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Article #3005Re: Multi-server news client?
From: -=Spudley=-
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:36
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:36
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"Je�us" <none@all.org> wrote in message news:4850c1d9@news.x-privat.org... > Je�us wrote: >> Cerberus wrote: >>> Je�us <none@all.org> wrote: >>> >>>> Any suggestions for a decent Windows news client that can be set up to >>>> use multiple servers BUT also using the one already downloaded set of >>>> existing headers? (I hope that made sense...) >>>> >>>> I'm sure there are a couple but I can't recall which ones they were. >>>> (Hopefully not X-News...) >>>> >>>> Tnx >>>> >>> >>> G'day Je�us, long time since our last chat. My headers will no doubt >>> reveal that I prefer the dreaded X-News for this sort of funtionality. >>> Have you considered running your own spool/proxy? Hamster might be of >>> use to you, it may be old, but it's stable and used to be very popular. >>> >>> http://home.arcor.de/tgl70/misc/hamster_en.html >>> >>> Here's a quick how-to; >>> >>> http://news.individual.net/configuration/hamster-2.1-win-en.php >>> >>> Alternatively there might be a plugin for Thunderbird... >> >> Thanks, yes I did think about Hamster but due to extreme laziness I did >> wonder if there were some clients that had this sort of ability built in. >> Newsman Pro does, apparently... I just need to get around to actually >> trying it some day! >> >> I've been rather busy lately, I moved to Tassie in April and in fact only >> this arvo made an offer on a property. I hope they accept :) >> >> **Jesus... just realised I never even checked if the local exchange has >> broadband either. I better go do that now. > > Ohhh shit. > Oh well, satellite time I guess. Don't they have Broadband of power lines in Tasmania? >
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