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From: Gavin on 1 Nov 2009 16:37 On 2009-11-01 19:52:28 +0000, "the_niner_nation" <the_niner_nation(a)sf49ers.com> said: > ok windows convert for the time it takes for apple to start shipping > it's quadcore mac..and wondering whats a good newsreader for the mac? > > in windows, windows mail/outlook express were more than adequate for my > needs, and looking for something similar to run on a mac. i dont have > any need whatsoever for binary NG's, just text ones like these... > > so sorry if this has been asked before, but thanks in advance to all.. As a recent Mac adopter, Im still with Unison, I paid for it and it does mostly what I need it to do! I also bought Periscope this weekend too! -- Gavin. ACSP 10.5 http://www.stoof.co.uk http://www.twitter.com/gavin_wilby
From: J.J. O'Shea on 1 Nov 2009 16:44 On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 16:04:09 -0500, Simon Dobbs wrote (in article <0001HW.C713A84900C2716FB02919BF(a)news.newshosting.com>): > On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 20:23:53 +0000, Gareth Slee wrote > (in article <1j8ir48.6i942u1tefhk8N%gax.slee(a)ntlworld.com>): > >> the_niner_nation <the_niner_nation(a)sf49ers.com> wrote: >> >>> ok windows convert for the time it takes for apple to start shipping it's >>> quadcore mac..and wondering whats a good newsreader for the mac? >>> >>> in windows, windows mail/outlook express were more than adequate for my >>> needs, and looking for something similar to run on a mac. i dont have any >>> need whatsoever for binary NG's, just text ones like these... >>> >>> so sorry if this has been asked before, but thanks in advance to all.. >> >> Age old question but still a valid one. >> I use MacSoup but it's *nothing* like Outllok Express. >> Thunderbird is similar so maybe start there and in time try MacSoup or >> the myriad of other Mac apps... >> >> Start here... >> http://www.newsreaders.com/mac/clients.html >> >> > > Use Hogwasher- it's the most mac- like newsreader, and is thoroughly > consistent. Otherwise, try MT newswatcher. > I like the Hog, but it appears that Asar has abandoned it. At least it seems that Asar declines to reply to email about it, and there doesn't seem to be any recent activity on the Hogwasher blog. I'd like to believe that there's a Hogwasher 4.4 or even a 5 out there somewhere, but the evidence suggests that 4.3 is the last version there will ever be. And 4.3 has known bugs. -- email to oshea dot j dot j at gmail dot com.
From: Simon Dobbs on 1 Nov 2009 17:44 On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 21:44:35 +0000, J.J. O'Shea wrote (in article <hckvcs22h8t(a)news7.newsguy.com>): > On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 16:04:09 -0500, Simon Dobbs wrote > (in article <0001HW.C713A84900C2716FB02919BF(a)news.newshosting.com>): > >> On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 20:23:53 +0000, Gareth Slee wrote >> (in article <1j8ir48.6i942u1tefhk8N%gax.slee(a)ntlworld.com>): >> >>> the_niner_nation <the_niner_nation(a)sf49ers.com> wrote: >>> >>>> ok windows convert for the time it takes for apple to start shipping it's >>>> quadcore mac..and wondering whats a good newsreader for the mac? >>>> >>>> in windows, windows mail/outlook express were more than adequate for my >>>> needs, and looking for something similar to run on a mac. i dont have any >>>> need whatsoever for binary NG's, just text ones like these... >>>> >>>> so sorry if this has been asked before, but thanks in advance to all.. >>> >>> Age old question but still a valid one. >>> I use MacSoup but it's *nothing* like Outllok Express. >>> Thunderbird is similar so maybe start there and in time try MacSoup or >>> the myriad of other Mac apps... >>> >>> Start here... >>> http://www.newsreaders.com/mac/clients.html >>> >>> >> >> Use Hogwasher- it's the most mac- like newsreader, and is thoroughly >> consistent. Otherwise, try MT newswatcher. >> > > I like the Hog, but it appears that Asar has abandoned it. At least it seems > that Asar declines to reply to email about it, and there doesn't seem to be > any recent activity on the Hogwasher blog. I'd like to believe that there's a > Hogwasher 4.4 or even a 5 out there somewhere, but the evidence suggests that > 4.3 is the last version there will ever be. And 4.3 has known bugs. > > I don't really see any reason for activity in any discussion forum about the Hog- general it works flawlessly. I am sure an update would be forthcoming if it was necessary.
