Subj : Re: newsreaders in 2025
To   : Accession
From : Boraxman
Date : Mon Apr 21 2025 09:57:22

  Re: Re: newsreaders in 2025
  By: Accession to Boraxman on Sun Apr 20 2025 07:17 am

 > Hey Boraxman!
 > 
 > On Sun, Apr 20 2025 03:51:40 -0500, you wrote:
 > 
 > >> i have always used xnews.
 > 
 > I just looked at the website for this, and it definitely looks like work on 
 > was discontinued 20 years ago (the GUI is terrible to look at these days, bu
 > maybe wasn't so bad in it's heyday when everything else looked like that, to
 > ;)
 > 
 > > I use slrn.  You have to use a command line parameter to ues a
 > > different news server, but it does work.  For graphical newsreaders,
 > > Thunderbird is actually a good option that allows multiple accounts
 > > and posting.
 > 
 > slrn is great for console (my personal favorite, also). So is tin and neomut
 > They do the job and do it well. They all use iconv for character set
 > translations without issue, and you can use whatever external editor you wan
 > with them.
 > 
 > As for graphical, Thunderbird (what I'm currently using to write this) and
 > Claws Mail are probably your best options for both Windows and Linux, and th
 > Pan is a good one for Linux (there has been Windows ports but it seems suppo
 > has stopped for that, and the latest one isn't usable).
 > 
 > Regards,
 > Nick
 > 
I didn't know neomutt
could read NNTP.  I would have used tha tinstead, as I use it for mail as well.

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