Newsreader in Win 7

Since Win 7 made me lose my news reader, as previously available in Outlook
Express, I am looking for a simple newsreader. I only use it to read a few
newsgroups and I am using a free news server (Eternal September). I am not
into heavy downloading of binaries.

This must be a common problem with the advent of Win 7. Would someone have
suggestion how to fill this void?

Thank you.

--
Walter
www.rationality.net
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Windows Live Mail (Outlook Express Replacement)




"Walter R." wrote in message ...
Since Win 7 made me lose my news reader, as previously available in
Outlook Express, I am looking for a simple newsreader. I only use it to
read a few newsgroups and I am using a free news server (Eternal
September). I am not into heavy downloading of binaries.

This must be a common problem with the advent of Win 7. Would someone have
suggestion how to fill this void?

Thank you.

--
Walter
www.rationality.net
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On Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:05:45 -0800, Walter R. wrote:

Since Win 7 made me lose my news reader, as previously available in
Outlook Express, I am looking for a simple newsreader. I only use it to
read a few newsgroups and I am using a free news server (Eternal
September). I am not into heavy downloading of binaries.

This must be a common problem with the advent of Win 7. Would someone have
suggestion how to fill this void?

Thank you.

Thunderbird.

On 12/21/2009 12:05 AM, Walter R. wrote:
Since Win 7 made me lose my news reader, as previously available in Outlook
Express, I am looking for a simple newsreader. I only use it to read a few
newsgroups and I am using a free news server (Eternal September). I am not
into heavy downloading of binaries.

This must be a common problem with the advent of Win 7. Would someone have
suggestion how to fill this void?

Thank you.



I use Thunderbird for e-mail and Newsreader.


http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/

I use Windows Live Mail

Michael


"Walter R." wrote in message ...
Since Win 7 made me lose my news reader, as previously available in
Outlook Express, I am looking for a simple newsreader. I only use it to
read a few newsgroups and I am using a free news server (Eternal
September). I am not into heavy downloading of binaries.

This must be a common problem with the advent of Win 7. Would someone have
suggestion how to fill this void?

Thank you.

--
Walter
www.rationality.net
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Walter R. wrote:
Since Win 7 made me lose my news reader, as previously available in Outlook
Express, I am looking for a simple newsreader. I only use it to read a few
newsgroups and I am using a free news server (Eternal September). I am not
into heavy downloading of binaries.

This must be a common problem with the advent of Win 7. Would someone have
suggestion how to fill this void?

Thank you.

Thunderbird.

There is a short learning curve and the screens are different, but after
10 years on OE and OE with QuoteFix, I really like Thunderbird.

You will have to go to the View menu to have the pages sorted the way we
were used to in OE. At ViewSort, select As Received, then Descending,
then Threaded. The way you will know if there are threads with new posts
is that the thread title will be underlined. If you have posted a reply
to a thread, there will be a small arrow just to the right of the thread
title.

When you filter a poster, Thunderbird does not delete all that posters
crap, you just have to watch if fade away. Easiest way to filter a troll
is open one of their posts, in the header information Right Click, then
select Create Filter From Message.

When you set up an account, you will not be prompted for a user name and
password until you select and try to download your first NG, at least I
think it's that far into the process.

Thunderbird has a built in spell check that's much better than OE.

Good luck.

--
"To announce that there must be no criticism
of the President, or that we are to stand by
the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic
and servile, but is morally treasonable to the
American public."
Theodore Roosevelt
http://www.bobhatch.com
http://www.tdsrvresort.com

On Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:05:45 -0800, "Walter R." wrote:

Since Win 7 made me lose my news reader, as previously available in Outlook
Express, I am looking for a simple newsreader. I only use it to read a few
newsgroups and I am using a free news server (Eternal September). I am not
into heavy downloading of binaries.

This must be a common problem with the advent of Win 7. Would someone have
suggestion how to fill this void?

Thank you.

