Since someone brought the subject up, my favorite newsreader has always
been tin. However, I can't seem to get it workin under Linux... when I run
it it clears the screen, prints a message too fast for me to read it, and
dies.
Any ideas?
DvB
On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, Jeanette Russo wrote:
> Joe Marcom wrote:
> >
> > Hello, again.
> >
> > I've been using Free Agent as my NG reader in window$ for as long as
> > I have been online. Now that I'm moving up to Linux, what do you
> > recommend? Thanks.
> > Joe
> This newreader problem is almost as bad as the browser problem. The
> best newsreader I have been able to use in Linux is Netscape also. I
> have tried PINE, TRN, SLRN, kexpress, Free Agent on Wine (runs but won't
> get news), knews, krn, and Pan, and Star Office newsreader and Netscape
> is still the best. If Linux can only get a good browser, newsreader,
> install tt fonts by default, and fix the printer support problems we
> will have a great desktop. Right now its pretty good, but there are
> still some shortcomings to using Linux on the Net.
> Jeanette
>
