Subject: Re: [MacCafe] Important update for v.3.02 users
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On Mon, 17 Jun 2024 22:36:32 -0000 (UTC), DV <dv@reply-to.not.invalid> wrote:
>D wrote:
>> haven't used a mac since the 1990s, but 40Tude Dialog is still the
>> best freeware newsreader (v2.0.15.1, 4d2b38.exe, 3.8 MB, 2005-2-7),
>> notably listed first in this extensive list of popular newsreaders:
>> (using Tor Browser 13.0.16)
>> http://usenet-fr.yakakwatik.org/newsreaders.html
>
>Thanks for reminding me of a web page I wrote. ;-)
>Yes, 40Tude Dialog is a highly recommendable newsreader. But it runs on
>Windows, while MacCafe is specifically designed for macOS.

yes, and for mac users, that's fine; whereas for windows users, it seems
that the current most popular newsreader, thunderbird (betterbird, etc.)
is problematic in ways that the far older classic 40tude dialog does not
have any problems with . . . other newsgroups have discussed issues with
thunderbird at length, e.g. difficulties with scoring, dns prefetch, etc.
dialog is far easier to install, use and maintain compared to any others