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| Newer page: | version 8 | Last edited on Thursday, January 29, 2004 12:03:19 pm | by AristotlePagaltzis | Revert |
| Older page: | version 1 | Last edited on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 3:22:08 pm | by AristotlePagaltzis | Revert |
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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, much like a MailClient implements [SMTP]
and a WebBrowser implements [HTTP]
.
-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
+** [Pan]
+** [Knode|http://knode.sourceforge.net/] ([KDE])
+; %%% For the console :
+** [Slrn]
+** [tin | http://www.tin.org/]
