Forte Agent 4.2/32.1118

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Publisher's description of Forte Agent

From Forte: Forte Agent is a multi-server newsreader. Agent is also an excellent multiple POP and SMTP e-mail client. This high level of integration between Usenet news and POP e-mail separates Agent from all other communication products. Whether you are downloading binaries or responding to e-mail, Agent provides you with all the right features. Has HTML support, image preview, and crosspost improvements. Version 4.2/32.1118 includes support for NZB files.

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Editor's review of Forte Agent

Once you get past the confusion caused by the multipaned interface, this multiserver newsgroup reader offers plenty of robust features for reading posts and sending and reading e-mails. The download was a bit slow for our tastes, but the app installed quickly and offers a wizard-like setup feature to help any level user configure its connections. Forte Agent's interface presents a number of panes that may stymie novices, but the Help guide is thorough and includes a tutorial on configuring the interface according to user preferences.

In our tests, Forte Agent downloaded groups and headers quickly. Selecting posts to read was simple, although we found that retrieving a selected message was a bit clunky. Forte Agent is a passable e-mail client, though it offers no more bells and whistles than other dedicated e-mail programs. After you figure things out, this app is a worthwhile choice for anyone interested in a full-featured newsgroup reader.

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  Forte Agent

  No more Free Agent

  by: Diskoboy on 17-Mar-2007 01:00:02 PM

  Pros: Excellent all around newsreader

  Cons: Older versions would turn into Free Agent with slightly less functionality if you chose not to buy the software after the trial expired. It no longer does that. After I installed this version, I could not go back to my older version.

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  Forte Agent

  Product works great once you get it to work

  by: Klifnote on 02-May-2007 07:11:36 AM

  Pros: It is fast and does what it says it does and then some.

  Cons: This is a difficult program to get up and running. Difficult instalation. Tech support is e-mail only and it is time consuming. Errors, errors, and more errors.

  There has to be a better way. Get a tech. guru to help you install. It is not for an average computer user.

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  Forte Agent

  What did they do to Agent ?

  by: WTFHappened on 18-Aug-2007 01:30:44 PM

  Pros: Probably still has all the old functionality in there somewhere ( If you can find it )

  Cons: All the simple and clear things about the old user interface have been made unnecessarily complex and changed for the sake of change. Did forte get a barrage of email from users requesting a "folders and desks" arrangement ? I don't think so. What was wrong with the old list of all groups that you could quickly sample at will and 'subscribe' if you want to. Now the list of all groups is hidden away on the menu for no reason and you have to go back to the main window to see the contents. Terrible.

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