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Newsreaders?

Discussion in 'Computers and The Internet' started by Shockw4ve, Dec 18, 2004.

  1. Shockw4ve

    Shockw4ve Member

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    Does anyone know of a really good newsreader program for viewing usenet groups? I know that Netscape Navigator and Outlook Express both have built in newsreader capabilities, but I don't wish to download either of those. I just want a program that functions solely as a newsreader, preferably with some nice features. Thanks in advance.
     
    Shockw4ve, Dec 18, 2004
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  5. Ebene

    Ebene Mountaineer

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    ThundBird is awesome, check it out.
     
    Ebene, Dec 18, 2004
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  7. Shockw4ve

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    Do you know how Agent (the free version) compares to Thunderbird? I know the free version of agent doesn't have a kill list as well as a few other features, and I couldn't find a list of capabilities for the thunderbird newsreader.
     
    Shockw4ve, Dec 18, 2004
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    I've never done a feature comparison between the two, but Thunderbird should be enough for average use & it's free. :)
    The best thing would be to just download thunderbird & mess with it a bit. :)
     
    kiddo, Dec 19, 2004
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    Thunderbird is great..but it isn't "soley a newsreader" as its a mail client too..but I'd still suggest Thunderbird, unless you are looking for some special feature, or super small footprint, in that case...you could try something like Gigi's reader: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gon/
     
    xaosflux, Dec 19, 2004
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  13. Shockw4ve

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    I suppose that I'll try Thunderbird and Gigi's reader and see which one I like best. Thanks for the help everyone.
     
    Shockw4ve, Dec 19, 2004
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