As for filters, killfiles, etc., I'm from the "if you don't like it
don't read it" school! :-)
Jonesy
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I am using xnews and yes, I am laughing smugly at Outlook users ;)
It supports rules to define article scoring, so you can easily
killfile, prioritise articles, sort them in the order you want,
for example my setup is to first show threads with new articles and
my participation ordered by date, then the most interesting threads
with new articles, then less interesting threads with new articles etc.
And of course you can define what you consider interesting or not
(based ob subject, author etc -- rules are quite flexible)
It also has convenient feature that assigns colors to posters so
it easier to understand who said what in a long thread.
Plus variety of filters, storage options etc etc.
Also it provides keyboard only operation mode for two handed
persons as well as mouse support for three or more handed
persons ;>
And besides xnews is free :)
Alex
(alexti)
Each one to their own, if you like the interface and the way OE does
things, then fair enough. But like Fat Bastard said, there are a LOT
of security holes and worms that specifically target OE. So for the
casual user, it can be pretty messy.
Also, if you read binary newsgroups, then you'll need all of the
features Agent supports. Not really relevent for RAS, but it depends
on what groups you read.
Rafe Mc
Just too used to Agent I guess :)
Rafe Mc
> What's the advantage to not having a mouse? Doesn't every computer worth
> it's weight in peanuts have a mouse these days? Everyone should certainly
> be capable of operating a mouse as well...
> > Oh yes. Install NTemacs (search for it). It's a windows port for a
> > text editor common to unix/linux users. It comes with a news-reader
> > plugin called gnus. Everything is text based with keyboard input. No
> > mouse use is required which is a big relief. Posts are still threaded
> > though, so no need to worry about that. A bit of a hassle to learn
> > though, but once you get the basics, you might start to laugh at
> > outlook users :)
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> > Olav K. Malmin
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>It also has convenient feature that assigns colors to posters so
>it easier to understand who said what in a long thread.
>Plus variety of filters, storage options etc etc.
>Also it provides keyboard only operation mode for two handed
>persons as well as mouse support for three or more handed
>persons ;>
>And besides xnews is free :)
>Alex
>(alexti)
>>I am using xnews and yes, I am laughing smugly at Outlook users ;)
>>It supports rules to define article scoring, so you can easily
>>killfile, prioritise articles, sort them in the order you want,
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> And first off, you're no longer top posting! Congrads.
>>User-Agent: Xnews/4.05.11
> Howeverm you're client is quite old now. Current version is 4.06.21/22
> http://xnews.3dnews.net
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>> Install a text editor to get a newsreader... That's a strange
>> suggestion.
>> What's the advantage to not having a mouse? Doesn't every computer
>> worth it's weight in peanuts have a mouse these days? Everyone should
>> certainly be capable of operating a mouse as well...
> Hehe, I guess I belong to the "old" school of computer users. I work a
> lot with very mouse intesive softwar at work, specially geographic
> inforamtion systems. So holding on to that mouse for 8 hours a day at
> work is not just very tiring, but also not very ergonomical. And
> during a short break to check news, I really don't want to use the
> mouse by clicking on topics, when all buttons that is needed is "arrow
> down" or "space" for next topic and "c+y" (catcup+yes) to go to the
> next newsgroup.
Alex
(alexti)
Jonny
>> > during a short break to check news, I really don't want to use the
>> > mouse by clicking on topics, when all buttons that is needed is
> "arrow
>> > down" or "space" for next topic and "c+y" (catcup+yes) to go to
> the
>> > next newsgroup.
heres more on running slrn under windows:
http://thingy.apana.org.au/~fun/slrn/
uwe
> Lol that sounds really advanced and user-friendly Olav..
> Ok, that's it, no Linux for me :D
> Andre
Cheers,
uwe
> >> > during a short break to check news, I really don't want to use the
> >> > mouse by clicking on topics, when all buttons that is needed is
> > "arrow
> >> > down" or "space" for next topic and "c+y" (catcup+yes) to go to
> > the
> >> > next newsgroup.
> another nice one is slrn, which is also text-based and much
> easier to learn than GNUS (in my book), but then again I am an
> old-time trn user.
> heres more on running slrn under windows:
> http://thingy.apana.org.au/~fun/slrn/
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>Thanks for the tip, i would have tried it if the download link wasn't
>down. :)
Andre
