[SlugBug] newsreaders

[Andy Davidson]

Peter Collier wrote:
> I've been trying out pan and knode newsreaders. I was at a loss as to 
> how  to download and assemble files to be of use, so looked around for 
> tutorials. Pan manual not there and the kontact handbook doesn't give 
> any clues. Searching on the web so far only gives me mswin propriety 
> type tools that you have to pay for.

Are you trying to use usenet for talking to people (i.e. taking part in 
a group to share information, get help, e.g. uk.comp.os.linux), or 
harvesting binaries of any kind (pictures, software, sounds, e.g. 
alt.binaries.warez.amiga) ?  The type of newsreader that you will need 
will differ to do each job effectively.

If you're harvesting binaries, then ubh is good.  If you're trying to 
talk to people, I still find that slrn is the best choice, easy to use, 
very customisable, and powerful scoring features.


Would you find a commercial news to mail service to be of any use ?

cheers
-a