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From: SINNER <99nesorjd@gates_of_hell.invalid>
Subject: Re: Slrn
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 23:39:35 GMT
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* Mateus Denigris wrote in alt.os.linux.ubuntu:
> On 2007-02-19, SINNER spake thusly:
>> * Chris Game wrote in alt.os.linux.ubuntu:
>>> On 2007-02-19, Mateus Denigris wrote:
>>> ...
>>>> Once you go SLRN, you will wonder why anyone still uses any other
>>>> news client. Knode crashes, pan is a pain in the ass to use and
>>>> the simplest plonking is absolutely ludicrous in it's
>>>> implementation, and there are so many things wrong with many
>>>> others that it's hard to even remember all of them.
>>> I presume you really mean it's the best of a bad lot. There are many
>>> slrn shortcomings and I'd point you to some threads about that on
>>> here, but as slrn doesn't cache headers let alone bodies it's a bit
>>> difficult!
>> slrnpull
> Leafnode, as well.
Which is what I use, but he was pointing out a 'weakness' which is
really a feature of an online reader. Since slrnpull is as close as you
can get to 'nailed in' I figure its a better solution for the OP.
--
David
Sorry, no fortune this time.
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