I think you can download Windows Live Mail to replace OE
http://download.live.com/windows7 but I have no experience with that. I
still use Forte's Agent http://www.forteinc.com/ for newsgroup reading
(and stick with Thunderbird for email) but I don't think there is a free
version of Agent anymore.

"Walter R." wrote in message ...
Since Win 7 made me lose my news reader, as previously available in
Outlook Express, I am looking for a simple newsreader. I only use it to
read a few newsgroups and I am using a free news server (Eternal
September). I am not into heavy downloading of binaries.

This must be a common problem with the advent of Win 7. Would someone have
suggestion how to fill this void?

Windows Live Mail is as good a simple newsreader as OE is. I use it without
any issues.

I use Newxpress.

Its inteface is old but it is very compact

http://download.cnet.com/Xnews/3000-...-10026377.html

In article , (Student) wrote:

I use Newxpress.

Its inteface is old but it is very compact

OOPS!

Here is the correct URL

http://www.winplanet.com/file/11602.htm

It is not easy to find on the Internet

S

On 21/12/2009 in message Walter R. wrote:

Since Win 7 made me lose my news reader, as previously available in
Outlook Express, I am looking for a simple newsreader. I only use it to
read a few newsgroups and I am using a free news server (Eternal
September). I am not into heavy downloading of binaries.

This must be a common problem with the advent of Win 7. Would someone have
suggestion how to fill this void?

There are zillions of them and it's very much a personal choice.
Summaries he
http://www.newsreaders.com/win/clients.html

I have only ever found 2 proper offline news readers:
Forte Agent
http://www.forteinc.com/main/homepage.php

XanaNews (which I use):
http://xananews.techtips.com.br/

XanaNews uses colours to indicate activity in a thread you are
participating in so it's easy to spot new posts in those threads.

--
Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
That's an amazing invention but who would ever want to use one of them?
(President Hayes speaking to Alexander Graham Bell on the invention of the
telephone)

On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:38:13 -0600, Michael Cecil
compiled the following:

On Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:05:45 -0800, "Walter R." wrote:

Since Win 7 made me lose my news reader, as previously available in Outlook
Express, I am looking for a simple newsreader. I only use it to read a few
newsgroups and I am using a free news server (Eternal September). I am not
into heavy downloading of binaries.

This must be a common problem with the advent of Win 7. Would someone have
suggestion how to fill this void?

Thank you.

I think you can download Windows Live Mail to replace OE
http://download.live.com/windows7 but I have no experience with that. I
still use Forte's Agent http://www.forteinc.com/ for newsgroup reading
(and stick with Thunderbird for email) but I don't think there is a free
version of Agent anymore.

You can get the last free version of Agent from he
http://forte-free-agent.10001downloads.com/

It is version v3.3
--
Freedom defined is freedom denied. (Illuminatus)

MS was forced because of legal reasons to remove the mail program and a couple of others.

they are now available under the LIVE banner.
WindowsLiveMail replaces OE.

search at Microsoft for
windows live


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"Walter R." wrote in message ...
Since Win 7 made me lose my news reader, as previously available in Outlook
Express, I am looking for a simple newsreader. I only use it to read a few
newsgroups and I am using a free news server (Eternal September). I am not
into heavy downloading of binaries.

This must be a common problem with the advent of Win 7. Would someone have
suggestion how to fill this void?

Thank you.

--
Walter
www.rationality.net
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"mikeyhsd" wrote in message
...
MS was forced because of legal reasons to remove the mail program and a
couple of others.

You have a link for that statement?
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SC Tom

In article , says...

Since Win 7 made me lose my news reader, as previously available in Outlook
Express, I am looking for a simple newsreader. I only use it to read a few
newsgroups and I am using a free news server (Eternal September). I am not
into heavy downloading of binaries.

This must be a common problem with the advent of Win 7. Would someone have
suggestion how to fill this void?

Thank you.

I use the free Gravity news reader and have for many years. It is now
be supported on sourceforge and a new version just came out a while
back. It just works.

Jim