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Andrew Perron
May 3, 2012, 3:49:03 AM5/3/12
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So, I have a question for the group: What's a good Windows newsreader
that's still being updated? All the ones I've been looking up are either
Mac-only or unnervingly focused on downloading binaries. I've been using
40tude Dialog, but it hasn't been updated since 2005, so...
Andrew "NO .SIG MAN" "Juan" Perron, not condusive.
that's still being updated? All the ones I've been looking up are either
Mac-only or unnervingly focused on downloading binaries. I've been using
40tude Dialog, but it hasn't been updated since 2005, so...
Andrew "NO .SIG MAN" "Juan" Perron, not condusive.
Scott Eiler
May 3, 2012, 11:36:04 AM5/3/12
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On 05/03/2012 12:49 AM, Andrew Perron wrote:
> So, I have a question for the group: What's a good Windows newsreader
> that's still being updated? All the ones I've been looking up are either
> Mac-only or unnervingly focused on downloading binaries. I've been using
> 40tude Dialog, but it hasn't been updated since 2005, so...
I use Mozilla Thunderbird for both news and e-mail. It's not only being
> So, I have a question for the group: What's a good Windows newsreader
> that's still being updated? All the ones I've been looking up are either
> Mac-only or unnervingly focused on downloading binaries. I've been using
> 40tude Dialog, but it hasn't been updated since 2005, so...
updated, it updates itself on your computer whenever it feels like.
Russ Allbery
May 3, 2012, 12:31:25 PM5/3/12
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Scott Eiler <sei...@eilertech.com> writes:
> I use Mozilla Thunderbird for both news and e-mail. It's not only being
> updated, it updates itself on your computer whenever it feels like.
It's alive!
> I use Mozilla Thunderbird for both news and e-mail. It's not only being
> updated, it updates itself on your computer whenever it feels like.
I use Gnus, but if you would enjoy using Gnus, you'd probably already be
using Gnus. :) You have to really like Emacs.
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Russ Allbery (ea...@eyrie.org) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>
Andrew Perron
May 4, 2012, 4:45:14 AM5/4/12
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On Thu, 3 May 2012 16:31:25 +0000 (UTC), Russ Allbery wrote:
> I use Gnus, but if you would enjoy using Gnus, you'd probably already be
> using Gnus. :) You have to really like Emacs.
Heehee yeah. `-`; I've tried it before, and while I really like the feature
> I use Gnus, but if you would enjoy using Gnus, you'd probably already be
> using Gnus. :) You have to really like Emacs.
suite of Emacs, I need a bit more GUI in my newsreader.
Andrew "NO .SIG MAN" "Juan" Perron, just a bit.
Andrew Perron
May 4, 2012, 4:47:56 AM5/4/12
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Andrew "NO .SIG MAN" "Juan" Perron, remembers using Navigator's news client
waaaaaaay back in the day.
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