Need a Usenet reader recommendation

[Howard Lester]

I use eternal-september.org with my PC with Windows Live Mail (which is
already set up for Newsgroups). I'm looking for a recommendation for a
similar (and preferably free) newsgroup reader for my new MacBook Pro. (I
warned here I was going to buy one this month, and I did!)

[Jolly Roger]

Post by Howard Lester
I use eternal-september.org with my PC with Windows Live Mail (which is
already set up for Newsgroups). I'm looking for a recommendation for a
similar (and preferably free) newsgroup reader for my new MacBook Pro. (I
warned here I was going to buy one this month, and I did!)

This has been discussed thoroughly in comp.sys.mac.apps:

<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/comp.sys.mac.apps/usenet>

[Davoud]

Post by Howard Lester
I use eternal-september.org with my PC with Windows Live Mail (which is
already set up for Newsgroups). I'm looking for a recommendation for a
similar (and preferably free) newsgroup reader for my new MacBook Pro. (I
warned here I was going to buy one this month, and I did!)

Hmmm. The popular Thoth is $25, Hogwasher a bit more.

*****

Going to NEAIC and/or NEAF this year? I'll be at NEAIC on Thur-Fri and
at NEAF on Saturday. Leaving Suffern at about 11 AM on Sunday.

[android]

On Sat, 09 Jan 2016 23:42:25 -0500, Davoud %A wrote in

Post by Davoud

Post by Howard Lester
I use eternal-september.org with my PC with Windows Live Mail (which is
already set up for Newsgroups). I'm looking for a recommendation for a
similar (and preferably free) newsgroup reader for my new MacBook Pro.
(I warned here I was going to buy one this month, and I did!)

Hmmm. The popular Thoth is $25, Hogwasher a bit more.

Thoth is no more. Thunderbird is a free download from Mozilla (Firefox)
and Pan can be installed from the commandline (MacPorts makes it super
easy).

<https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/>

[Lewis]

Post by android
On Sat, 09 Jan 2016 23:42:25 -0500, Davoud %A wrote in

Post by Davoud

Post by Howard Lester
I use eternal-september.org with my PC with Windows Live Mail (which is
already set up for Newsgroups). I'm looking for a recommendation for a
similar (and preferably free) newsgroup reader for my new MacBook Pro.
(I warned here I was going to buy one this month, and I did!)

Hmmm. The popular Thoth is $25, Hogwasher a bit more.

Thoth is no more. Thunderbird is a free download from Mozilla (Firefox)
and Pan can be installed from the commandline (MacPorts makes it super
easy).
<https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/>

If we're going to the commandline, I much prefer slrn.

[Juan I. Cahis]

Post by Lewis

Post by android
On Sat, 09 Jan 2016 23:42:25 -0500, Davoud %A wrote in

Post by Davoud

Post by Howard Lester
I use eternal-september.org with my PC with Windows Live Mail (which is
already set up for Newsgroups). I'm looking for a recommendation for a
similar (and preferably free) newsgroup reader for my new MacBook Pro.
(I warned here I was going to buy one this month, and I did!)

Hmmm. The popular Thoth is $25, Hogwasher a bit more.

Thoth is no more. Thunderbird is a free download from Mozilla (Firefox)
and Pan can be installed from the commandline (MacPorts makes it super
easy).
<https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/>

If we're going to the commandline, I much prefer slrn.

I use Agent for Windows (Yes!!!!) under Crossover for Mac. It works very
good in that way, and Agent is the best Usenet software you can find.

[nospam]

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Post by Juan I. Cahis
I use Agent for Windows (Yes!!!!) under Crossover for Mac. It works very
good in that way, and Agent is the best Usenet software you can find.

definitely not.

[Michael Vilain]

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anews.com>,

Post by Juan I. Cahis

Post by Lewis

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On Sat, 09 Jan 2016 23:42:25 -0500, Davoud %A wrote in

Post by Davoud

Post by Howard Lester
I use eternal-september.org with my PC with Windows Live Mail (which is
already set up for Newsgroups). I'm looking for a recommendation for a
similar (and preferably free) newsgroup reader for my new MacBook Pro.
(I warned here I was going to buy one this month, and I did!)

