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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: ...!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: RonB Newsgroups: news.software.readers Subject: Re: Free / opensource text-only reader for linux - suggestions, please? Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 22:02:06 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 31 Message-ID: References: <353106c549c5267814e3e2c71aff0b10@www.novabbs.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 22:02:06 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="5004803b8740f79abd21f4b2288dc4d7"; logging-data="4032271"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/3JNClK0WZjPqCCZBmWVb/" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:eRQiLncAVe/F3sQzT9XGn0W6Wi4= Bytes: 3009 On 2024-03-28, candycanearter07 wrote: > RodionGork wrote at 06:33 this Thursday (GMT): >> Hi Friends and sorry for such a trivial and perhaps frequently-asked question. I haven't imagined it may be that difficult - seemingly there are or were many flavors of readers but among them >> many non-free or for windows or not supported anymore. >> >> So the situation is like this - I recently joined UseNet (though I was in Fido couple decades ago >> so the concept is not completely new to me) communicating currently via NovaBBS, but as I understand it provides me access to few hundreds groups and to post to some more which are of >> interest to me I need to pick nntp server and client. As for servers there seemingly are some >> free for text-only groups which is enough for me (e.g. I read about i2pn2.org at the same novabbs). >> >> But what about client? >> >> 1. I'm linux user so it should be available for linux >> 2. It shouldn't necessarily be mail client for its main purpose (I tried claws but feel unsure >> about it for that sake) >> 3. It would be good if it is lightweight enough (Thunderbird seems a bit too fat already but not too much if you say it is definitely the best choice). >> 4. It would be all right if it is works in text-mode lacking fancy features for handling images and videos etc. >> >> I guess it is definitely possible to try downloading this and that and something more and try >> setting them up etc - but perhaps someone with similar situation can direct me with advice according to personal experience? thanks in advance! > > > I like slrn I do too. I can pick Jstar (WordStar variant of JOE) as my editor. That sold me. -- [Self-centered, Woke] "pride is a life of self-destructive fakery, an entrapment to a false and self-created matrix of twisted unreality." "It was pride that changed angels into devils..." — St. Augustine