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Article #100Re: Which news reader application for OS X?
From: Patrick Navin
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 21:46
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 21:46
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Andy Hewitt wrote: > _ <_@_._> wrote: > > >>Andy Hewitt wrote: >> >>>Not for me, I found it unstable, and the popout drawers for newsgroups >>>list and thread display a bit clunky. >> >>Have to agree with the unstable bit. It (Halime) appears to have a number >>of threading, header parsing and fixed-size-buffer related bugs that crash >>it all too often. It is getting better however. > > > Yes, I had a little play again today. In the thread display, as you make > your way down the thread, the X-images start to become misaligned with > the boxes that they sit in. It also takes as long to download headers as > MacSOUP does to download entire articles. > I've got to say this Thunderbird is lovely. I think I'm converted! Patrick
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