What's your favorite newsgroup/usenet reader?

[slag]

Personally, I love Forte Agent... Until recently.

I have taken to downloading large amounts of data, several gigs of stuff daily, and I am frequently getting "Database is too large" error messages on my local computer. This entails manually compacting the databases (lists), deleting some messages that dont pertain to me, and then restarting Agent.

In all, this can be a tedious process and one that shouldnt need to happen.

Is there a better newsreader that allows you to mark and then download binary files the way agent does? I really love how it auto joins messages and puts them in a good clear format, but this database crap has got to go.

Thanks

 

[Gooberlx2]

For grabbing I like GrabIt, but for reading I like Agent.

 

[N8Magic]

Forte Agent.

 

[Codewiz]

Xnews. It is awesome

Free and fast. Just isn't very good for reading newsgroups.

 

[SubZeroX]

try xnews. it's freeware.

by the way, what are u downloading??!

 

[toant103]

Originally posted by: SubZeroX
try xnews. it's freeware.

by the way, what are u downloading??!

can xnews decode yenc?

 

[BatmanNate]

I used to use Newsbin, but Earthlink's newgroup servers are flooded with nothing but spam these days.

 

[Pastore]

Google

 

[Codewiz]

Originally posted by: toant103

Originally posted by: SubZeroX
try xnews. it's freeware.

by the way, what are u downloading??!

can xnews decode yenc?

yep.

 

[Zebo]

tin

 

[Led Zeppelin]

Newsbin Pro 4.04 for everything but text groups. For that, I use Forte Agent to read them.

 

[crypticlogin]

I have taken to downloading large amounts of data, several gigs of stuff daily, and I am frequently getting "Database is too large" error messages on my local computer. This entails manually compacting the databases (lists), deleting some messages that dont pertain to me, and then restarting Agent.

The latest release, 1.92, has a database file limit of 4 gigs per newsgroup / folder. It used to be 2 gigs but if you're still hitting the 4 gig limit, damn, clear up some old messages. Seriously, enable the "purge messages" option!

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Newsbin Pro.

 

[RossMAN]

NewsWatcher for the Mac.

I have yet to find a PC equivelant that I liked.

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2
For grabbing I like GrabIt, but for reading I like Agent.

 

[mpitts]

Forte' Agent

 

[MrCraphead]

You should make a poll.

 

[astroview]

I like an older one called Gravity, made by Microplanet. Haven't used it in a while thanks to P2P progams.

 

[luv2chill]

NewsbinPro is the best IMHO. It's not perfect, but it makes snagging binaries RIDICULOUSLY easy. USENET's never been so fun to peruse

l2c

P.S. Sunflower uses Supernews as its feed. Completion is awesome but retention in some groups is down to 2.5 days.

 

[optoman]

I like agent. Used it for the past 5 or 6 years.

 

[dethman]

newsbin pro.

 

[psianime]

Newsbin pro. Earhtlink NG's kinda suck.. but it's "free"...

 

[ElFenix]

xnews... i just wish there was a way to insert something earlier into the queue.

 

[BatmanNate]

Originally posted by: psianime
Newsbin pro. Earhtlink NG's kinda suck.. but it's "free"...

It damn well should be with the amount of advertising on it. No one would ever pay for it.

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

Originally posted by: slag
Personally, I love Forte Agent... Until recently.

I have taken to downloading large amounts of data, several gigs of stuff daily, and I am frequently getting "Database is too large" error messages on my local computer. This entails manually compacting the databases (lists), deleting some messages that dont pertain to me, and then restarting Agent.

I use Free Agent for non-binary Usenet, NewsSharkNewsShark for binary content.