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I have been telecommunicating with a Macintosh for some time now, but I am just
getting started on a PC (with MS Windows).  I have a rather complete set of
shareware/freeware communication tools on the Mac and I would like to duplicate
those abilities on the PC with the best possible user interface.  I am
connected to Internet and I have a unix account that has Usenet news and keeps
track of my mail.  Could anyone help me find the best tools on the PC to
communicate?  I want to do the following:

1.  Telnet:  I use NCSA telnet on the Mac with a TCP connection.  I believe
this program also exists on the PC.  Any other suggestions?  I can ftp using
this also, but I prefer a program called Fetch which I will describe next.

2.	FTP:  I can do this several ways, but the best is with a Mac program called
Fetch.  Fetch not only gives a nice graphical interface to ftp, it also decodes
and uncompresses on the fly and can call other programs to decode formats that
are not built in.  This program is wonderful!  Is there any equivalent on the
PC, or do I have to use a command line ftp method?

3.	E-Mail:  I use Eudora on the Mac.  It has everything I need in a mail
program and is well documented and supported.  It will work from home over a
modem as well as via TCP.  I know that a PC version of this program is being
developed, but it's not out yet.  Any other suggestions?  I need something that
calls up my unix account and downloads my mail to my PC.  It would be nice if
it could check the mail at set intervals and keep track of my messages in mail
boxes like Eudora.

4.	Usenet news:  I use theNews on the Mac, but I have also used NewsWatcher. 
Both are quite good.  They download subscribed articles from the unix news
server and give a nice graphical interface for reading sorting searching and
filing articles.  I have heard of Waffle, uunet, etc. and it is not really
clear to me whether these would be better solutions.

5.	Wide Area Info Servers:  I use both WAIStation and gopher on the Mac.  I
know there is a WAIS access program on the PC.  What about gopher?

As you can tell, I prefer things with nice interfaces.  I am competent enough
to use most any interface, but why bother.  I would appreciate any opinions on
solutions to my communication needs.  If there is enough interest, I will post
a summary.

Thanks in advance,
Clarke

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J. Clarke Stevens         |  Georgia Tech Research Institute
jcsteve@prism.gatech.edu  |  (404) 528-3254