On 20-Apr-99 at 18:24:17, @sub.net.au wrote these words of wisdom:
> Quoting Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

>> Looking for the best NewsReader ( and probably mail) program for the
>> Amiga (I have a a1200 with 68030@33MHz, 18MB ram, 2.5Gb H/D). I tried
>> NewsRog (and quite like it, it seems to have more features) and looked at
>> Yam.
>> Any other opinions ???

NewRog is nice, and I like some of it's features, but I do not like how it
handles getting to the articles... makes for a lot of clicking.

> Personally, I prefer using MD2 over any of the other Amiga options out
> there. It's fast, and efficient - my MD2 database has around 18,000 emails
> in it. YAM was crawling when I started using MD2 originally (over 18
> months ago, I think), and that was before I signed up for a ton of mailing
> lists.

I prefer MD2 as a newsreader, however I like YAM better for e-mail. I have
more e-mails that 18,000 and it is not a bit slow (YAM2.0preview7).

>> Also, what's the upgrade history ? or is it so complete and  'bug free'  
>> it doesn't need any updates.

> Just a suggestion, but why not download it and try it out? :) There's a
> pretty complete readme file included in all VaporWare archives, so you
> should be able to get an idea from that of how well-supported the program

That is the best suggestion! Give it a try! :) It's is on my "to register"
list.

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