Newsreader - alternative to FreeAgent?
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From: gswiebeREMOVE_THIS on 17 Sep 2006 13:28 On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 08:16:18 GMT, antipodean.lower.mammal(a)FAKEgmail.com wrote: >It occurs to me that I've been using FreeAgent for so long, that >something better might have passed me by. > >Does anyone have any recommendations for alternative freeware >newsreaders that they like? Maybe some details as to why they like em? An interest thread. I too have used Free Agent for many years. One thing that would stop me from switching is not being able to access the messages I've saved over the years without keeping F A. Is there a way of moving them over? Glenn
From: Ron May on 17 Sep 2006 15:06 On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 17:28:37 GMT, gswiebeREMOVE_THIS(a)mts.net wrote: > An interest thread. I too have used Free Agent for many years. One > thing that would stop me from switching is not being able to access > the messages I've saved over the years without keeping F A. Is there a > way of moving them over? I think there's the option in Free Agent to export messages in UNIX message file or text format. <OT> In Agent 4.0, it's under "File > Save Messages as.." </OT> The trick is in being able to find the format that will easily IMPORT into your new newsreader. Alternatively, your Free Agent folder could be retained to keep your messages for archival purposes (recommended anyway), and/or you could keep the exported text files in another folder and use a search program to reference your old messages. You might also want to ask in alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent for compatible alternatives that can import Free Agent messages. HTH -- Ron M.
From: Ron May on 17 Sep 2006 16:06 On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 14:06:21 -0500, Ron May <mayron(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 17:28:37 GMT, gswiebeREMOVE_THIS(a)mts.net wrote: > > > An interest thread. I too have used Free Agent for many years. One > > thing that would stop me from switching is not being able to access > > the messages I've saved over the years without keeping F A. Is there a > > way of moving them over? > > I think there's the option in Free Agent to export messages in UNIX > message file or text format. <OT> In Agent 4.0, it's under "File > > Save Messages as.." </OT> The trick is in being able to find the > format that will easily IMPORT into your new newsreader. > > Alternatively, your Free Agent folder could be retained to keep your > messages for archival purposes (recommended anyway), and/or you could > keep the exported text files in another folder and use a search > program to reference your old messages. > > You might also want to ask in alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent > for compatible alternatives that can import Free Agent messages. > > HTH Forgot about this, but there is a small utility called MSGVIEW that can read exported Free Agent UNIX message files. Just save with extension .mbx and you should be able to search your exported messages pretty easily: http://www.elbiah.de/tools/old/ -- Ron M.
From: gswiebeREMOVE_THIS on 17 Sep 2006 18:18 On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 15:06:09 -0500, Ron May <mayron(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 14:06:21 -0500, Ron May <mayron(a)hotmail.com> >wrote: > >> On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 17:28:37 GMT, gswiebeREMOVE_THIS(a)mts.net wrote: >> >> > An interest thread. I too have used Free Agent for many years. One >> > thing that would stop me from switching is not being able to access >> > the messages I've saved over the years without keeping F A. Is there a >> > way of moving them over? >> >> I think there's the option in Free Agent to export messages in UNIX >> message file or text format. <OT> In Agent 4.0, it's under "File > >> Save Messages as.." </OT> The trick is in being able to find the >> format that will easily IMPORT into your new newsreader. >> >> Alternatively, your Free Agent folder could be retained to keep your >> messages for archival purposes (recommended anyway), and/or you could >> keep the exported text files in another folder and use a search >> program to reference your old messages. >> >> You might also want to ask in alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent >> for compatible alternatives that can import Free Agent messages. >> >> HTH > > >Forgot about this, but there is a small utility called MSGVIEW that >can read exported Free Agent UNIX message files. Just save with >extension .mbx and you should be able to search your exported messages >pretty easily: > > http://www.elbiah.de/tools/old/ > >-- >Ron M. Thanks Ron, much appreciated. Glenn
From: Ron May on 17 Sep 2006 19:01
On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 22:18:35 GMT, gswiebeREMOVE_THIS(a)mts.net wrote: > Thanks Ron, much appreciated. > > Glenn YW, Glen. -- Ron M. |