Hmmm. The popular Thoth is $25, Hogwasher a bit more.

Thoth is no more. Thunderbird is a free download from Mozilla (Firefox)
and Pan can be installed from the commandline (MacPorts makes it super
easy).
<https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/>

If we're going to the commandline, I much prefer slrn.

I use Agent for Windows (Yes!!!!) under Crossover for Mac. It works very
good in that way, and Agent is the best Usenet software you can find.

I couldn't get Agent to connect to the network through Crossover. What
version of Mac OS and Crossover are you using?

[Juan I. Cahis]

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On Sat, 09 Jan 2016 23:42:25 -0500, Davoud %A wrote in

Post by Davoud

Post by Howard Lester
I use eternal-september.org with my PC with Windows Live Mail (which is
already set up for Newsgroups). I'm looking for a recommendation for a
similar (and preferably free) newsgroup reader for my new MacBook Pro.
(I warned here I was going to buy one this month, and I did!)

Hmmm. The popular Thoth is $25, Hogwasher a bit more.

Thoth is no more. Thunderbird is a free download from Mozilla (Firefox)
and Pan can be installed from the commandline (MacPorts makes it super
easy).
<https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/>

If we're going to the commandline, I much prefer slrn.

I use Agent for Windows (Yes!!!!) under Crossover for Mac. It works very
good in that way, and Agent is the best Usenet software you can find.

I couldn't get Agent to connect to the network through Crossover. What
version of Mac OS and Crossover are you using?

OSX: El Capitán
CrossOver: 15.0
Agent for Windows: 4.2/32.1117

[Savageduck]

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On Sat, 09 Jan 2016 23:42:25 -0500, Davoud %A wrote in

Post by Davoud

Post by Howard Lester
I use eternal-september.org with my PC with Windows Live Mail (which is
already set up for Newsgroups). I'm looking for a recommendation for a
similar (and preferably free) newsgroup reader for my new MacBook Pro.
(I warned here I was going to buy one this month, and I did!)

Hmmm. The popular Thoth is $25, Hogwasher a bit more.

Thoth is no more. Thunderbird is a free download from Mozilla (Firefox)
and Pan can be installed from the commandline (MacPorts makes it super
easy).
<https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/>

Then there are Hogwasher and the defunct and free Unison.
<https://www.asar.com/hogwasher.html>
...and
<http://download.panic.com/unison/>
Of the Unison offerings I prefer 1.8.1 over 2.2

[gtr]

Post by Savageduck
Then there are Hogwasher and the defunct and free Unison.
<https://www.asar.com/hogwasher.html>
...and
<http://download.panic.com/unison/>
Of the Unison offerings I prefer 1.8.1 over 2.2

I prefer v2.1.10 of Thoth.

[Lewis]

Post by gtr

Post by Savageduck
Then there are Hogwasher and the defunct and free Unison.
<https://www.asar.com/hogwasher.html>
...and
<http://download.panic.com/unison/>
Of the Unison offerings I prefer 1.8.1 over 2.2

I prefer v2.1.10 of Thoth.

Thoth was written by a capricious jackass and is not available even if
you were foolish enough to want to buy it. There is, of course, no
support for Thoth (not that there ever was).

[gtr]

Post by Lewis

Post by gtr

Post by Savageduck
Then there are Hogwasher and the defunct and free Unison.
<https://www.asar.com/hogwasher.html>
...and
<http://download.panic.com/unison/>
Of the Unison offerings I prefer 1.8.1 over 2.2

I prefer v2.1.10 of Thoth.

Thoth was written by a capricious jackass and is not available even if
you were foolish enough to want to buy it. There is, of course, no
support for Thoth (not that there ever was).

Ooops. I meant to say I prefer 2.1.10 of Unison, not Thoth which is
currently at 1.9.1.2.

I'm sure there is an asshole to lambast for that as well...

[android]

Post by gtr

Post by Savageduck
Then there are Hogwasher and the defunct and free Unison.
<https://www.asar.com/hogwasher.html>
...and
<http://download.panic.com/unison/>
Of the Unison offerings I prefer 1.8.1 over 2.2

I prefer v2.1.10 of Thoth.

