What Newsgroup reader do you use?

[JEDI]

i'm using Forte Agent, and it sucks. i tag what i want to download. but when my isp cuts me off (Earthlink), all the tasks i had queued in Forte Agent disappears. I have to go through all my subscribed groups and re-tag.

What reader do u use?

 

[N8Magic]

NewsBin Pro is my personal favorite.

 

[Rahminator]

I have Agent 1.8 and this doesn't happen. Are you using Free Agent by any chance?

 

[swayinOtis]

i use agent. i have tried outlook (what a joke, piece of sh*t), netscrape, gravity. nothing beats agent as far as i am concerned. it was the first reader i used back in 1995 or so. i guess i just got used to it. i like the interface more than anything else.

i don't know what you problem you're having specifically, but it's probably something you can work around.

try going to the alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent newsgroup and asking for help. the people in there will know.

 

[dakata24]

xnews.

 

[pyonir]

i just started in on this whole usenet/newsgroup thing and i use Grabit

 

[Infos]

<<XNews
When it comes to news group readers you won't beat this one,
and it's free. Features include:
* 100% GNKSA 2.0 (Good Net Keeping Seal of Approval) compliant.
* Plonk file (aka bozo bin).
* Quick filter (type in a regex and only articles whose subject/author match it will be shown)
* Score file for advanced filtering.
* Support for multiple servers/identities.
* Subscribed groups can be organized into categories.
* Remappable keyboard.
* Binaries handling (mime, base64, uuencode, what have you).
* Optional header and article caching; plus: folders for permanent archival.
680Kb. Windows NT4/2000/98/95. Free. >>
Haven't tried this but looks promising, no?

 

[swayinOtis]

some of us actually read and write messages on newsgroups, not just downloading pr0n. lol

 

[Salvador]

Agent here.. I like it so much better than IE or Netscape, though I like Netscape's search engine. Haven't tried the others mentioned here.. For those of you that have tried Agent and are using something else besides IE and Netscape, give me a reason to switch.

Sal

 

[Salvador]

Hi.. Double post. Sorry..

 

[GagHalfrunt]

I'm too lazy to find the links for you, but you need a couple of small freeware utilities to make your life easier. Keep using Agent as it's the best newsreader available, as opposed to dedicated binary file downloaders which are a completely different animal. To take care of the problem of getting cut off and Agent hanging, here's what you do.

1) Look for a program called "D.U.N.C.E" (Dial-Up Networking Connection Enhancement) which will automatically redial your ISP if you get cut off when away from the computer.

2) Grab "Task Monitor for Agent" and have that running while downloading while AFK. That will automatically check Agent for error messages, close them and resume scheduled tasks.

So, what happens is: Get cut off by ISP, Agent hangs, generates error message. DUNCE kicks in, re-connects to ISP, Task Monitor kicks in, closes the error dialog box and resumes the downloads. Was a lifesaver back in the days before broadband and I still use Task Monitor when downloading AFK in case there's a Newsserver timeout or other problem with Agent. Just do a search for the 2 programs needed, they should be pretty easy to find.

 

[NeoV]

if you have a broadband connection, Newsbin Pro is the choice...

 

[Infos]

Links you guys Links :disgust:

 

[vash]

NewsBin Pro v 3.22

vash

 

[UberNeuman]

Agent is great for reading the newsgroups.

Newsbin is great for download pron, errr... nevermind.......

 

[Pretty Cool]

In my opinion, Forte Agent is by far the best newsreader. XFILE: you should mark your messages by hitting the "M" key which means "mark for retrieval" or "W" which means download the complete thread. Next, when you are connected, click on the "get marked messages" icon. Now if you are disconnected, simply reclick on that same "get marked messages" icon.

 

[polypterus]

I use Outlook Express, and yes I am a masochist, thank you.

dc

 

[yakko]

I love Agent. I downloaded a lot of Adult Educational Material with it. I also use it to read the newsgroups.

 

[MrHappyMonkey]

i use NomadNews reader. Works pretty dencently for those "larger" downloads

 

[eplebnista]

Another OE user.

 

[Brian Mc]

I've been using WinVN daily for 8 years now, and I haven't found a better reader yet. It breaks every rule in the Microsoft interface book, which is why it works so well.

I'd reccommend using the Mark Spankus builds. You can get it from his website.

It's free and open source.

 

[Thegonagle]

I haven't used usenet in a while, but I used to use Netscape Messenger/Collabra for reading and writing to text groups and the full version of Forte Agent for binaries.

I've never liked Outlook/Outlook Express, and now with so many email script viruses exploiting Outlook, I refuse to use it at all on my personal machine.

 

[Nemesis77]

I use Knode, the KDE news-reader.

 

[monto]

i only use groups.google.com...then again, i only read/post

 

[Doomguy]

NewsReactor is easily the best. Blows Xnews away. NewsReactor