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   From: Moog    
   Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu   
   Subject: Re: Evolution   
   Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:37:26 +0000   
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   SINNER illuminated the devil's arse in alt.os.linux.ubuntu by typing:   
      
   > * Moog wrote in alt.os.linux.ubuntu:   
   >> SINNER illuminated the devil's arse on 18/01/2007 by typing:   
   >>>> It's as customisable as XNews.   
   >    
   >>> Not even close.   
   >    
   >> Perhaps I haven't taxed KNode enough then. I have yet to find something   
   >> it can't do that XNews can.   
   >    
   > Scoring is no where near as extensive. Xnews uses pcre as does slrn and   
   > pan, knode's scoring is very simplistic IIRC. Admittedly I haven't started   
   > it up in a long while but I believe that hasn't changed. Also archives   
   > and Queues and the ability to retrieve missing parts from an alternate   
   > servers in Xnews is not available in Knode. The list of things Xnews   
   > does is quite long, most do not use it anywhere near its capacity.   
      
      
      
   I think you are describing me. I do use scoring and find Knode's pretty   
   decent. My use of it isn't overly extensive though. I found setting up an   
   alternative server in Pan was hit and miss. In fact, I get better results   
   from KNode using one server. Although I have two set up, one intended as a   
   back up. Pan seemed to inexplicably miss chunks of posts in text only   
   groups. Which is my predominant usage. Maybe it was the way I had set it   
   up.   
      
   > It only has a few  limitations that probably hinder it. It doesn't do   
   > mime but there is a proxy to fix that. It can only have 4 connections to   
   > a server per GNKSA. It loads all headers into RAM and thus does not   
   > handle very large binary groups well. The last one is the only one with   
   > no workaround other than limiting headers to less than say 500,000 at a   
   > time.   
      
   Fine. Anyway, it was only a suggestion as the OP stated that he didn't like   
   Pan or Thunderbird. Granted, I should have left out the "customisable as   
   Xnews" part.   
      
   I notice you're using Leafnode and slrn. I don't think I've got the balls or   
   the eyesight to even attempt that combination.   
      
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