Usenet is a worldwide distributed discussion system using the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP). Programs called newsreaders are used to read and post messages (called articles or posts, and collectively termed news) to one or more newsgroups. This is a list of such newsreaders.
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- 1Types of clients
- 1.1Graphical
- 1.1.1Proprietary software
- 1.1Graphical
Types of clients[edit]
- Text newsreader – designed primarily for reading/posting text posts; unable to download binary attachments (example: non-GUI clients such as slrn)
- Traditional newsreader – text-capable newsreader which can also handle binary attachments, although not as efficiently as more specialized clients (example: Forté Agent and Xnews)
- Binary grabber/plucker – designed specifically for easy and efficient downloading of multi-part binary post attachments; limited or nonexistent reading/posting ability. These generally offer multi-server and multi-connection support. Most now support NZBs, and several either support or plan to support automatic Par2 processing (example: GrabIt, NewsBin, NewsLeecher). Some additionally support video and audio streaming (example: BinTube).
- NZB downloader – binary grabber client without header support – cannot browse groups or read/post text messages; can only load 3rd-party NZBs to download binary post attachments (example: NZB-O-Matic, SABnzbd, Ninan, URD). Some incorporate an interface for accessing selected NZB search websites.
- Binary posting client – designed specifically and exclusively for posting multi-part binary files (example: PowerPost, Sharkpost)
- Combination client – Jack-of-all-trades supporting text reading/posting, as well as multi-segment binary downloading and automatic Par2 processing (example: Usenet Explorer)
Graphical[edit]
Proprietary software[edit]
Commercial software[edit]
- Netscape Communicator (superseded by Mozilla)
- Novell GroupWise
- Windows Mail – replaced Outlook Express for Windows Vista – terminated by Windows 7
- Windows Live Mail – replaced Outlook Express for Windows XP; optional for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7
- Unison – for OS X, discontinued but is also a free download.
Freeware[edit]
- MT NewsWatcher – Mac OS X Universal Binary
- Xnews – MS Windows
Shareware[edit]
- Unison – Mac OS X (discontinued)
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Free/Open-source software[edit]
- Argo (discontinued)
- Arachne (with aranews.apm package) (discontinued)
- Arena (discontinued)
- Beonex Communicator (discontinued)
- Claws Mail is a GTK+-based email and news client for Linux, BSD, Solaris, and Windows.
- Gnus, is an email and news client, and feed reader for GNU Emacs.
- KNode (may be embedded in Kontact) (discontinued[1])
- Mozilla Mail & Newsgroups (discontinued, renamed to SeaMonkey)
- Mozilla Thunderbird is a free and open-source[2]cross-platformemail client, news client, RSS and chat client developed by the Mozilla Foundation.
- Pan a full-featured text and binary NNTP and Usenet client for Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, OpenSolaris, and Windows.
Text-based[edit]
- Agora (email server, discontinued)
- Gnus (Emacs based)
- Lynx (has limited Usenet support)
- Mutt (3rd party patches)
Web-based[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^http://www.aegiap.eu/kdeblog/2015/08/kdepim-5-0/
- ^'Debian and Mozilla – a study in trademarks'. LWN.net. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
External links[edit]
- Media related to Usenet clients at Wikimedia Commons
- Usenet clients at Curlie
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