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DanS
And *even easier* in XNews.....it's just 'k'
And *even easier* in XNews.....it's just 'k'
W
Worn Out Retread
Sunny said:
I use Windows Live Mail.
As far as the newsgroups are concerned, Microsoft isn't the only supplier of
newsgroups and Windows Live Mail can connect with newsgroup servers that
don't belong to Microsoft.
Some alternatives are: news.datemas.de news.eternal-september.org
aioe.cjb.net
B
bettablue
Sunny said:
Although many people are using WLM for email and newsgroups, there are many
choices. Look at a few and decide for yourself which is right for you. For
me, WLM is fine. But, that's just me.
B
Bob Hatch
Thanks a lot for all your answers.
I'm quiet embarrassed, that I never stumbled over it so far, as it is
really quite easy.
It seems, that somehow I never clicked on the message menu.
I tried 'right-clicking on the message' forgetting, that the right click
menus are very often a littlre reduced in features.
Thanks again an happy news reading
If what you're looking to do is to "Kill" a thread you can press "K" in
Thunderbird, go to another group then back and the thread will be GONE.
Works really well for Frank and Alias crap.
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Ken Blake
Thanks, Looks like I have to use Agent or Thunderbird then
Are they both OK as e-mail programs as well ?
They both can be used for e-mail, but how good they are is your
decision. Try whichever one you want (or both) and see for yourself.
Other people work differently from the way you do, so their opinions
shouldn't matter.
Personally, I use Agent 6.0 as a newsreader (and I like it very much)
and Outlook 2010 as an e-mail client.
K
Ken Blake
Whether it's a netbook, a bigger notebook, or a desktop doesn't really
matter. What software you choose shouldn't be affected by that.
Outlook Express was never in Windows 7. It wasn't in Vista either;
Windows XP was the last version of Windows to include it.
Note that Windows Mail (in Vista) was essentially just the new version
of Outlook Express, with a new name. And Windows Live Mail was
essentially just a *newer* version of Outlook Express, with another
new name (and Microsoft once again did a poor job of choosing the two
names Windows Mail and Windows Live Mail, since many people confuse
them).
I've tried Windows Live Mail, but didn't like it. I think FortÊ Agent
is a *much* better newsreader.
Three points here:
1. There are many *thousands* of newsgroups. Those that Microsoft
started were a very small percentage of what's available.
2. Microsoft has already stopped carrying many of its public
newsgroups, and they will stop the others soon.
3. A newsgroup doesn't disappear simply because Microsoft stops
carrying it. The Microsoft newsgroups (like most others) are echoed to
thousands of others all over the world. Usage may go down if Microsoft
stops, but the newsgroup don't disappear.
The web-based forums already exist. However newsgroup traffic is *not*
automatically redirected to them.
Also bear in mind that there exists free downloadable NNTP Bridge
software, which enables you to participate in the Microsoft web forums
via a newsreader. I do 34 of those forums that way.
K
Ken Blake
I agree that the move to forums was a mistake on their part.
But bear in mind that there exists free downloadable NNTP Bridge
software, which enables you to participate in the Microsoft web forums
via a newsreader. I do 34 of those forums that way.
K
Ken Blake
RC, I'm sure you know this, but let me point out for Sunny, and for
others here, that there are other sources of newsgroups than our ISPs.
That are lots of other available news servers, some free, some for a
charge. Here are three free ones that I use:
aioe.org
news.eternal-september.org
news.albasani.net
S
Stephen Wolstenholme
I use Community Bridge to read a few of the forums with Agent. That
works OK but doesn't solve the whole problem.
Steve
K
Ken Blake
Very true. There are lots of remaining problems. I only wanted to
point out that using the NNTP bridge made participation much better
and much faster (even though you apparently already knew that, others
here undoubtedly didn't).
Z
Zaidy036
G
Gene E. Bloch
And *even easier* in XNews.....it's just 'k'
I see: lack of control.
(Just a bad pun - please forgive me if you would.)
D
DanS
Wasn't *that* bad. Worth a chuckle.
J
johnbee
Windows Live Mail works fine as a news reader. It has no restrictions and
looks and feels like the old Express. >
I am a very long way from thinking WLM is like Outlook Express. Reading
through messages by clicking on a list is extremely different from hovering
over a 'Next' button and clicking on it, and that is only for a start.
In case anyone thinks I am arguing for the sake of it, generally this topic
is a crucial one. I say that because ISPs seem to be dumping Usenet
services, they say because of lack of demand. It is already the case that
in order to access newsgroups one has to be pretty determined. Us users
ought to be very helpful and accurate of course but in particular to
prospective newsgroup users because we can be slightly instrumental in
delaying the inevitable end a little.
It is certainly true that WLM is OK as a news reader, in particular that it
is possible to set it up by trying hard, unlike most others which will
defeat many people. What I mean by that was that it was the only one I
managed to get working and I am not all that thick.
looks and feels like the old Express. >
I am a very long way from thinking WLM is like Outlook Express. Reading
through messages by clicking on a list is extremely different from hovering
over a 'Next' button and clicking on it, and that is only for a start.
In case anyone thinks I am arguing for the sake of it, generally this topic
is a crucial one. I say that because ISPs seem to be dumping Usenet
services, they say because of lack of demand. It is already the case that
in order to access newsgroups one has to be pretty determined. Us users
ought to be very helpful and accurate of course but in particular to
prospective newsgroup users because we can be slightly instrumental in
delaying the inevitable end a little.
It is certainly true that WLM is OK as a news reader, in particular that it
is possible to set it up by trying hard, unlike most others which will
defeat many people. What I mean by that was that it was the only one I
managed to get working and I am not all that thick.
L
Leythos
I've used Gravity on all version of Windows as well as in shells on Nix
boxes - there is nothing that comes close to the ease and plain text
ability it has - and it's free now.
L
LouB
Ken said:
A link please
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Stephen Wolstenholme
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Peter Foldes
Sunny
You can use Windows Mail and even Outlook Express in Win 7
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/5481-windows-mail.html
and
http://www.oehelp.com/OEnWin7.aspx
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Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
http://www.microsoft.com/protect
You can use Windows Mail and even Outlook Express in Win 7
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/5481-windows-mail.html
and
http://www.oehelp.com/OEnWin7.aspx
--
Peter
Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
http://www.microsoft.com/protect
K
Ken Blake
I use this one: http://communitybridge.codeplex.com/
which I think is better than those that Microsoft provides.
T
Tattoo Vampire
Sunny said:
XNews and 40tude Dialog are both free and offer much better filtering for
newsgroups, as well as article scoring.
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