From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from 77warp168.newtel.com ([142.163.168.77] helo=enigma2.cjb.net ident=[uFKgVzv2503aaGTFJ7/CH+4R9ntWkKxb]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17xbuS-0007z2-00 for ; Fri, 04 Oct 2002 19:31:04 -0400 Received: from localhost (ebarnes@localhost) by enigma2.cjb.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g94Nc0T12640 for ; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 21:08:06 -0230 Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 21:08:00 -0230 (NDT) From: "Edward L. Barnes" To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: news readers for linux In-Reply-To: <20021004155317.A379@chris> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Chris, you could most certainly use Pine to read news and I know others on list have used mutt too though I have no personal experience with regard to using mutt to read news groups. Hth. Ed On Fri, 4 Oct 2002, Christopher Moore wrote: > I'm seeking advice/opinions on a news reader for linux. The other day I > tried trn but found it extremely slow and difficult to understand. I > wouldn't mind spending a couple days reading the man page if the program > were worth the learning curve. > > As much as I don't like Windowws, Outlook Express has a nice news reading > facility. But I'd much prefer to use something in linux. > > Thanks for your input. > Chris >