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Good Usenet newsreader for iPad? [closed]
I use NewsTap frequently on the iPad to read the D newsgroup (news://news.digitalmars.com/digitalmars.D). It's pretty good, albeit a bit slow. And it also able to store the messages offline.
The ...
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Google groups -> newsgroups? [closed]
I' news with the newsgroups, can we use google groups like a newsgroup (for read in thunderbird for example) ?
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OS Recommendation for home server [closed]
I have a fairly straightforward list of needs and wants from a server OS, and so far haven't found anything I'm truly happy with. I'm looking for:
An OS that will run on my x64 CPU, 4GB RAM, 120GB ...
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Thunderbird doesn't search newsgroups
Search all messages (C-K) searches all mail accounts, but not newsgroups.
To search newsgroups, I have to use Edit>Find>Search Messages.
Is there a way to also let TB (5.0) search newsgroup posts? ...
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How exactly do usenet/nntp/newsgroups work?
I recently found a new way to share files, and I am curious about how exactly this may work.
For example, I gained access to my ISP's nntp server. Is anything I see on my ISP's server stored on their ...
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How can I download from newsgroups for free? [closed]
Can someone tell me if there is a way to download from newsgroups for free? I find my own ISP newsgroups are very limited and all the download-servers I see advertised on the internet are all paid ...
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What keyboard-friendly news readers exist for OSX? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Free Usenet reader for Mac OS X
I'm interested in keyboard-navigation-friendly usenet clients for OSX. I have tried (and bought) Unison and Thunderbird, but both of ...
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command line newsreader?
Does anyone out there know of a good newsreader that has a command line interface? I really like newsleecher but it is all graphical - I'd prefer to be able to script my queries.
EDIT #1:
As I ...
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How can I participate in NNTP newsgroups over a (HTTP) proxy?
My company restricts access to the outside via an (HTTP) proxy.
My Firefox settings for the proxy are working (proxy address + port as well as "use this proxy server for all protocols"). However, if ...
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Reading Usenet newsgroups on any computer [closed]
Is there any solution, beside Google Groups, to read Usenet groups (and post to them) from any computer? I am looking for something that is closer to a newsreader, with scores, mark-thread-as-read, ...
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Tracking newsgroup threads via RSS [closed]
Is there an online tool that will provide an RSS feed of a newsgroup or public mailing list thread? I tried (briefly) to use feed43 to generate a feed of a Google Groups mailing list thread, but it ...
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Do you know any free newsgroup hosts?
I want to start a news group. I cannot use Yahoo Groups or Google Groups because they both are only open to people who have Yahoo ID or Google Account.
I want the group be open to anyone with any ...
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who offers free rss feeds of the most recent usenet messages besides google?
Is there any site, besides groups.google, which offers a free rss feed of the most recent messages for any usenet newsgroup?
I mean a service like the following:
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Setting up thunderbird with tiscalli (for newsgroup access)
I have just downloaded thunderbird 3.0.2 and want to set it up to read newsgroups. My ISP is tiscalli.
I have entered the News server address, but I still cant download any newsgroups - has anyone ...
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What is the current status of Usenet? [closed]
What is the current status of Usenet? What I mean is, do people still use it often? Is it as big as it once was? Basically, what's happened to it in the last two decades or so?
I understand that ...
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Login to newsgroup with thunderbird3.0B2 for newsgroup that don't require login
I am trying to login to newsgroup(qt-interest) with thunderbird3.0B2.
The problem is that the newsgroup allows users to read messages without password, but require a password to post a message.
But ...
