 Nov 2012 10:52:36
> > -0500
> >
> >>>
> >>
> >> Why use an extension when you can go to Google Groups?
> >>
> >> https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forumsearch/mozilla.suppor
> >> t
> >
> > Hm, why to use Google groups if there is chance to use anything else ?
> >
> > I use Gravity reader at home and occasionally GG in work. It is a big
> > pain for regular Usenet client users.
> >
>
> Because he wants to know if there is an extension to read newsgroups in
> Firefox, so he doesn't have to open another application.

I do understand the question of OP. I have responded to responder,
who offered GGroups, not to OP, who was asking for FF extension.

>
> Gravity reader is an extension for Firefox? Then that may be what Rawat
> is looking for.

No, it is standalone nntp client, I had to explicitly mention that.
It was not offer for OP, just illustratove backgroung
to my opinion about GGroups.

John Thompson

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Nov 11, 2012, 9:03:31 PM11/11/12

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On 2012-11-09, V S Rawat <vsr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> like simplemail is for mail interface within ff, is there any newsgroups
> reader addon for ff giving TB like interface to read newsgroup messages?

Sounds like a job for SeaMonkey.

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WaltS

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Nov 11, 2012, 8:43:23 PM11/11/12

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On 11/11/2012 09:03 PM, John Thompson wrote:
> On 2012-11-09, V S Rawat <vsr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> like simplemail is for mail interface within ff, is there any newsgroups
>> reader addon for ff giving TB like interface to read newsgroup messages?
>
> Sounds like a job for SeaMonkey.
>

SeaMonkey would still be 2 windows, just like using Firefox, and
Thunderbird.

Rawat wants an all-in-one browser, email, newsreader, RSS feed reader,
office suite, anti virus app, bit torrent client, and who knows what
else application. ;)

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V S Rawat

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Nov 12, 2012, 1:30:19 PM11/12/12

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On 11/12/2012 7:13 AM, WaltS wrote:
> On 11/11/2012 09:03 PM, John Thompson wrote:
>> On 2012-11-09, V S Rawat <vsr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> like simplemail is for mail interface within ff, is there any newsgroups
>>> reader addon for ff giving TB like interface to read newsgroup
>>> messages?
>>
>> Sounds like a job for SeaMonkey.
>>
>
> SeaMonkey would still be 2 windows, just like using Firefox, and
> Thunderbird.
>
> Rawat wants an all-in-one browser, email, newsreader, RSS feed reader,
> office suite, anti virus app, bit torrent client, and who knows what
> else application. ;)
>

ha ha, I would surely had wanted that all if I had been using those all.

I tried simplemail addon in ff, but due to stupid google's problems,
that didn't work out.

now, just want a newsreader so that I can get mozilla updates in ff
itself without having to go check every time in tb. mozilla's two ngs
are the only newsgroups I am subscribed to.

Thanks.
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Rawat