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| Newer page: | version 10 | Last edited on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 1:50:28 pm | by AristotlePagaltzis | |
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-A program used to access
[NNTP] servers
and read
and reply to UseNet posts
.
+A UseNet client application that implements the
[NNTP] [Protocol]
and accompanying message format, much like a MailClient implements [SMTP]
and accompanying message format and a WebBrowser implements [HTTP] and [HTML], JavaScript, etc
.
-Examples include slrn
(1
) and tin(1)
.
+Integrated NewsReader~s are included with the Netscape/[Mozilla] browsers and OutlookExpress
(not MicrosoftOutlook
); though using the latter might make you unpopular due to a large array of "perks"
and annoyances that ignore established [Netiquette]
.
-AddToMe
+A list of popular standalone NewsReader~s for [Linux] includes:
+
+With [GUI]:
+
+* MozillaMail
+* MozillaThunderbird
+* [Pan]
+* [Knode|http://knode.sourceforge.net/] ([KDE])
+
+For the console:
+
+* [Slrn]
+* [tin | http://www.tin.org/]
