by Brian Kram » Thu, 09 Jun 1994 06:15:32
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Brian Kramer-Computer Science & Mathematics-Rutgers University
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by Ron Smi » Sun, 12 Jun 1994 21:37:25
Brian> I am looking for a package that allows users to download
Brian> the new usenet messages and read and reply offline...anyone
Brian> know of any?
Brian> --
The way I do it is downloading the newsbatches every night. My news
software (INN) will update the necessary files and stuff like that. I
read the news and reply to them (like to this one). Then around four
o'clock in the morning INN will run a job that will gather all my
replys and follow-ups and dump them in one big file and send them up
to my news feed.
Most of you will recognize this as a UUCP site!! This can also be done
on a network.
Is this want you meant, Brian?
Regards,
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Ron Smits
/*-( My opinions are my opinions, My boss's opinions are his opinions )-*/
/*-( They might not be the same )-*/
1. Whats the best *offline* usenet reader for Linux?
Greetings,
Having happily moved from Win95 to Debian Linux recently, I am
trying to find replacements for all the programs I typically ran under
Win95 (Which I am dual-booting when I need to use an app that I
haven't found for Linux). Under Win95 I use Forte Free Agent for
reading usenet news. It works great since I can read the articles
later, after I am offline.
Question is: Which newsreader for Linux (X or console) has these
features.
1. Allows offline reading.
2. Follows threads.
3. Must work with dialup PPP connection to NNTP server.
The ones I have looked at so far (but none in great detail) are Knews
and Emacs-Gnus. Knews didn't seem very robust and wasn't offline. I am
still looking at Gnus (which I like).
I have no problem with complicated interfaces but it needs to have the
features mentioned.
Please let me know what you are all using for usenet reading?
Thanks in advance.
Eric Hardwick
2. What's with PCMCIA and pre[68]?
3. Offline message reader for usenet newsgroups.
4. xterm: can't open pseudo-tty. Aborting
8. mod_rewrite: RewriteMap & HTTP_USER_AGENT
9. Graphical *offline* USENET newsreader?
10. Reading Usenet offline: INN/suck
11. using OFF-line USENET news
13. Offline USENET news from ISP??