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Re: favorite newsreaders?

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From: Paul Cannon
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 01:49
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On Wed, 26 Jun 2002 08:03:57 -0400, Beartooth wrote:

> 
> 	Pine by a length is my choice for a mailer -- but not for a
> newsreader. I liked Agent under MS, but that's not available under
> linux. 

http://www.oliversampson.com/computer/#Agent


> I'll run Pan once it's stable; but after the frustration I
> ran into trying to get 0.12, I'm going to take that to mean 1.x,
> and if possible as an rpm from RH.
> 

I am running Pan .12 on RH7.3 -  I had to update/install these packages 
glib2-2.0.4-1gtk.i386.rpm
glib2-devel-2.0.4-1gtk.i386.rpm
gtk2-2.0.5-1gtk.i386.rpm
gtk2-devel-2.0.5-1gtk.i386.rpm
libxml2-2.4.22-1.i386.rpm
libxml2-devel-2.4.22-1.i386.rpm
pan-0.12.0-1.i686.rpm

> 	So I need a compromise for an indefinite time to tide me
> over. What's good at threading and killfiling -- good enough to
> handle even dc.general! -- and not too much bother to learn or to
> use? Where's the best place to get it?

I use Pan under Linux and Agent under MS.  
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Message-ID: <pan.2002.06.27.01.49.42.199446.1610@yahoo.com>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed1.cidera.com!Cidera!cyclone1.gnilink.net!spamfinder.gnilink.net!nwrddc01.gnilink.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail
References: <Pine.GSO.4.43.0206261159110.624-100000@saltmine.radix.net>

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From: Paul Cannon <paulecannon@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: favorite newsreaders?
Newsgroups: dc.org.linux-users
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