On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 14:24:06 +0000, you wrote: > On Wed, 2003-11-05 at 23:19, Boris 'pi' Piwinger wrote: > > Hi! > > > > I am new to the list and have Linux at home since last > > Thursday. I am still having some problems getting Forte > > Agent to work under Wine, but I am involved into (closed) > > beta testing for Forte Agent for many years and we just got > > the first shot at 2.0 which will change a lot anyway. Some > > problems are gone, but some serious problems are new. > > You didn't say what Forte Agent is, so I'll assume you mean this: > > http://www.forteinc.com/main/homepage.php > > ie, a newsreader.
And a mail client. It is the second most used newsreader on usenet, close behind you know what. > As you're new to Linux I'll point out that you can use > several good native newsreaders, like Pan or KNode. Is there any reason > you want Forte in particular? Well, Ive been using Agent under wine for at least 5 years. My reasons are not unlike those of others: - Don't like changing my news/mail client. Completely rusted stuck. - Pan and KNode are two of those examples where an application under wine may run more stable then a native app. Agent seems to be programmed quite intelligently, despite hundreds of crashes, I've not seen a data corruption/loss. Pan and KNode did several times in a handfull of tests. - KNode is, or was the last time I tried, totally unsuitable for off-line newsreading. Rein. -- Rein Klazes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
