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Re: OFF TOPIC USENET LINE MANGLING NAG POST

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On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 14:42:23 -0800, Oregonian Haruspex wrote:

> On 2014-02-12 22:07:41 +0000, TrueSatan said:
> 
>> Oregonian Haruspex wrote:
>> 
>>> On 2014-02-12 18:02:40 +0000, TrueSatan
>> said:
>>> 
>>>> RS Wood wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>>> Moreover a user without root
>>>> privileges
>>>>>> can add a driver for, say, a printer
>>>> or a
>>>>>> camera without having to bother a sysadmin...not of interest to a
>>>>>> home
>>>> user
>>>>>> but in an enterprise/corporate environment potentially quite a boon
>>>>> 
>>>>> Obligatory XKCD: http://xkcd.com/1200/
>>>>> 
>>>>> I love that one.
>>>> Thank you...you put a big cheesy grin
>> on
>>>> my face with that one.
>>> 
>>> I don't want to be a bother, but your
>> news reader software is really
>>> mangling the hell out of your posts.
>>> 
>>> Here's what the one I replied to looks
>> like:
>>> 
>>> ("http://i.imgur.com/Nam3Aji.png")
>>> 
>>> Which software do you use?  Maybe we
>> can help get you set up so your
>>> posts aren't so mangled.
>> Apologies, and thanks for letting me know. I'm using the KDE default
>> one....Knode. What would you suggest as a better option? It needs to be
>> for use on GNU/Linux and preferably not a Gnome item as that might drag
>> in a lot of dependencies.
> 
> For a while I used Seamonkey which seemed to work well.  It's the new
> name for the old Mozilla suite.  There are also several command line
> newsreaders, tin, nn, and lynx also has news reading functionality. Some
> people also like to use leafnode, which I have only heard about but
> never used myself.
> 
> Poking around a bit, it seems that other Knode users have similar
> issues.  See ("http://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php/404997").

Sorry for the slow follow up...must have tried a number of options before 
I found one I could live with. a quick run down...

Thunderbird: Usenet is somewhat broken in TB according to many users...as 
I use Claws Mail anyhow that was enough to kick it off my list.

Knode: The bug yopu were kind enough to spot is exactly the one I've been 
encountering though the devs appear to think it is an edge case and don't 
have a solution available.

Seamonkey: Seems a good deal of overkill to run the entire Seamonkey just 
to get a Usenet client...would work but...

Klibedo: Used to be a good choice by all accounts but the project is long 
dead and doesn't seem to play well with the current QT framework.

Kwooty: Looked promising but looks can be deceiving as they say...about 
as full of bugs as a month dead cow that had been left in a field to rot. 
The sole developer seems to have realised the extent of the problems and 
departed...as Shakespeare put it "exit stage left pursued by a 
bear" (Stage direction in "A Winter's Tale")

trn4: Works but does not support authentication so not much use here...or 
most places I Suspect.

leafnode: Seems to be a server rather than a client.

xpn: Tried to pull in the majority of Gnome...not for me being a KDE user.

There were the command line ones...I could live with them if I had to but 
prefer a graphical option and may not be the only user of the software so 
the needs of the significant other weigh things towards a graphical 
option too.

pan: Hmmm...doesn't pull in more than a couple of small dependencies so 
that is OK...full featured too. The KDE integration is really poor with 
it not adopting global fonts or styles but a bit of tweaking gets it into 
a usable state if still an ugly looking one. Overall it is my choice for 
now unless something better turns up.

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  Re: GNU Hurds a bit less now: User space drivers added Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-02-12 11:24 +0000
    Re: GNU Hurds a bit less now: User space drivers added RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-12 13:59 +0000
      Re: GNU Hurds a bit less now: User space drivers added wjwlsn <ibillwilson@gmail.com> - 2014-02-12 08:30 -0800
        Re: GNU Hurds a bit less now: User space drivers added TrueSatan <true_satan@fastmail.co.uk> - 2014-02-12 17:02 +0000
          Re: GNU Hurds a bit less now: User space drivers added RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-12 17:08 +0000
            Re: GNU Hurds a bit less now: User space drivers added TrueSatan <true_satan@fastmail.co.uk> - 2014-02-12 18:02 +0000
              OFF TOPIC USENET LINE MANGLING NAG POST Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-02-12 13:51 -0800
                Re: OFF TOPIC USENET LINE MANGLING NAG POST TrueSatan <true_satan@fastmail.co.uk> - 2014-02-12 22:07 +0000
                Re: OFF TOPIC USENET LINE MANGLING NAG POST Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-02-12 14:42 -0800
                Re: OFF TOPIC USENET LINE MANGLING NAG POST owner <true_satan@fastmail.co.uk> - 2014-02-13 02:29 +0000
                Re: OFF TOPIC USENET LINE MANGLING NAG POST "q.kontinuum" <achsis_of_elvis@yahoo.com> - 2014-02-13 05:45 +0000
                Re: OFF TOPIC USENET LINE MANGLING NAG POST True Satan <true_satan@fastmail.co.uk> - 2014-02-13 12:23 +0000
                Re: OFF TOPIC USENET LINE MANGLING NAG POST cykros@devio.us - 2014-02-13 15:27 +0000
                Re: OFF TOPIC USENET LINE MANGLING NAG POST True Satan <true_satan@fastmail.co.uk> - 2014-02-13 20:13 +0000
                Re: OFF TOPIC USENET LINE MANGLING NAG POST "q.kontinuum" <achsis_of_elvis@yahoo.com> - 2014-02-14 17:42 +0100
            Re: GNU Hurds a bit less now: User space drivers added "q.kontinuum" <achsis_of_elvis@yahoo.com> - 2014-02-12 22:09 +0000
          Re: GNU Hurds a bit less now: User space drivers added wjwlsn <ibillwilson@gmail.com> - 2014-02-12 11:11 -0800

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