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On 11/3/2024 7:44 AM, heyjoe wrote:
> Michael Trew wrote :
> 
>> I think the last version for Win7 is 115.  I thought about finding my
>> old version, but it was glitching and sending error messages on most
>> e-mails, to the point it was becoming not usable.  I'll try with this
>> newer version for a while, but I really should just learn how to use
>> Linux and ditch Windows all together.
> 
> Thunderbird is really an email client that just happens to do usenet
> as an afterthought.  There are better usenet clients out there.
> Since you have to learn a new Thunderbird, maybe you should switch to
> a better news reader and learn that.  Agent 8 is pretty much
> abandonware at this point, but is still one of the best.  There are
> keys available on the 'net to activate it (rumour has it the Forté
> web site won't accept payment for a new key).

I tested agent once, and the learning curve frustrated me.  I suppose I 
didn't give it much of a chance.

> While learning Linux is not difficult, it is not a drop in
> replacement for Windows.  The initial learning curve can be steep and
> frustrating for long time Windows users.  Been a slacker for 10+
> years and I'd never use Windows as my daily O/S.  YMMV

Windows gets worse with each version, and I lost patience after W7.  I'm 
still hanging on, but I'm going to install Linux Mint or something onto 
an older laptop to tinker with it, I think.