Swapping to a new laptop at work. For any of you that still use nntp
to access the forums, what reader do you use?
I’ve been using Xana, but have been on v1.18.1.6 and not sure if
there’s a newer version anywhere. More than likely I’ll just use Xana
on this one, just wanted some more input.
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Stevo
On Tue, 10 Mar 2015 20:42:20 +0000, Stevo wrote:
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Swapping to a new laptop at work. For any of you that still use nntp to
access the forums, what reader do you use?I’ve been using Xana, but have been on v1.18.1.6 and not sure if there’s
a newer version anywhere. More than likely I’ll just use Xana on this
one, just wanted some more input.[/color]
Pan on openSUSE here. 
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Stevo wrote:
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Swapping to a new laptop at work. For any of you that still use nntp
to access the forums, what reader do you use?I’ve been using Xana, but have been on v1.18.1.6 and not sure if
there’s a newer version anywhere. More than likely I’ll just use Xana
on this one, just wanted some more input.[/color]
XanaNews 1.19.320 on Windows here.
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On Tue, 10 Mar 2015 20:42:20 GMT, “Stevo” steveSPAM@LESSccgov.net
wrote:
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Swapping to a new laptop at work. For any of you that still use nntp
to access the forums, what reader do you use?I’ve been using Xana, but have been on v1.18.1.6 and not sure if
there’s a newer version anywhere. More than likely I’ll just use Xana
on this one, just wanted some more input.[/color]
Forte Agent
KNews and Thunderbird on openSUSE. Thunderbird should work for other
operating systems, too.
U
Stevo,[color=blue]
what reader do you use?[/color]
I use VA,the opensource version
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Hey Joseph Marton:
[color=blue]
XanaNews 1.19.320 on Windows here.[/color]
Same.
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Kim - 3/11/2015 8:01:16 AM
http://www.wilsonc.demon.co.uk/xananews.htm
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Kim - 3/11/2015 8:02:06 AM
On 11/03/2015 16:02, kgroneman wrote:[color=blue]
I don’t mean to sound rude but is it still being developed?
Granted I have not used a Windows operating system in many years so I
use Tbird mostly for portability
Lance
Anders,
ditto - still does just about everything I need, even though it’s not
been updated for a while
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same profile folder to each OS.
On 03/10/2015 04:42 PM, Stevo wrote:[color=blue]
Swapping to a new laptop at work. For any of you that still use nntp
to access the forums, what reader do you use?I’ve been using Xana, but have been on v1.18.1.6 and not sure if
there’s a newer version anywhere. More than likely I’ll just use Xana
on this one, just wanted some more input.
[/color]
tBM
kgroneman sounds like they ‘said’:
[color=blue]
http://www.wilsonc.demon.co.uk/xananews.htm[/color]
So my response to kgroneman’s comment is…
Only version listed here is 1.18.1.6, and the download links don’t work.
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Stevo
Hey Lance Haig:
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I don’t mean to sound rude but is it still being developed?[/color]
The way I look at it is that the NNTP protocol hasn’t changed in a
bazillion years, why should NNTP clients? I just look at what’s
avaliable and pick what fits my needs. I have run various clients for
a long time. Virtual Access, Pan, Knode, Thunderbird, and now
XanaNews. Different clients have different strengths. You can’t beat
the search built into VA, and I love the ability to customize the look
of XN.
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Kim - 3/11/2015 11:11:36 AM
Hey Stevo:
[color=blue]
Only version listed here is 1.18.1.6, and the download links don’t
work.[/color]
It was a quick Google search. Here’s one newer than what I have:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/News-Newsgroups-Blog-Tools/XanaNews.shtml
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Kim - 3/11/2015 11:15:08 AM
…and FWIW I have mine installed on a flash drive I can carry around
with me and use on any Windows computer. Convenient.
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Kim - 3/11/2015 11:16:56 AM
I use Xana, but I’ve also used Thunderbird while traveling and that
worked fine, also. 
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FYI features I like in Xananews
1 - Customized colors/fonts. Threads I don’t participate in are black
with a strike out line in them. Unanswered root posts are red.
Threads I participate in are purple. My messages are green, etc. etc.
2 - A drag to window that’s like a bookmark. If there’s a message I
need to research or act on later, I just drag it to that window and it
stays there until I delete it from that window. That way everything I
need to take action on or reply to is in one place, no matter what
forum it’s really in.
3 - Self contained so I can put it on a flash drive and carry it around.
4 - Customizable keyboard assignments including key combinations
5 - The ability to order the forums as I want to see them in the forum
list
6 - Supports multiple profiles
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Kim - 3/11/2015 12:43:49 PM
On 11/03/2015 19:15, kgroneman wrote:[color=blue]
Hey Lance Haig:
[color=green]I don’t mean to sound rude but is it still being developed?[/color]
The way I look at it is that the NNTP protocol hasn’t changed in a
bazillion years, why should NNTP clients? I just look at what’s
avaliable and pick what fits my needs. I have run various clients for
a long time. Virtual Access, Pan, Knode, Thunderbird, and now
XanaNews. Different clients have different strengths. You can’t beat
the search built into VA, and I love the ability to customize the look
of XN.
[/color]
I used XN when I ran windows and I also looked at migrating the code to
run in Wine a long time ago.
I did like it then. Now I don’t spend much time on news groups as most
of the places I work at don’t allow it.
And when I am home all I look at is this forum.
Lance