From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 9 19:49:58 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 469501065725 for ; Mon, 9 Mar 2009 19:49:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd-unix@embarqmail.com) Received: from mailrelay.embarq.synacor.com (mailrelay.embarq.synacor.com [208.47.184.3]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED2498FC22 for ; Mon, 9 Mar 2009 19:49:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd-unix@embarqmail.com) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; d=embarqmail.com; s=s012408; c=relaxed/simple; q=dns/txt; i=@embarqmail.com; t=1236626996; h=From:Subject:Date:To:Mime-Version:Content-Type; bh=nlbjfklSvZicB9P/SrvHHIhoZr4=; b=MxTnTBVZNghaNOY3ujWTMuwdf9TQpl7fGHmVV9r87bSSv2BPoEc9r1kAXYs/DPVc 6vRCkn6AX0hJOVQa43qypZNRxha0eF8n4sCYUcfrnRPQQ/I8KaTY+o8WWcNTYEDD; X_CMAE_Category: 0,0 Undefined,Undefined X-CNFS-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=IMiVPDFlsscUX7styjEA:9 a=V3chx17pNLe6Zk6_EiEA:7 a=KPgkCuw6CrgD_kXcL9q5cRj9kwsA:4 a=LY0hPdMaydYA:10 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine Authentication-Results: smtp03.embarq.synacor.com smtp.user=rpratt1950@embarqmail.com; auth=pass (LOGIN) Received: from [71.3.158.175] ([71.3.158.175:56924] helo=tv.weeeble.com) by mailrelay.embarq.synacor.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.2.36 r(27513/27514)) with ESMTPA id 0A/5A-20613-43E65B94; Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:29:56 -0400 Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 15:29:55 -0400 From: Randy Pratt To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-Id: <20090309152955.5541db22.bsd-unix@embarqmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20090309141426.GA51920@marvin.optimis.net> References: <20090308231643.GA35171@thought.org> <20090308195357.W95994@tripel.monochrome.org> <20090309114438.GA1362@phenom.cordula.ws> <20090309141426.GA51920@marvin.optimis.net> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.6.0 (GTK+ 2.14.7; i386-portbld-freebsd6.4) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: USENET? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:49:58 -0000 On Mon, 9 Mar 2009 07:14:26 -0700 > For text, I'd recommend slrn. Gary is already using mutt, so I'd > suggest he go that route, or alternatively, try mutt's nntp patch and > use mutt instead. Works perfectly well and it's what I use. If reading > news is going to be a regular thing, then setting up a local server of > some sort (to pull down feeds from one or more providers) may be a > useful addition, though slrn does does provide a companion program to do > something similar. > > Binary groups, on the other hand, are generally best handled by a GUI > client. If you know what you're doing, command-line programs like nget, > nzbperl, etc. may be preferrable or useful additions. > > The thing to keep in mind is that irrespective of what client one is > using, it's the quality of the feed that matters most. At least for > non-casual use. For a top notch feed, expect to pay out a few extra > bucks per month. That typically gives you a host of other benefits that > would include a complete hierarchy, high retention levels, unrestricted > download speeds, web access, multiple connections, multiple servers, > NNTPS, HTTPs, Clarinet, and a direct line to customer support. Even though this has nothing to do with FreeBSD, its worth mentioning that pulling down headers for a news group can use a lot of disk space and consume a lot of time. The OP might consider using one of the NZB aggregator sites and using a client that is NZB capable. This, of course, is most useful for binaries. The other tools usually required for these multipart postings are also in the tree. A little bit of Googling will cover learning how to use them. Back to my lurking corner ;-) Randy