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| First post | 2014-08-01 13:15 -0400 |
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Re: Thunderbird or Unison for usenet? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-01 13:15 -0400
Re: Thunderbird or Unison for usenet? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2014-08-01 13:19 -0400
Re: Thunderbird or Unison for usenet? android <here@there.was> - 2014-08-05 08:32 +0200
| From | FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2014-08-01 13:15 -0400 |
| Subject | Re: Thunderbird or Unison for usenet? |
| Message-ID | <lrgi0c$viq$1@dont-email.me> |
On 2013-10-23 17:30:59 +0000, Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> said: > On 2013-10-23 11:53:37 +0000, Sandman said: > >> So, being abandoned by the best usenet software ever made, >> MT-NewsWatcher, I among many of you are stuck in the question about >> what software we should use now... >> >> I am currently trying out thunderbird, and I think it's a better >> candidate than Unison even though Unison does look better, but is a >> more rudimentary reader. Thunderbird shares some keyboard settings with >> MTNW for instance. >> >> Both lack *severly* in the filtering department, and frankly, I think >> Panic is more likely to respond to user feedback in that area. >> >> Both have an AIO window scheme, where all "views" can be contained >> within one window. Thunderbird handles this much better by having a >> read pane to the right of the list, with Unison only having it below. >> >> Whichever you choose, the question of synchronization comes up. I use >> MT-NW on my work Mac and my laptop. I use dropbox to synchronize the >> .newsrc file which works seemlessly. MTNW also supports storing the >> .newsrc file on a FTP server for sharing. >> >> Neither Unison or Thunderbird have sharing built in, so do anyone know >> what files to sync (via dropbox, for example) for either to remain in >> sync - I mean syncing filter settings, account settings and group >> subscriptions and read status of those groups? >> >> What is your current plan? > > Since this morning and playing around some more with newsreaders, I've > decided that I like Unison enough to buy it. So I did. Simple and > easy enough and all I do is text usenet, no binaries. Works quite well. > > Tried to like Thunderbird, but couldn't. I kept getting 'expired post' > errors off and on and that required a close and restart every time. > Same server, same groups with Unison arene't doing that. That error > was the final straw. I didn't like T-bird much when I tried it a long > time ago and still don't. > > Unison seems to be good enough for my uses. > > BTW, tried Hogwasher but it won't get the groups list, always popping > up an 'internal error' message. I prefer the older version of Unison 1.8.1 over 2. The message list font size isn't customizable in version 2, and it's way too small for my tastes. It's serviceable... but I'd rather give Thoth a better test drive. It's the reader that's most like MT-NW - but they're no longer accepting requesting for registration. -- "Don't Believe Everything You Read on the Internet" -Albert Einstein
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| From | FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2014-08-01 13:19 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <lrgi7v$1js$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #23864 |
On 2014-08-01 17:15:56 +0000, FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> said: > On 2013-10-23 17:30:59 +0000, Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> said: > >> On 2013-10-23 11:53:37 +0000, Sandman said: >> >>> So, being abandoned by the best usenet software ever made, >>> MT-NewsWatcher, I among many of you are stuck in the question about >>> what software we should use now... >>> >>> I am currently trying out thunderbird, and I think it's a better >>> candidate than Unison even though Unison does look better, but is a >>> more rudimentary reader. Thunderbird shares some keyboard settings with >>> MTNW for instance. >>> >>> Both lack *severly* in the filtering department, and frankly, I think >>> Panic is more likely to respond to user feedback in that area. >>> >>> Both have an AIO window scheme, where all "views" can be contained >>> within one window. Thunderbird handles this much better by having a >>> read pane to the right of the list, with Unison only having it below. >>> >>> Whichever you choose, the question of synchronization comes up. I use >>> MT-NW on my work Mac and my laptop. I use dropbox to synchronize the >>> .newsrc file which works seemlessly. MTNW also supports storing the >>> .newsrc file on a FTP server for sharing. >>> >>> Neither Unison or Thunderbird