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Computer Software => General software => Topic started by: Bowdon on March 22, 2018, 05:08:22 PM

Title: Any usenet people here?
Post by: Bowdon on March 22, 2018, 05:08:22 PM
I'm thinking of getting back in to the old usenet/newsgroup area but so much as changed since I was last around those parts.

I remember using a bootlegged version of Agent that I had to use a tunnel software so I could connect with multiple connections. NZB was still a new thing back then too.

So what are peoples recommended servers and clients?
Title: Re: Any usenet people here?
Post by: Deathstar on March 22, 2018, 05:20:28 PM
Might have to be careful on what gets posted.....

Title: Re: Any usenet people here?
Post by: jelv on March 22, 2018, 05:22:02 PM
I just use Thunderbird - but then I only follow text only groups.
Title: Re: Any usenet people here?
Post by: MartinGoose on March 22, 2018, 06:41:34 PM
So what are peoples recommended servers and clients?

Plusnet provide my Usenet feed.

Pan is my newsreader:
<http://pan.rebelbase.com/>
Title: Re: Any usenet people here?
Post by: licquorice on March 22, 2018, 07:09:49 PM
Used to use Agent, just use Thunderbird now.
Title: Re: Any usenet people here?
Post by: Bowdon on March 22, 2018, 09:50:42 PM
Oh I didnt realise thunderbird could read newsgroups.

I like the older British comedies and radio shows from the 1940's onwards.

Last time I was on a usenet group I was downloading a 70MB file that took all day on freeservce dialup. Good job I could set my computer downloading while I went out lol
Title: Re: Any usenet people here?
Post by: petef on March 23, 2018, 03:08:03 PM
I use the Gnus (Emacs) client with the Eternal September and Gmane servers. I also only follow text groups.