From: Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca>
Subject: Re: Xnews on Windows 8.1 (32 bit)?
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 15:02:25 -0400
Date: 2014-04-17T15:02:25-04:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <TI2dnc_vNY6muM3OnZ2dnUVZ_gUAAAAA@giganews.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <F2I6yFBVPAUTFw13@ada-augusta.demon.co.uk>
On 2014.04.17, 12:39 , Mike H wrote:
> Having failed to get Demon Turnpike running under Windows 8.1 (32 bit) I
> am looking for a Usenet client that is better than Thunderbird. Xnews
> has been suggested. Will it run under W8 and if not, can anyone suggest
> an alternative?
I don't know if Xnews will run on W8 - but do be aware that it hasn't
been supported in years. I did use it on occasion (WinXP) when I was
downloading some large files (.rar). It did that okay. The UI has a
bit of a learning curve. It's not a large package IIRC, so worthwhile
to DL and try.
Thunderbird remains my goto usenet client - though I use Unison (Mac) if
I need to DL .rars. (seldom).
--
"Big data can reduce anything to a single number,
but you shouldn’t be fooled by the appearance of exactitude."
-Gary Marcus and Ernest Davis, NYT, 2014.04.07
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2014-04-17 16:39 Xnews on Windows 8.1 (32 bit)? Mike H
2014-04-17 19:02 ` Alan Browne [this message]
2014-04-17 19:40 ` Peter Chapin
2014-04-17 19:41 ` Simon Clubley
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