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Re: Fast lightweight web-based newsreader

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Dick T. Verbeek wrote:
> op 04-03-14 13:42 schreef Peter Percival:
>> wjwlsn wrote:
>>> ... quick searching and scanning through the Usenet
>>> group hierarchy. None of the newsreader apps I have are set up very well
>>> for this either. Google Groups is good for searching, but is very painful
>>> to use for scanning through several groups in quick succession.
>>>
>>> So, I kept looking for free tools that would let me do this efficiently,
>>> and I finally found it a few days ago:
>>>
>>> http://www.newswebreader.com
>>>
>>
>> Anything is better that Google, but why, I wonder, not use a
>> conventional news client?
>>
>
> Indeed also my question, a proper newsreader is so much more comfortable.
> Maybe because some are behind a (corporate) firewall blocking the port(s)?
> Or because some people have a 'modern' ISP that doesn't deliver the full
> gamut of the Internet experience, including things like an nntp, shell,
> jabber and proxy server?
>

Yes, firewall blocking and/or lack of a fast, local nntp server are both
reasons to use a web-based client like the one I suggested. In addition,
that site works well for quick "catchup" from any device with a browser,
without having to install a proper newsreader (which may not be possible
for the device in question, or may not be desirable for other reasons).

Another consideration for me was the ability to scan many newsgroups very
quickly for signs of life without disturbing my newsreader setup, which
is biased towards maintaining current the groups to which I've chosen
to subscribe for the long term.

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Fast lightweight web-based newsreader wjwlsn <ibillwilson@gmail.com> - 2014-03-04 02:02 -0500
  Re: Fast lightweight web-based newsreader Andy Burns <usenet.feb2014@adslpipe.co.uk> - 2014-03-04 07:23 +0000
    Re: Fast lightweight web-based newsreader wjwlsn <ibillwilson@gmail.com> - 2014-03-04 02:56 -0500
      Re: Fast lightweight web-based newsreader RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-04 09:41 +0000
    Re: Fast lightweight web-based newsreader Stephen Thomas Cole <usenet@stephenthomascole.com> - 2014-03-04 19:55 +0000
  Re: Fast lightweight web-based newsreader Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2014-03-04 12:42 +0000
    Re: Fast lightweight web-based newsreader "Dirk T. Verbeek" <dverbeek@xs4all.nl> - 2014-03-04 14:16 +0100
      Re: Fast lightweight web-based newsreader wjwlsn <ibillwilson@gmail.com> - 2014-03-04 10:01 -0500
        Re: Fast lightweight web-based newsreader RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-05 12:44 +0000
        Re: Fast lightweight web-based newsreader "tdk" <forum.tdk@squte.com> - 2014-03-07 19:29 -0600
          Re: Fast lightweight web-based newsreader Anthony G <anthonyg@invalid.sdf.nospam.org> - 2014-03-08 02:49 +0000
            Re: Fast lightweight web-based newsreader Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2014-03-08 15:40 +0000
      Re: Fast lightweight web-based newsreader Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-03-04 17:30 +0100
  Re: Fast lightweight web-based newsreader Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2014-03-04 17:14 +0000
  Re: Fast lightweight web-based newsreader "tdk" <forum.tdk@squte.com> - 2014-03-04 13:14 -0600
    Re: Fast lightweight web-based newsreader "wjwlsn" <ibillwilson@gmail.com> - 2014-03-07 15:41 -0600
      Re: Fast lightweight web-based newsreader "tdk" <forum.tdk@squte.com> - 2014-03-07 19:10 -0600
  Re: Fast lightweight web-based newsreader Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2014-03-05 15:59 +1100

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