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Re: Net software recommendations

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From: Steve Rogers
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 00:00
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Ben Lovejoy <ben@lovejoy.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> - Newsreader (Newshopper 1.2)

MacSOUP


> - Web browser (Netscape Communicator)

Internet Explorer 4.5... IE has always beaten the crumbs out of Netscape
for stability, features and small RAM footprint.  I resisted as long as
I could, but you gotta hand it to M$ when they do something right.


> - IRC (Ircle 3.something)

Homer is by far the most fun, and I found it the most useful.  Note that
the latest known version was 0.94: don't worry, it doesn't behave like a
beta.


> - FTP (Fetch)

Anarchie, whose only failing is that it can't upload to Freeserve
websites (does anyone know why yet?).
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Subject: Re: Net software recommendations
Date: 1999/02/05
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