From: J.J. O'Shea on 1 Nov 2009 18:42 On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 17:44:21 -0500, Simon Dobbs wrote (in article <0001HW.C713BFC500C7F25AB02919BF(a)news.newshosting.com>): > On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 21:44:35 +0000, J.J. O'Shea wrote > (in article <hckvcs22h8t(a)news7.newsguy.com>): > >> On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 16:04:09 -0500, Simon Dobbs wrote >> (in article <0001HW.C713A84900C2716FB02919BF(a)news.newshosting.com>): >> >>> On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 20:23:53 +0000, Gareth Slee wrote >>> (in article <1j8ir48.6i942u1tefhk8N%gax.slee(a)ntlworld.com>): >>> >>>> the_niner_nation <the_niner_nation(a)sf49ers.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> ok windows convert for the time it takes for apple to start shipping it's >>>>> quadcore mac..and wondering whats a good newsreader for the mac? >>>>> >>>>> in windows, windows mail/outlook express were more than adequate for my >>>>> needs, and looking for something similar to run on a mac. i dont have any >>>>> need whatsoever for binary NG's, just text ones like these... >>>>> >>>>> so sorry if this has been asked before, but thanks in advance to all.. >>>> >>>> Age old question but still a valid one. >>>> I use MacSoup but it's *nothing* like Outllok Express. >>>> Thunderbird is similar so maybe start there and in time try MacSoup or >>>> the myriad of other Mac apps... >>>> >>>> Start here... >>>> http://www.newsreaders.com/mac/clients.html >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Use Hogwasher- it's the most mac- like newsreader, and is thoroughly >>> consistent. Otherwise, try MT newswatcher. >>> >> >> I like the Hog, but it appears that Asar has abandoned it. At least it >> seems >> that Asar declines to reply to email about it, and there doesn't seem to be >> any recent activity on the Hogwasher blog. I'd like to believe that there's >> a > >> Hogwasher 4.4 or even a 5 out there somewhere, but the evidence suggests >> that > >> 4.3 is the last version there will ever be. And 4.3 has known bugs. >> >> > > I don't really see any reason for activity in any discussion forum about the > Hog- general it works flawlessly. I am sure an update would be forthcoming if > it was necessary. > Let's just say that _I_ have attempted to post in the Hog forum about one problem which I have had since version 2: the database can sometimes get corrupted. When that happens, the mere presence of the corrupt post causes the Hog to crash. If, for example, there's a corrupt post in this thread, then when I access the thread to read posts the Hog will crash. Instantly. it will do it every time. The only cure is to identify which thread the corrupt post is in and delete the thread... including any unread posts. This problem pops up only in threads in high-traffic groups, but it pops up fairly often in those groups. I tried to post something about this to the Hog discussion forum _six months ago_. it's still not showing up. _Nothing_ posted there since about 2007 has shown up. <http://www.asar.com/blog/?p=7>. The last post in the Hog blog is a promise to bring SSL to the Hog... which was made in 2007. Since then, nothing. I've sent a few emails to Asar and have received no answer whatsoever. I think that it's been abandoned. -- email to oshea dot j dot j at gmail dot com.
From: Rowland McDonnell on 2 Nov 2009 01:52
Andy Hewitt <thewildrover(a)me.com> wrote: > the_niner_nation <the_niner_nation(a)sf49ers.com> wrote: > > > ok windows convert for the time it takes for apple to start shipping it's > > quadcore mac..and wondering whats a good newsreader for the mac? > > > > in windows, windows mail/outlook express were more than adequate for my > > needs, and looking for something similar to run on a mac. i dont have any > > need whatsoever for binary NG's, just text ones like these... > > > > so sorry if this has been asked before, but thanks in advance to all.. > > It's been asked many many times, and you'll get many many different > answers, and indeed many silly arguments as to what's best. Such arguments here tend to be purely silly, with no-one taking them seriously. > Best thing to do, IMHO, is trundle off to www.macorchard.com. and have a > look and see what takes your fancy, download demos, and give them a try > > Personally, I've tried most of them, and still stick with MacSOUP. Ditto. But: I found MacSoup to be an acquired taste. I didn't like it for several weeks but now it'd be hard to persuade me to give it up. Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking |