On Tue, 06 Mar 2001 08:39:08 -0500,
"Samuel W. Heywood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I think L.D. is correct in saying that NetTamer is the only "html capable"
> DOS application that supports direct access to newsgroups by means of an
> email client.
It's been quite some time since I've tried Net-Tamer, but I don't
recall accessing newsgroups by means of an email client. I thought
it was the news (nntp) client that did that.
> I would like to point out that I know of at least one DOS
> email client that supports newsgroup access, and that is PC-PINE, but
> PC-PINE isn't "html capable". I don't know if there are any other DOS
> email clients other than PC-PINE and NetTamer that offer newsgroup access.
I'm not sure why you are treating nntp and Usenet as some sort of
add-on to the WWW or e-mail. As far as I am concerned, they are
distinct, and are best handled by specialized software. Newsgroup
access is one thing, but, IMHO, Net-Tamer and PC-Pine can't hold
a candle to Yarn and other dedicated DOS newsreaders.
Also, when talking about e-mail and news clients, I think it is
important to distinguish between the transport or protocol part
(smtp, pop3, imap, nntp) and the message reading part and between
online and offline news reading.
> I too would like very much to see newsgroup access built into
> Arachne's email client.
That's fine, but I am suggesting that there is more to it than
you and L.D. seem to think.
Howard E.
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