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From: doublePlusPaleo on 5 Apr 2010 09:24 On 2010-04-05 04:02:02 +1000, John <jwolf6589(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> said: > In article <kv7hr55ecbcov4jnmcomemr54pbqamd800(a)4ax.com>, > Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA(a)attglobal.net> wrote: > >> Dear John & friends: >> >> John <jwolf6589(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I use Newswatcher. But Panic is charging big bucks for a commercial >>> client. Is "unison" a better client or the best of the best for the Mac? >>> Unison looks better for binary groups (which I do not use). >>> >>> >>> John >> >> For me, the combination of Agent (4.3) for Windows running under >> CrossOver for Mac (9.0) and XQuartz for Mac (2.5) is unsurpassable. >> There isn't any Usenet Client for Mac that it can beat Agent. And it >> can run without any problem in a Mac (Snow Leopard) in that way. >> >> Thanks >> Juan I. Cahis >> Santiago de Chile (South America) > > How do I install this app if there is no Mac version? > > > John Surely even Christers can't be as thick as this!
From: doublePlusPaleo on 5 Apr 2010 09:34 On 2010-04-05 00:23:43 +1000, Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA(a)attglobal.net> said: > Dear John & friends: > > John <jwolf6589(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote: > >> I use Newswatcher. But Panic is charging big bucks for a commercial >> client. Is "unison" a better client or the best of the best for the Mac? > >> Unison looks better for binary groups (which I do not use). >> >> >> John > > For me, the combination of Agent (4.3) for Windows running under > CrossOver for Mac (9.0) and XQuartz for Mac (2.5) is unsurpassable. > There isn't any Usenet Client for Mac that it can beat Agent. And it > can run without any problem in a Mac (Snow Leopard) in that way. > > Thanks > Juan I. Cahis > Santiago de Chile (South America) Agent is an excellent application. Panic should take a close look at it to see how to properly write reliable multi-threaded software.
From: Megabyte on 5 Apr 2010 09:59 On 10-04-05 4:39 AM, in article 1jgh4aj.2k7g4h1vrhdiiN%pfjames2000(a)googlemail.com, "Peter James" <pfjames2000(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA(a)attglobal.net> wrote: > >> Dear John & friends: >> >> John <jwolf6589(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I use Newswatcher. But Panic is charging big bucks for a commercial >>> client. Is "unison" a better client or the best of the best for the Mac? >>> Unison looks better for binary groups (which I do not use). >>> >>> >>> John >> >> For me, the combination of Agent (4.3) for Windows running under >> CrossOver for Mac (9.0) and XQuartz for Mac (2.5) is unsurpassable. >> There isn't any Usenet Client for Mac that it can beat Agent. And it >> can run without any problem in a Mac (Snow Leopard) in that way. >> >> Thanks >> Juan I. Cahis >> Santiago de Chile (South America) > How do you get Agent to work under Crossover. I just downloaded the 30 > trial of Crossover and it doesn't support Agent? > Can you advise please? > > Peter Install Crossover then choose the install unsupported software option, point Crossover to the install file for Agent 4.3 and install it in to a new Windows XP bottle. Agent will install and run once installed.
From: Juan I. Cahis on 5 Apr 2010 10:10 Dear Peter James and friends: pfjames2000(a)googlemail.com (Peter James) wrote: >Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA(a)attglobal.net> wrote: > >> Dear John & friends: >> >> John <jwolf6589(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote: >> >> >I use Newswatcher. But Panic is charging big bucks for a commercial >> >client. Is "unison" a better client or the best of the best for the Mac? >> >Unison looks better for binary groups (which I do not use). >> > >> > >> >John >> >> For me, the combination of Agent (4.3) for Windows running under >> CrossOver for Mac (9.0) and XQuartz for Mac (2.5) is unsurpassable. >> There isn't any Usenet Client for Mac that it can beat Agent. And it >> can run without any problem in a Mac (Snow Leopard) in that way. >> >> Thanks >> Juan I. Cahis >> Santiago de Chile (South America) >How do you get Agent to work under Crossover. I just downloaded the 30 >trial of Crossover and it doesn't support Agent? >Can you advise please? > >Peter What I did is very simple: I installed first Agent 4.3 (or any 4.X) into a WinXP machine, and I selected some groups to monitor. Then I copied the whole "C:\Agent" folder to my Mac machine, who had CrossOver (9.0) already installed (and with Ms Internet Explorer 6.0 also already installed in the same bottle). Then, I ran it under CrossOver (CrossOver->Programs->Run Command) and I selected also "Save Command to Programs Menu". That's all!!!!! The mouse works better in the Mac if you have XQuartz 2.5 already installed too, but it is not mandatory. I don't know if the same procedure work for Agent 6.0, but version 4.X is good enough for me, and far better than any other Newsreader. Thanks Juan I. Cahis Santiago de Chile (South America)
From: Peter on 5 Apr 2010 11:14
On Mon, 05 Apr 2010 10:10:34 -0400, Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA(a)attglobal.net> wrote: >Dear Peter James and friends: > >pfjames2000(a)googlemail.com (Peter James) wrote: > >>Juan I. Cahis <jiclbchSINBASURA(a)attglobal.net> wrote: >> >>> Dear John & friends: >>> >>> John <jwolf6589(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >I use Newswatcher. But Panic is charging big bucks for a commercial >>> >client. Is "unison" a better client or the best of the best for the Mac? >>> >Unison looks better for binary groups (which I do not use). >>> > >>> > >>> >John >>> >>> For me, the combination of Agent (4.3) for Windows running under >>> CrossOver for Mac (9.0) and XQuartz for Mac (2.5) is unsurpassable. >>> There isn't any Usenet Client for Mac that it can beat Agent. And it >>> can run without any problem in a Mac (Snow Leopard) in that way. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Juan I. Cahis >>> Santiago de Chile (South America) >>How do you get Agent to work under Crossover. I just downloaded the 30 >>trial of Crossover and it doesn't support Agent? >>Can you advise please? >> >>Peter > >What I did is very simple: I installed first Agent 4.3 (or any 4.X) >into a WinXP machine, and I selected some groups to monitor. Then I >copied the whole "C:\Agent" folder to my Mac machine, who had >CrossOver (9.0) already installed (and with Ms Internet Explorer 6.0 >also already installed in the same bottle). Then, I ran it under >CrossOver (CrossOver->Programs->Run Command) and I selected also "Save >Command to Programs Menu". That's all!!!!! > >The mouse works better in the Mac if you have XQuartz 2.5 already >installed too, but it is not mandatory. > >I don't know if the same procedure work for Agent 6.0, but version 4.X >is good enough for me, and far better than any other Newsreader. > >Thanks >Juan I. Cahis >Santiago de Chile (South America) Thank you for the advice. I got Agent to work quite easily once I realised that it needed to be installed as "Unsuppoted software." It is many years since I last used it, in fact when I fled from Windows 98 to an eMac running OS X. I always remember it as a wonderful piece of software and the best Newsreader for Usenet ever. So thanks again. |