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From: Anne Carle on 18 Sep 2006 05:58 On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:48:40 +1200, bambam <97hk66302(a)sneakemail.com> wrote: >On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:24:19 +1000, John Fitzsimons wrote: > >> Agent/Free Agent with Hamster however is a very good option. Much >> better than wasting time trying to make Xnews do things it wasn't >> designed for. > >Free Agent has obviously improved a lot over the last couple of years then? >I only tried it once, and it was the first that I discarded in my freeware >newsreader trial. >I know you don't like Xnews, but why don't you at least recommend a decent >newsreader instead of Free Agent? >IMO Xnews and Hamster is the perfect combination. This has been an interesting thread, but I'm still perplexed! Where/when did you all become aware that Free Agent no longer exists? I have seen nothing on their Web site to that effect. I have six days left of my trial of version 4-whatever after using Free Agent for years. Do I get official confirmation of that awful news when my trial expires? Are previous versions of FA available on freeware sites? Anne
From: badgolferman on 18 Sep 2006 06:32 Anne Carle, 9/18/2006,5:58:38 AM, wrote: > On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:48:40 +1200, bambam <97hk66302(a)sneakemail.com> > wrote: > > > On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:24:19 +1000, John Fitzsimons wrote: > > > >> Agent/Free Agent with Hamster however is a very good option. Much > >> better than wasting time trying to make Xnews do things it wasn't > >> designed for. > > > > Free Agent has obviously improved a lot over the last couple of > > years then? I only tried it once, and it was the first that I > > discarded in my freeware newsreader trial. > > I know you don't like Xnews, but why don't you at least recommend a > > decent newsreader instead of Free Agent? > > IMO Xnews and Hamster is the perfect combination. > > This has been an interesting thread, but I'm still perplexed! > Where/when did you all become aware that Free Agent no longer exists? > I have seen nothing on their Web site to that effect. I have six days > left of my trial of version 4-whatever after using Free Agent for > years. Do I get official confirmation of that awful news when my trial > expires? > > Are previous versions of FA available on freeware sites? > > Anne http://www.forteinc.com/agent/index.php Bottom right of the page. -- "The laws in this city are clearly racist. All laws are racist. The law of gravity is racist." ~ Marion Barry, Mayor of Washington, DC
From: Ron May on 18 Sep 2006 06:57 On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 05:58:38 -0400, Anne Carle <acarle3479(a)wowway.com> wrote: > This has been an interesting thread, but I'm still perplexed! > Where/when did you all become aware that Free Agent no longer exists? > I have seen nothing on their Web site to that effect. I have six days > left of my trial of version 4-whatever after using Free Agent for > years. Do I get official confirmation of that awful news when my trial > expires? > > Are previous versions of FA available on freeware sites? All online functions in your Agent 4.0 trial will become disabled after 30 days. You will be able to access the messages and mail you've already downloaded, but you will not be able to get or send new messages. See Agent FAQ: http://www.forteinc.com/agent/faq.php#B213D649E11C2B26852571C000109992 Agent 3.3, which reverts to Free Agent after the trial period, is still available on the Forte site. Older versions might still be there or available elsewhere, but it's not obvious and I didn't really look for them. The best place to ask about what options are available is in alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent. -- Ron M.
From: Susan Bugher on 18 Sep 2006 07:12 Anne Carle wrote: > On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:48:40 +1200, bambam <97hk66302(a)sneakemail.com> > wrote: > Are previous versions of FA available on freeware sites? Yup. :) Program: Free Agent (PL2006) Company: Forte Internet Software W: LFW Ware: (Liteware) (last uncrippled version) v 1.21 (fa32-121.exe) http://archive.mysteryfcm.co.uk/?f=Internet/News/Free_Agent http://papa.indstate.edu:8888/ftp/main!Windows95!News.html ftp://papa.indstate.edu/winsock-l/Windows95/News/fa32-121.exe 1079 KB Susan -- Posted to alt.comp.freeware Search alt.comp.freeware (or read it online): http://www.google.com/advanced_group_search?q=+group:alt.comp.freeware Pricelessware & ACF: http://www.pricelesswarehome.org Pricelessware: http://www.pricelessware.org (not maintained)
From: badgolferman on 18 Sep 2006 13:50
Henry, 9/18/2006, 1:29:32 PM, <eeml1s0d08(a)drn.newsguy.com> wrote: > Another feature, think it's > unique to Xnews, is the "alt-enter" keyboard short cut for opening a > group. Really handy with the huge as groups with millions of posts > when you only want to top half or a smaller range. The sliders let > you adjust the range or article numbers you want to retrieve anywhere > so you have more control over what you get. What you describe sounds like any other newsreader where you can specify the amount of headers to be downloaded. Even keyboard shortcuts can be customized in other newsreaders to do a variety of useful tasks. |