Subj : NNTP(S) via Thunderbird
To : Accession
From : Mindsurfer
Date : Tue Nov 04 2025 11:22 am
Re: NNTP(S) via Thunderbird
By: Accession to Mindsurfer on Mon Nov 03 2025 16:41:36
Ac> I doubt there will be any 'new' newsreaders any time soon. However,
Ac> Thunderbird, Claws Mail, and Pan I believe are still updated. Tin is still
Ac> currently being maintained, and slrn's last update was only a few years
Ac> ago or so, I believe. So there are options.
So far i like Pan the most. i think Thunderbird is not really perfect for Newsgroups. It can do it but not very good.
>> 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.
Ac> There are some advantages. Using slrn or tin in a UTF-8 console, uses
Ac> iconv for character set translation, which is nice. If you're using
Ac> something like Thunderbird or Claws Mail, you can do NNTP messaging and
Ac> email in the same place. Even using slrn or tin, I just execute them from
Ac> the command line and they automatically pull in new messages that I can
Ac> start reading instantly, etc.
btw: can one of the newsreaders render/display ansi codes?
Ac> All depends on what you want to do, I guess. If I have time, I login to
Ac> the BBS and read/write messages. If I want to do a super fast newscan
Ac> without the need to login to the BBS, I use a newsreader or Golded.
What does it take to use Golded with Synchronet? it does run on the same machine as Synchronet?
