Re: Looking for newsreader like OE

On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 17:49:28 +0000, Joe727 wrote:

>
> "Rich" <rich@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:dq3esg02cv4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> In article <_kZwf.8714$nT.1516@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Joe727 says...
>>>
>>>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?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>Joe
>>>P.S. I am not trying to start a flame war. I am looking for suggestions
>>>about a newsreader. Please note that I said I like Firefox for e-mail.
>>>
>>>P.P.S. I use the GNOME desktop.
>>>
>>
>> I never heard of the Firefox newsreader, maybe you meant Thunderbird.
>> Thunderbird is a pretty nice cross platform program to work with if you
>> need
>> jump between different operating systems (e.g. Windows, Linux, Mac OSX,
>> etc).
>> Unfortunately I think OE is limited to Windows so you might need more
>> software
>> to accomplish that.
>>
>> Rich
>> -
>
> I posted an Update to correctly reflect that I meant to say Thunderbird
> instead of Firefox. I also mentioned in another post that I am considering
> using Wine to run OE in Suse.
>
> Joe

Hi.
I'm using Pan. What you suggest should be 'undoable' in Pan I usually do
by marking an item (center-click to mark one item, be it a thread or
single post or either shift-left-click to mark the other boundary of a
group or ctrl-left-click to select items) and then press 'm' to mark as
read. Subsequently I use either 'n' or the button for "Next unread" to
read new posts. I can still go back to read an old item if it isn't
expired.
If I'm really offended by a post or thread I can remove it from the
listing by 'Delete'. Then what is marked, disappears but what else is
later posted in a deleted thread comes up in its own thread.
That was what you needed or?

I'll admit that the writer of the Pan documentation isn't my first choice
for the Nobel prize in literature :-)

Jan, OZ1DKE.

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