Sure you do. It's a useless recommendation since you can't buy a
license. Thunderbird is a free functional easy to use option. I use
MT-NW or Pan2 mostly, also free.

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/

[Howard Lester]

Post by android
Thunderbird is a free functional easy to use option. I use
MT-NW or Pan2 mostly, also free.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/

I installed Thunderbird, and have no idea what to do next with regard to
creating a newsgroup account through them. I put in eternal-september.org
into a newsreader field, but all I could get are about ten eternal-september
newsgroups. (I suspect there's a setting to put in somewhere, like my
eternal-september username and password, but I couldn't see any place to do
that.)

What is Pan2? I did a search on that, and it's about mouse genomes. I don't
know what MacPorts is (I looked it up, and it appears to be some sort of
"development project.") I need more information how to set all this up to
create a usenet reader.

[android]

Post by Howard Lester

Post by android
Thunderbird is a free functional easy to use option. I use
MT-NW or Pan2 mostly, also free.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/

I installed Thunderbird, and have no idea what to do next with regard to
creating a newsgroup account through them. I put in eternal-september.org
into a newsreader field, but all I could get are about ten eternal-september
newsgroups. (I suspect there's a setting to put in somewhere, like my
eternal-september username and password, but I couldn't see any place to do
that.)

Have you got the right URL? A typical Usenet looks like:
news.eternal-september.org or nntp.eternal-september.org .

Here's the manual...

<https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/creating-newsgroup-account>

<http://mzl.la/1ApHin9>

Post by Howard Lester
What is Pan2? I did a search on that, and it's about mouse genomes. I don't
know what MacPorts is (I looked it up, and it appears to be some sort of
"development project.") I need more information how to set all this up to
create a usenet reader.

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_(newsreader)>

Not for you unless you're interested in installing software through the
commandline.

[Howard Lester]

"android"

Post by android

Post by Howard Lester
I installed Thunderbird, and have no idea what to do next with regard to
creating a newsgroup account through them. I put in eternal-september.org
into a newsreader field, but all I could get are about ten
eternal-september
newsgroups. (I suspect there's a setting to put in somewhere, like my
eternal-september username and password, but I couldn't see any place to do
that.)

news.eternal-september.org or nntp.eternal-september.org .
Here's the manual...
<https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/creating-newsgroup-account>
<http://mzl.la/1ApHin9>

The URL for eternal-september? I did enter news.eternal-september.org, and I
got only the several e-s newsgroups. I did see somewhere also the "nntp"
version, but didn't know what to do with it, or which goes where. I recall
years ago having the same problem on my PC through my ISP's newsgroup
settings, and the fellow in Germany? who runs e-s explained to me what to do
for that in order to get all the available newsgroups. Thanks for the
mozilla manual; I'll peruse that and see if I can figure it all out. Maybe
I'll also need to see if I can find the email from that fellow. Thanks
again.

[android]

Post by Howard Lester
"android"

Post by android

Post by Howard Lester
I installed Thunderbird, and have no idea what to do next with regard to
creating a newsgroup account through them. I put in eternal-september.org
into a newsreader field, but all I could get are about ten
eternal-september
newsgroups. (I suspect there's a setting to put in somewhere, like my
eternal-september username and password, but I couldn't see any place to do
that.)

news.eternal-september.org or nntp.eternal-september.org .
Here's the manual...
<https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/creating-newsgroup-account>
<http://mzl.la/1ApHin9>

The URL for eternal-september? I did enter news.eternal-september.org, and I
got only the several e-s newsgroups. I did see somewhere also the "nntp"
version, but didn't know what to do with it, or which goes where. I recall
years ago having the same problem on my PC through my ISP's newsgroup
settings, and the fellow in Germany? who runs e-s explained to me what to do
for that in order to get all the available newsgroups. Thanks for the
mozilla manual; I'll peruse that and see if I can figure it all out. Maybe
I'll also need to see if I can find the email from that fellow. Thanks
again.

There's no problem connecting to news.eternal-september.org. I just did.
You do, however probably need to tick "Always request authentication
when connecting to this server" in the "Server Settings" of the account
to access the Usenet. You also need register to get a username and
password. That that you see are their user groups... You could try
subscribing to the .config or .support.

Another free server is news.aioe.org .