OT newsreader questions

All

I been reading and posting here the past few years using google groups
via my browser.
I'm sick of the trolls and need to killfile them.
What newsreader do you guys use. I have xnews put just dont like the
interface.

I use Thunderbird (the email client that goes with Firefox), for both
email and newsgroups and it works fine for regular newsgroups.

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/

If you get into binary newsgroups with big files you will want something
like Agent.

Jeff DeWitt

ufatbastehd wrote:
> All
>
> I been reading and posting here the past few years using google groups
> via my browser.
> I'm sick of the trolls and need to killfile them.
> What newsreader do you guys use. I have xnews put just dont like the
> interface.
>

I have always used outlook express through my high speed internet provider.
Never had any problems, and the interface is very user friendly.

Carl

"ufatbastehd" > wrote in message
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> All
>
> I been reading and posting here the past few years using google groups
> via my browser.
> I'm sick of the trolls and need to killfile them.
> What newsreader do you guys use. I have xnews put just dont like the
> interface.
>

I use OE too.
Loads of people dislike it, but I have tried a gob of others and prefer the
way it handles my email and newsgroups in one tight little package.
It's easy to filter unwanted messages, and that's a good thing! Oh AND... it
plays well with AV software too.

You may want to look at everything you have seen offered, and then make your
choice based on your personal requirements.

Kate

Earle Horton wrote:
> Outlook Express. No brainer. One thing Microsoft did right.
>
> Earle
>
> "ufatbastehd" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>> All
>>
>> I been reading and posting here the past few years using google groups
>> via my browser.
>> I'm sick of the trolls and need to killfile them.
>> What newsreader do you guys use. I have xnews put just dont like the
>> interface.
>>
>
>


Thnaks all I'm trying Mozilla. Don't know why I never thought to try
it. Ive been using Thunderbird for quite some time as my e-mail
client.I've got issues with Outlook.

Outlook Express. No brainer. One thing Microsoft did right.

Earle

"ufatbastehd" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> All
>
> I been reading and posting here the past few years using google groups
> via my browser.
> I'm sick of the trolls and need to killfile them.
> What newsreader do you guys use. I have xnews put just dont like the
> interface.
>

"ufatbasted" > wrote in
>
>
> Thnaks all I'm trying Mozilla. Don't know why I never thought to try it.
> Ive been using Thunderbird for quite some time as my e-mail client.I've
> got issues with Outlook.


OUTLOOK and Outlook Express, are two COMPLETELY different animals.
I don't much like Outlook either but OE is the news handler if you are using
Outlook.

Kate

Kate wrote:
> "ufatbasted" > wrote in
>>
>> Thnaks all I'm trying Mozilla. Don't know why I never thought to try it.
>> Ive been using Thunderbird for quite some time as my e-mail client.I've
>> got issues with Outlook.
>
>
> OUTLOOK and Outlook Express, are two COMPLETELY different animals.
> I don't much like Outlook either but OE is the news handler if you are using
> Outlook.
>
> Kate
>
>


My issue is more with Microsoft products, Being an aging hippy, its my
little revolution. I wont use IE either.

I'm no hippie but I try to keep my use of Microsoft products to a
minimum, and Firefox/Thunderbird really does work well.

There is also a great alternative to Office, Open Office. It is
compatible with MS office, but it has two big advantages, it's not a MS
product and the price is right, FREE!

http://www.openoffice.org/

Jeff DeWitt

ufatbasted wrote:
> Kate wrote:
>
>> "ufatbasted" > wrote in
>>
>>>
>>> Thnaks all I'm trying Mozilla. Don't know why I never thought to try
>>> it. Ive been using Thunderbird for quite some time as my e-mail
>>> client.I've got issues with Outlook.
>>
>>
>>
>> OUTLOOK and Outlook Express, are two COMPLETELY different animals.
>> I don't much like Outlook either but OE is the news handler if you are
>> using Outlook.
>>
>> Kate
>>
>>
>
>
> My issue is more with Microsoft products, Being an aging hippy, its my
> little revolution. I wont use IE either.

ufatbastehd wrote:
> All
>
> I been reading and posting here the past few years using google groups
> via my browser.
> I'm sick of the trolls and need to killfile them.
> What newsreader do you guys use. I have xnews put just dont like the
> interface.

free) Outlook Express, Gravity

$) Agent

Also, hamster (a local news spool) can be set up to filter on more
than what any of the above can do.

--
DougW