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Favorite NNTP Client?

Posted by Cliff on from the what-do-you-read-your-news-with? dept.

keller asks: "We all have our favourite browser, mail client and OS! So what about Usenet Reader? I have always used Netscape's built-in one, and have always been satisfied, but are there better alternatives out there. I'm not looking for any features in particular, just something easy to use and nice to look at."

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  1. Forte agent by Jon+Peterson · · Score: 3, Informative

    http://www.forteinc.com/

    It was good enough for me to give up nn (and rn, and trn).

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  2. You're gonna kick me... by nsebban · · Score: 2, Informative

    ...as I use Outlook Express ;)

    But IMHO this is a powerfull NNTP client, as it offers all I need to get, read, and post to a NNTP server.

    And by the way, UNIX users may (I write this even if I'm sure they wont :) try Outlook Express which is bundled with Internet Explorer for UNIX .

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  3. Gnus by m_ilya · · Score: 2, Informative
    My vote is for Gnus.
    • It integrates well with my faivorite OS^H^Htext editor Emacs.
    • It has support for scoring which is very valuable feature when you are subscribed on several high volume news groups and maillists.
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  4. Xnews by strstr · · Score: 2, Informative
    Xnews is one of the more popular, and better, Windows news readers.

    http://xnews.3dnews.net/

    :)

  5. Microplanet "Gravity" by Chelloveck · · Score: 3, Informative

    I always liked 'trn' under Unix, though I think it's pretty much been orphaned now. I've also heard good things about 'slrn' and 'nn'. All of these are console-based readers. I left the Unix scene too long ago to have found a good reader that runs under X.

    Under Win32 I think that Microplanet's Gravity is a fantastic reader. It got orphaned a year or two ago (and the link is down now, so the company may be defunct) but you can still get it from various download sites. Try Webattack.

    When Microplanet abandoned it they released the last build (v2.50) as freeware. Good going, guys! I liked it enough to pay for it at v1.1, and I'm glad it's still available.

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  6. zeonews and newsgrabber by Gibbys+Box+of+Trix · · Score: 4, Informative

    I recently had zeonews recommended to me. It's reminiscient of OE, but shows a lot more functionality. I prefer it to OE and ForteAgent which are the only two I've used regularly.

    Zeonews is the latest version of newsgrabber, of which you might be able to get an older version free.