On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:40:39 GMT, "Alan Erskine"
wrote:

"hielan' laddie" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:41:41 -0400, Alan Erskine wrote
(in article ):

Define "real" (don't provide examples of what you consider 'real'
newsreaders, just the definition please).



A real newsreader has:

1 proper filtering. This means the ability to filter on _any_ header. It
also
means the ability to place the results of the filtering the way the user
wants. Examples: some newsreaders have the ability to tag posts with
colour,
so that posts of interest (or of non-interest) can be detected at a
glance.
Some newsreaders can tag posts with ratings of interest, which also can be
detected at a glance. Some can do both. Filtering also means the ability
to
sort out purely text from binary posts, and the ability to save a post as
text or binary to a folder of the user's choice on a volume of the user's
choice. The filter should also be capable of ferreting out _all_ the files
the user wants, using such techniques as 'regular expressions'. With
proper
filtering, a user can find all posts in a newsgroup made by Alan Erskine,
tag
them red or give them a +10 rating or both, save any purely text files to
disk, extract any binaries, and then delete the binary posts while leaving
the text-only posts alone.

I can do that quite easily - it's just a matter of going to Tools, Message
Rules, News and then "New". Easy.

As for the rest, which newsreader can play videos (wmv, .avi, .mp3,)?
Surely, you still need to have the relevant player installed on the
computer.

OE supports text other than Latin. It's just a matter of installing the
preferred language (the computer will usually say which language it is).

Proper automation - why have newsgroups if it can be done automatically? I
spend very little time on newsgroups - few are worth it (which is why I'm so
adament about what J3 did; as this group is very much worth fighting for).

OE can go through the posts in a newsgroup - it's called "scrolling" - quite
easy to do.

OE can access any file, at will - as long as I have the software to view
that particular format (one of the main problems with any software is
compatibility with other formats).

OE can restrict file formats quite easily - same as for filtering via the
subject line.

OE does everything that you say is necessary (with the exception of some
formats like yEnc, which can be overcome with additional software - yEnc
isn't all that common, with the exception of some porno groups who don't
want people knowing what they are actually posting - most of those people
end up in prison)

As for email; I haven't had any problems with OE - it's doing just fine.

OE is full of security holes.

Does it do offline downloading yet?
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