have sharing built in, so do anyone know >>> what files to sync (via dropbox, for example) for either to remain in >>> sync - I mean syncing filter settings, account settings and group >>> subscriptions and read status of those groups? >>> >>> What is your current plan? >> >> Since this morning and playing around some more with newsreaders, I've >> decided that I like Unison enough to buy it. So I did. Simple and >> easy enough and all I do is text usenet, no binaries. Works quite well. >> >> Tried to like Thunderbird, but couldn't. I kept getting 'expired post' >> errors off and on and that required a close and restart every time. >> Same server, same groups with Unison arene't doing that. That error >> was the final straw. I didn't like T-bird much when I tried it a long >> time ago and still don't. >> >> Unison seems to be good enough for my uses. >> >> BTW, tried Hogwasher but it won't get the groups list, always popping >> up an 'internal error' message. > > I prefer the older version of Unison 1.8.1 over 2. The message list > font size isn't customizable in version 2, and it's way too small for > my tastes. > > It's serviceable... but I'd rather give Thoth a better test drive. > It's the reader that's most like MT-NW - but they're no longer > accepting requesting for registration. Jesus, I just replied to a post from 2013... -- "To disagree, one doesn't have to be disagreeable." -Goldwater
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| From | android <here@there.was> |
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| Date | 2014-08-05 08:32 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <c4bc4qF4ob1U4@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #23865 |
In article <lrgi7v$1js$1@dont-email.me>, FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> wrote: > On 2014-08-01 17:15:56 +0000, FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> said: > > > On 2013-10-23 17:30:59 +0000, Lloyd E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> said: > > > >> On 2013-10-23 11:53:37 +0000, Sandman said: > >> > >>> So, being abandoned by the best usenet software ever made, > >>> MT-NewsWatcher, I among many of you are stuck in the question about > >>> what software we should use now... > >>> > >>> I am currently trying out thunderbird, and I think it's a better > >>> candidate than Unison even though Unison does look better, but is a > >>> more rudimentary reader. Thunderbird shares some keyboard settings with > >>> MTNW for instance. > >>> > >>> Both lack *severly* in the filtering department, and frankly, I think > >>> Panic is more likely to respond to user feedback in that area. > >>> > >>> Both have an AIO window scheme, where all "views" can be contained > >>> within one window. Thunderbird handles this much better by having a > >>> read pane to the right of the list, with Unison only having it below. > >>> > >>> Whichever you choose, the question of synchronization comes up. I use > >>> MT-NW on my work Mac and my laptop. I use dropbox to synchronize the > >>> .newsrc file which works seemlessly. MTNW also supports storing the > >>> .newsrc file on a FTP server for sharing. > >>> > >>> Neither Unison or Thunderbird have sharing built in, so do anyone know > >>> what files to sync (via dropbox, for example) for either to remain in > >>> sync - I mean syncing filter settings, account settings and group > >>> subscriptions and read status of those groups? > >>> > >>> What is your current plan? > >> > >> Since this morning and playing around some more with newsreaders, I've > >> decided that I like Unison enough to buy it. So I did. Simple and > >> easy enough and all I do is text usenet, no binaries. Works quite well. > >> > >> Tried to like Thunderbird, but couldn't. I kept getting 'expired post' > >> errors off and on and that required a close and restart every time. > >> Same server, same groups with Unison arene't doing that. That error > >> was the final straw. I didn't like T-bird much when I tried it a long > >> time ago and still don't. > >> > >> Unison seems to be good enough for my uses. > >> > >> BTW, tried Hogwasher but it won't get the groups list, always popping > >> up an 'internal error' message. > > > > I prefer the older version of Unison 1.8.1 over 2. The message list > > font size isn't customizable in version 2, and it's way too small for > > my tastes. > > > > It's serviceable... but I'd rather give Thoth a better test drive. > > It's the reader that's most like MT-NW - but they're no longer > > accepting requesting for registration. > > Jesus, I just replied to a post from 2013... What? Would Jesus do that??? -- teleportation kills http://tinyurl.com/androidphotography
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