On Tue, 18 Jun 2024 23:03:39 +0100, Yamn3 Remailer <[email protected]> wrote:
>In article <[email protected]> D wrote:
>>On Mon, 17 Jun 2024 22:36:32 -0000 (UTC), DV <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>D wrote:
>>>> haven't used a mac since the 1990s, but 40Tude Dialog is still the
>>>> best freeware newsreader (v2.0.15.1, 4d2b38.exe, 3.8 MB, 2005-2-7),
>>>> notably listed first in this extensive list of popular newsreaders:
>>>> (using Tor Browser 13.0.16)
>>>> http://usenet-fr.yakakwatik.org/newsreaders.html
>>>
>>>Thanks for reminding me of a web page I wrote. ;-)
>>>Yes, 40Tude Dialog is a highly recommendable newsreader. But it runs on
>>>Windows, while MacCafe is specifically designed for macOS.
>>
>>yes, and for mac users, that's fine; whereas for windows users, it seems
>>that the current most popular newsreader, thunderbird (betterbird, etc.)
>>is problematic in ways that the far older classic 40tude dialog does not
>>have any problems with . . . other newsgroups have discussed issues with
>>thunderbird at length, e.g. difficulties with scoring, dns prefetch, etc.
>>dialog is far easier to install, use and maintain compared to any others
>
>Still no free newsreader even begins to compare to Forte's Agent with
>its personas, comprehensive configuration sets individually selectable
>per message or assigned to specific newsgroup, which protect from being
>compromised by careless mistakes while composing anonymous messages.
for reading newsgroups, the freeware 40tude dialog is unbeatable; but
for posting, i'm still using this old free agent (version 1.93/32.576
because of its simplicity, portability, familiarity, useability, etc.)
https://web.archive.org/web/20060807005839/ftp://ftp3.forteinc.com/pub/agent/english/a32en193.exe
https://web.archive.org/web/20150921203344/http://gnupg.cdpa.nsysu.edu.tw/cpatch/news/agent/source/a32en193.exe
and of course always posting via remailers using omnimix & tor browser
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