newsreader : Java Glossary

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newsreader

Trying to track newsgroups using a browser is a bit like eating your dinner with toothpick. It can be done, but it is slow and awkward. That approach should be reserved for emergencies. A newsreader is a program that lets you read postings in newsgroups and post messages for the all the world to read. It is a specialised tool. It does not work inside a browser. It lets you keep a record of your posts and other people’s posts. It lets you keep good posts permanently. It organizes the posts and allows you search your local database. It lets you filter out posts from twits and spammers.

The newsreader talks a specialised newsgroup NNTP protocol to the newsserver, usually provided by your ISP. A browser talks to an http server such as Google. Newsreaders don’t talk to Google and browsers don’t talk to new servers. Newsreaders use separate mechanism for delivering news from the browser-based Google Groups that you may be used to. It is the same content. Google works by translating between the two delivery mechanisms.

Newsreader Vendor List

Popular newsreader programs include:

Forté Agent. This is the one I have been using since the early days of the Internet. I am not that familiar with the others. It comes in free and pay versions.
40Tude Dialog: free for individuals, $59.00 USD for companies. Supports multiple servers, binary attachments, Unicode, multi-threading, filtering, colourising to sort out quotation nesting depth, multiple identities, email and bookmarks.
Pine
Opera. Opera is a browser but has a built-in newsreader. Don’t confuse this with reading newsgroups via the Google or Yahoo web interface to newsgroups.
Mozilla Thunderbird (C++ opensource). A standalone mailreader/newsreader.
Outlook. Outlook is a combination mailreader/newsreader.
Pan

newsreaders.com maintains a list of newsreaders.

blog
newsgroups
newsserver: lists of free and pay newsservers
ratings

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