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NewsRover

Started bydlbendigo <laidlaws@hotkey.net.au>
First post2016-11-17 21:07 +1100
Last post2016-11-29 23:12 +0000
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  NewsRover dlbendigo  <laidlaws@hotkey.net.au> - 2016-11-17 21:07 +1100
    Re: NewsRover Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> - 2016-11-17 17:17 +0000
      Re: NewsRover Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-11-19 12:01 -0500
        Re: NewsRover Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> - 2016-11-29 23:12 +0000

#3238 — NewsRover

Fromdlbendigo <laidlaws@hotkey.net.au>
Date2016-11-17 21:07 +1100
SubjectNewsRover
Message-ID<CjfXz.505068$kv6.449804@fx02.fr7>
A customised version of NewsRover for  Windows is 
available from Thundernews.  It seems not to allow
subscription to specific lists, but only to topics.  It is
a bit like a newsgroup browser.  It could be useful
some times, but I don't know of anything similar
for Linux.
-- 

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#3239

FromAdrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid>
Date2016-11-17 17:17 +0000
Message-ID<e9671eFcqm4U1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#3238
On 17/11/16 10:07, dlbendigo wrote:
> A customised version of NewsRover for  Windows is
> available from Thundernews.  It seems not to allow
> subscription to specific lists, but only to topics.  It is
> a bit like a newsgroup browser.  It could be useful
> some times, but I don't know of anything similar
> for Linux.

Run it on Wine.

Those programs are focused on topics as their main aim is downloading 
software shared in the posts, not actually taking part in discussion.

For a time (or probably still, I haven't looked) this dodgy software 
sharing aspect was was the main attraction of usenet.

-- 
Adrian C

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#3240

FromMichael Black <et472@ncf.ca>
Date2016-11-19 12:01 -0500
Message-ID<alpine.LNX.2.02.1611191200460.22411@darkstar.example.org>
In reply to#3239
On Thu, 17 Nov 2016, Adrian Caspersz wrote:

> On 17/11/16 10:07, dlbendigo wrote:
>> A customised version of NewsRover for  Windows is
>> available from Thundernews.  It seems not to allow
>> subscription to specific lists, but only to topics.  It is
>> a bit like a newsgroup browser.  It could be useful
>> some times, but I don't know of anything similar
>> for Linux.
>
> Run it on Wine.
>
> Those programs are focused on topics as their main aim is downloading 
> software shared in the posts, not actually taking part in discussion.
>
> For a time (or probably still, I haven't looked) this dodgy software sharing 
> aspect was was the main attraction of usenet.
>
And places like Thundernews get their customers from that pool.

It was never the main attraction to usenet, but for many people (too many) 
it was the attraction.

   Michael

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#3241

FromAdrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid>
Date2016-11-29 23:12 +0000
Message-ID<ea6gbaF6n1bU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#3240
On 19/11/16 17:01, Michael Black wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Nov 2016, Adrian Caspersz wrote:

>> For a time (or probably still, I haven't looked) this dodgy software
>> sharing aspect was was the main attraction of usenet.
>>
> And places like Thundernews get their customers from that pool.
>
> It was never the main attraction to usenet, but for many people (too
> many) it was the attraction.

Ok, corrected :)

-- 
Adrian C

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