Subj : NNTP(S) via Thunderbird
To : Accession
From : Mindsurfer
Date : Mon Nov 03 2025 05:14 pm
Re: NNTP(S) via Thunderbird
By: Accession to Mindsurfer on Sun Nov 02 2025 20:12:40
Mi>> Well it works, but i think it is prone to making errors/problems. At
Mi>> least in comparison to posting from the BBS, don't you think?
Ac> Not really. The only errors/problems you'll probably run into are old
Ac> outdated newsreaders that don't do certain things how Synchronet would
Ac> expect it to.
Might be true. There are not really any new or updated Newsgroups Readers out
there. Usenet and newsgroups are more known due to binary newsgroups nowadays.
Mi>> Any other Newsgroup Reader out there beside Thunderbird?
Ac> I see you've already found Pan. I've tried out just about as many as I
Ac> could find that still worked and/or compiled.
Ac> Otherwise, as it seems you're using Linux, I'd say the better of the GUI
Ac> newsreaders would be Thunderbird, Claws Mail, and Pan (although
Ac> Thunderbird has it's quirks at times, too). There's also some nice console
Ac> newsreaders as well, but require a bit more configuration, like slrn, tin,
Ac> neomutt, and alpine. slrn is my favorite out of these choices, and what I
Ac> still use when reading/posting via NNTP(s). I also really liked neomutt,
Ac> because while it has newsreader functionality, it's also a console email
Ac> client (based off the original mutt). However, when I contacted the main
Ac> dev and asked about NNTP issues, he told me unless I was willing to fix it
Ac> myself and send patches, or find someone else to continue the NNTP
Ac> support.. he wasn't interested in overhauling that outdated code. I ended
Ac> up going back to slrn after that.
It should have some advantage over reading/posting messages from inside the bbs at least. If not a GUI, at least a better GUI with bigger XY characters resolution etc I see what i can find out there or test some of those you mentioned. Claws Mail has Newsgroups capabilities? Interesting.
