On 13 May 99 20:22:04 +0000, Phil Ellis wrote:
> Hello
> your comments on [voyager] Re: Newsgroup Reader Is Needed have got me thinking
>
> >On 13-Mai-99, you wrote:
>
> >> I remember a couple of weeks ago you asked if there was interest in
> >> having a newsgroup reader within Voyager again.
>
>
> >Why don't you find yourself a decent newsreader (sorry, can't give any
> >recommendations) and stick with it?
> >IMHO, a browser just isn't the right tool to access the usenet. The only
> >useful way to do this is like Netscapes Communicator. And why should
> >Olli do this, when he already has written a full featured newsreader
> >(Microdot II)?
>
> IMHO you can't beat Thor for newgroups. Yes it takes a bit of setting up but
> once you've done it you have an excellent newsreader and a pretty good mail
> program. (I prefer the look of Yam 2, but it's unstable on my system whereas
> Thor has never crashed.) Give it a try for a month, you won't regret it.
Thor is a "power user" reader. Much more than what the average web
"surfer" really needs or wants. It would be like recommending a
tractor-trailer semi -- can't beat it for hauling; 20,000 pounds
capacity, when all the person wants is a car with a little more space
for the groceries.
At my Amiga club, many think the Web /is/ the Internet. They don't
even know about the Usenet. The average PC user, I've discovered, is
even more ignorant of the newsgroups.
I favor a simple news reader for Voyager, but a little more
powerful than the original News: implementation. There are times I
would like to check in a newsgroup that I don't normally read, but
just don't want to mess subscribing to it through MD-II's Group
Manager for a one time only look-see.
--
Patrick Bartek (NoLife Polymath Group)
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http://www.skylink.net/~bartek
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