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Re: Browsing News Online

#412
From: Michael Greene
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 1995 02:08
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>> >In article <19950723.119AEC8.139DA@bonkers.agt.net> Kevin Humphrey
>> ><thumphr1@bonkers.agt.net> writes:
>> >> I was wondering what programs there are to use to read newsgroups
>> >> online.  I want something that will let me look at the subject and
>> >> decide weather or not to transfer it.  This is mainly for binary groups
>> >> that take to long to transfer all articles.

>I personally would recommend NewsAgent - does exactly what you ask! The
>version on the aminet won't let you look at some groups - but the registered
>version costing 10 UK Pounds is really very good.

What about Thor2.01 w/ThorTCP? I use Thor for all my local QWKs and to handle
NEWS/MAIL via my Slip. ThorTCP has the option to just look- first select the
group, select from/to number of message subjects to view, and then select
the articles to actually grab.

Michael K Greene    mgreene@exis.net

Thor2.01/GED3.1.3

"Don't give away the homeworld." - Babylon 5
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References: <19950723.119AEC8.139DA@bonkers.agt.net> <3vmg6j$e9b@zipper.zip.com.au> <946.6423T1005T331@Snark.apana.org.au> <19950803.4585B0.15404@Smurf.UUCP>

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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!grouper.Exis.Net!news
From: mgreene@exis.net (Michael Greene)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.networking
Subject: Re: Browsing News Online
Date: 5 Aug 1995 02:08:21 GMT
Organization: Exchange Information Systems Networks
Message-ID: <951.6424T1318T138@exis.net>
References: <19950723.119AEC8.139DA@bonkers.agt.net> <3vmg6j$e9b@zipper.zip.com.au> <946.6423T1005T331@Snark.apana.org.au> <19950803.4585B0.15404@Smurf.UUCP>
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