Xnews 5.08

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Publisher's description of Xnews

From Clarion: Xnews is fashioned after NewsXpress, a program no longer in development. Xnews features a quick filter, a score file for more advanced filtering, support for multiple servers and identities, binaries handling, optional header and article caching, and folders for permanent archival. Version 5.08 adds a free-floating editor window, support for the yEnc binary encoding scheme, and many other enhancements and bug fixes.

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Editor's review of Xnews

In the world of computer software, users will find an excess of complicated newsreader programs. Thankfully, Xnews is not among them. Featuring a small download, installation of the program is easily accomplished. Setup is virtually painless. Even novice users will be filtering newsgroups within moments of program installation. Capable of supporting multiple servers and identities, Xnews provides versatility and function. Computer experts will be pleased to find that the program contains a score file for more advanced filtering. This outstanding freeware program does a phenomenal job of managing both multiple news servers and binary downloads.

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  Pseudo lockups

  by: Jim Harmon on 24-Jul-2007 02:48:09 AM

  Pros: Contrary to what many have said, XNews rarely locks up. I will admit that it often APPEARS to lock up, but it doesn't. There are some tasks (such as decoding files or transferring from one folder to another) that Xnews devotes all its attention to. When this is happening, Xnews won't do anything else until its done.

  (Unfortunately, if you try to close it via "three finger salute" Windows will say it's unresponsive - but it's NOT locked up)

  I've used this program for many years, and will continue to do so. It's simple and unbloated.

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  Nice reader

  by: john_hnrc on 19-Apr-2006 06:37:28 AM

  Pros: Very usefull and easy to use

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  Not user friendly

  by: saltydavid on 17-Jun-2006 06:56:15 AM

  Pros: Easy to install, seems very stable.

  Cons: I found this program to be very confusing. It is not user friendly like GrabIt.

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  What a mess

  by: reston98 on 25-Sep-2004 08:52:13 AM

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  Pardon me while I (BURP) freeze up.

  by: Zuma on 25-May-2005 08:46:05 AM

  Pros: - great configurable layout

  - no better text reader

  - multiple servers supported

  - many different filters; love the score file

  - capable of amazingly advanced features- for the beginner to the advanced user [manual is a huge negative]

  Cons: - can you say HORRIBLE manual? It really needs to be enshrined somewhere as one of the worse written manuals ever for general consumption. Strictly for geeks; don't bother looking at it if you don't either have a computer degree or enjoy spending 80% of your time fiddling with software. Usenet help group is generally useless with 40-yr-old+ fanboi's spouting about RTFM.

  - BLOATS with more than 20-50k headers and freezes up often. Great for usenet circa 1998 six-day retention; terrible for 2005 365-day retention. An anger management class or Agent highly recommended if you have a long retention provider and only 256 RAM. Even 512 RAM can be terribly slow.

  - Forget binaries on this one, utterly useless except for the odd download or two. Heavy binary downloaders run, don't walk, away from this one.

  - It's a one-man designed program subject to his whims and fancies...and abandonment. If he gets sick, bored etc. it's NewsXpress all over again [the developer just disappeared and never returned].

  - support? Excuse me, give me a moment to stop laughing. Usenet group as stated, is populated by middle-aged fanboi's, developer is usually AWOL although there are some helpful souls out there you'll need to dodge the flames to find them.

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