Re: Looking for newsreader like OE
- From: "Joe727" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:01:42 GMT
"Matt Payton" <mattpayton@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:pan.2006.01.11.14.29.15.826709@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 01:39:06 +0000, Joe727 wrote:
>
>> I am using Firefox on Suse 10, but you can't right click and Delete
>> newsgroup threads you don't want, since they're not downloaded from the
>> server.
>>
>> That's ridiculous since you end up with a bunch of posts you can't get
>> rid
>> of. The 'mark as read' etc., options are a poor substitute for Delete
>> IMO.
>> Although the Firefox newsreader is not very good, it is much better than
>> Pan. However, I do like the way e-mail is laid out in Firefox. In fact,
>> I
>> am beginning to like it better than OE.
>>
>> Filtering is too drastic, since I like to quickly browse what's posted in
>> case there might be some useful information I can use later.
>>
>> I was thinking about running Outlook Express in Wine, but I'd rather use
>> a
>> newsreader that will natively run in Linux.
>>
>> Can anyone suggest a newsreader that downloads the threads like in OE
>> which
>> can be selectively deleted?
>>
>
> I'm assuming you mean Thunderbird, not Firefox. As others have pointed
> out, Firefox is a Web browser, not a newsreader or email client.
> Thunderbird is the newsreader/email client by Mozilla.
>
> Anyway, if I am not wrong in assuming you are using Thunderbird ( which is
> probably the closest thing to OE ), you can Ignore a thread, which will
> result in that thread not being displayed the next time you view that
> particular newsgroup.
> To do this, select the thread you want to "delete" and hit the "k" key, or
> go to the "Message" menu and select "Ignore Thread". This will
> initially put a red "x" next to the thread, indicating it is to be
> ignored, and the next time you pull up that particular newsgroup, that
> thread will not be displayed. If you kill a thread that has been
> cross-posted to multiple groups, it will no longer be displayed in any
> newsgroup you view.
>
> As also pointed out previously, this does not actually "delete" the
> thread. It simply tells your news reader to not display it, and to not
> download the headers for that thread anymore. Not sure if it deletes it
> from the news reader's cache, but that shouldn't matter anyway.
>
> HTH
>
> --
> - Matt -
>
Yes, I meant Thunderbird, and 'Updated' my initial post to reflect that. If
I choose to ignore a thread, then any additional posts to that thread also
will be ignored. If I do that, I won't have the opportunity to look at any
additional posts in that thread.
For example. One poster here accused me of complaining and to just stick to
Windows. Now, in OE, I can selectively delete that post but keep all the
others. If I ignore the thread, then useful information like you posted
will be ignored as well.
Thanks
Joe
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