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October 5, 1997
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The tool that allows you to lurk (monitor the messages of others without ever actually posting your own), flame (harshly remonstrate those of inferior intelligence), spam (inundate a large number of newsgroups with advertisements thinly disguised as news postings), and more is called a newsreader. Newsreaders allow you to read and post messages to the various newsgroups that can be accessed through the UseNET network. Newsreaders are available with a variety of features and interfaces; your best bet is try them all and pick the one you're most comfortable with. |
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Agent | |||
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| Location | ftp://ftp.forteinc.com/pub/agent/a32-15.exe | |||
| Description | The powerful commercial release of Free Agent | |||
| Status | Commercial software - $29 ($40 shrink-wrapped) | |||
| Platforms | Windows 95/NT, Windows 3.x | |||
| Company | Forte | |||
| Information | About Agent Newsreader | |||
| Notes | Agent can be downloaded, but you must purchase a registration key to run it | |||
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Anawave Gravity | |||
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| Location | ftp://ftp02.anawave.com/pub/grav20b1.exe | |||
| Description | A powerful rules-based newsreader designed to simplify your life | |||
| Status | 30 day free evaluation. Commercial software - $39.95 | |||
| Platforms | Windows 95/NT | |||
| Company | Anawave Software, Inc. | |||
| Information | The Anawave Gravity Page | |||
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Free Agent | |||
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| Location | ftp://papa.indstate.edu/winsock-l/Windows95/News/fa32-111.exe | |||
| Description | Feature for feature, the best freeware newsreader available | |||
| Status | Free for academic and non-profit use. Commercial Version also available | |||
| Platforms | Windows 95/NT, Windows 3.x | |||
| Company | Forte | |||
| Information | About Free Agent Newsreader | |||
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NewsFerret | |||
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| Location | http://cws.internet.com/programs/NFT111.exe | |||
| Description | An essential search tool for finding articles on the Usenet system | |||
| Status | Free 14 day evaluation. Trialware - $13.95 | |||
| Platforms | Windows 95/NT | |||
| Company | FerretSoft, Inc. | |||
| Information | The NetFerret Page | |||
| Notes | NewsFerret is one of six ferret applications in the NetFerret package | |||
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News Xpress | |||
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| Location | ftp://ftp.hk.super.net/pub/windows95/wskutil/nx201.zip | |||
| Description | A strong contender to Free Agent for best freeware newsreader | |||
| Status | Freeware | |||
| Platforms | Windows 95/NT, Windows 3.x | |||
| Author | W.L. Ken, Ng | |||
| Information | The News Xpress FAQ | |||
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MicroPlanet Gravity | |||
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| Location | ftp://microplanet.inter.net/pub/microplanet/grav101.exe | |||
| Description | The early release of Gravity now under development as Anawave Gravity | |||
| Status | 30 day free evaluation. Commercial software - $44.95 | |||
| Platforms | Windows 95/NT | |||
| Company | MicroPlanet, Inc. | |||
| Information | Introducing MicroPlanet Gravity | |||
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Microsoft Internet News | |||
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| Location | ftp://ftp.qti.net/pub/winsock/Windows95/Mail/mailnews.exe | |||
| Description | Microsoft's news client -- now integrated into Internet Explorer 3.0 | |||
| Status | Freeware | |||
| Platforms | Windows 95, Windows NT (1176 Kb) | |||
| Company | Microsoft Corporation | |||
| Information | Microsoft Internet Mail and News Page | |||
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WinVN | |||
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| Location | ftp://ftp.ksc.nasa.gov/pub/winvn/win95/wv32i999.zip | |||
| Description | A quick and efficient newsreader nearly on par with Agent and News Xpress | |||
| Status | Freeware | |||
| Platforms | Windows 95/NT, Windows 3.x, Windows NT Alpha (v0.99.9 - 511 Kb) | |||
| Feedback | The WinVN Development Team | |||
| Information | About WinVN | |||
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News for Windows NT | |||
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| Location | ftp://ftp.ksedb.no/ntnews/News093_x86.zip | |||
| Description | An efficient newsreader for Windows NT and Windows 95 | |||
| Status | Freeware | |||
| Platforms | Windows NT/95 | |||
| Author | Olav Tollefsen | |||
| Information | The News for NT Page | |||
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Smart NewsReader | |||
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| Location | http://www.intel.com/iaweb/newsrdr/Setup95.exe | |||
| Description | A newsreader with unique information evaluation and objectify capabilities | |||
| Status | Commercial software - $40 | |||
| Platforms | Windows 95, Windows 3.x/NT | |||
| Company | Intel Corporation | |||
| Information | About Smart NewsReader | |||
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NewsBin | |||
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| Location | ftp://papa.indstate.edu/winsock-l/Windows95/News/nb32164.zip | |||
| Description | Automated NNTP downloader and decoder for Windows 95 and NT | |||
| Status | Shareware - $10 | |||
| Platforms | Windows 95/NT | |||
| Author | Conrad Minor | |||
| Information | NewsBin Text File | |||
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