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Re: newsgroup reader?

From Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.apps
Date 2015-04-04 13:15 -0700
Message-ID <2015040413152721631-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMme.com> (permalink)
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Subject Re: newsgroup reader?

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On 2015-04-04 18:03:22 +0000, Erilar said:

> David Moorman <email@domain.com> wrote:
>> On 2015-04-04 00:54:08 +0000, Savageduck said:
>> 
>>> On 2015-04-04 00:28:31 +0000, Erilar said:
>>>>> New problem for me I know has been discussed here in the past. I follow
>>>> some bigger groups that I mostly delete on my laptop with MTNW. Stupid
>>>> Yosemite won't open that, either. I remember Unison being discussed here.
>>>> Is it any good? I can use the old laptop for that as well as graphics
>>>> editing for a while longer, but it IS a rather old laptop.
>>>> Your options if you want to stay away from terminal, are going to be >
>>>> Thunderbird or Unison. I use both and for the most part Unison will do
>>>>> the job. Filters are rudimentary but once built will work quite well.
>>>>>> Most folks who lost MTNW (myself included) deride Unison, but it is
>>>>>>> there and for now it works. Bth are free so try them, you have nothing 
>>>>>>> > to lose.
>> 
>> Unison does work but can be quirky at times.  I use it for looking at
>> images.  For some attachments, the firs time you look at them, they are
>> screen-sized.  Good.  If you go back to look again, then can be about 1/2
>> inch by 1/2 inch in size.  Not good.
>> 
>> The other thing it does is to save some images outside of the intended
>> folder.  For example, if you're saving a picture of a 1955 Chrysler wagon
>> to your Chrysler folder, the image file shows up outside the Chrysler
>> folder with a title of "Chrysler.1".    If you change the suffix to .jpg,
>> then it shows up as an image file with preview, and you also have to
>> change the title to "1955 Chrysler Wagon", and then move into the folder.
>> It works, but it's a hassle.
>> 
>> Haven't run into any major quirks in text groups.
> 
> Do you HAVE to let it save images? I only want text.

It works just fine for text, just make sure you change the text 
encoding from the default *Western (ISO Latin 1)* to *Unicode (UTF8)* 
via the "View" menu.
As a note I prefer the older Unison 1.8.1 to the current and final 
Unison 2.2. All the releases are available here:
<http://download.panic.com/unison/>

-- 
Regards,

Savageduck

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newsgroup reader? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2015-04-04 00:28 +0000
  Re: newsgroup reader? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-04-03 17:54 -0700
    Re: newsgroup reader? David Moorman <email@domain.com> - 2015-04-03 23:27 -0500
      Re: newsgroup reader? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2015-04-04 18:03 +0000
        Re: newsgroup reader? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-04-04 13:15 -0700
          Re: newsgroup reader? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2015-04-04 22:26 +0000
        Re: newsgroup reader? David Moorman <email@domain.com> - 2015-04-05 00:26 -0500
      Re: newsgroup reader? erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-04-04 15:43 -0500
        Re: newsgroup reader? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-04-04 21:02 +0000
          Re: newsgroup reader? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2015-04-04 22:26 +0000
          Re: newsgroup reader? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2015-04-06 16:07 +0000
            Re: newsgroup reader? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-04-06 09:45 -0700
              Re: newsgroup reader? Erilar <drache@notchibardun.net> - 2015-04-09 19:24 +0000
                Re: newsgroup reader? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-04-09 15:16 -0700
                Re: newsgroup reader? Erilar <drache@notchibardun.net> - 2015-04-10 20:37 +0000
                Re: newsgroup reader? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-04-10 21:40 -0700
                Re: newsgroup reader? Erilar <drache@notchibardun.net> - 2015-04-13 22:19 +0000
                Re: newsgroup reader? erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-04-18 19:44 -0500
                Re: newsgroup reader? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-04-18 19:13 -0700
                Re: newsgroup reader? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-04-18 20:10 -0700
                Re: newsgroup reader? erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-04-19 19:38 -0500
                Re: newsgroup reader? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-04-19 21:29 -0700
                Re: newsgroup reader? Erilar <drache@notchibardun.net> - 2015-04-20 23:18 +0000
            Re: newsgroup reader? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-04-06 17:25 +0000
              Re: newsgroup reader? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-04-07 02:24 +0000
    Re: newsgroup reader? jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2015-04-05 01:13 +1300
      Re: newsgroup reader? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2015-04-04 18:03 +0000
        Re: newsgroup reader? jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2015-04-05 18:05 +1300
      Re: newsgroup reader? erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-04-04 15:41 -0500
        Re: newsgroup reader? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-04-05 14:00 +1200
          Re: newsgroup reader? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2015-04-05 02:51 +0000
            Re: newsgroup reader? jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2015-04-05 18:10 +1300
              Re: newsgroup reader? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-04-04 23:19 -0700
                Re: newsgroup reader? jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2015-04-05 19:56 +1300
                Re: newsgroup reader? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-04-05 01:12 -0700
                Re: newsgroup reader? jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2015-04-05 21:18 +1300
                Re: newsgroup reader? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-04-05 09:05 -0400
                Re: newsgroup reader? jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2015-04-06 01:38 +1300
                Re: newsgroup reader? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-04-05 10:26 -0400
                Re: newsgroup reader? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-04-05 08:05 -0700
                Re: newsgroup reader? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-04-05 13:01 -0400
                Re: newsgroup reader? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-04-06 00:49 +0000
          Re: newsgroup reader? David Moorman <email@domain.com> - 2015-04-05 00:29 -0500
            Re: newsgroup reader? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-04-05 18:21 +1200
              Re: newsgroup reader? jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2015-04-05 19:56 +1300
                Re: newsgroup reader? David Moorman <email@domain.com> - 2015-04-05 19:46 -0500
              Re: newsgroup reader? David Moorman <email@domain.com> - 2015-04-05 19:46 -0500
    Re: newsgroup reader? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2015-04-04 18:03 +0000
    Re: newsgroup reader? erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2015-04-04 15:39 -0500
      Re: newsgroup reader? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-04-04 13:45 -0700
  Re: newsgroup reader? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-04-04 14:22 -0700
    Re: newsgroup reader? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2015-04-04 22:26 +0000
      Re: newsgroup reader? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-04-04 19:21 -0700

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