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From: vallor <vallor@cultnix.org>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Hobbyware WinCrap 11 strikes again
Date: 16 Feb 2025 13:17:22 GMT
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On Sun, 16 Feb 2025 07:50:02 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us>
wrote in <vosmtq$jcde$1@dont-email.me>:

> vallor wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:
> 
>> On Sat, 15 Feb 2025 23:48:30 -0500, Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> wrote in
>> <47r2rjl9jlr629og8qceqp8fgfhtmh5sv8@4ax.com>:
>>
>>> rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>>> This would be why I use Forte Agent under Wine, why settle for hobbyware
>>>>> BS like Pan?  Unix-like has terrific NNTP clients running in terminal,
>>>>> but I have yet to see a GUI one worth anything.
>>>>
>>>>Pan works for me. If I want to run Windows stuff, I'll fire up the Windows 
>>>>laptop. It's been a while but iirc I have usenet set up in Thunderbird on 
>>>>Windows. It got weird on Linux and I switched to Pan. 
>>>>
>>>>I used to like KNode but that's history now. Usenet gets no respect in 
>>>>KDE.
>>> 
>>> My philosophy is to use the best, the latest, up-to-date, user-
>>> friendly software for a given purpose.  It's pretty simple, other than
>>> Usenapp for macOS, Forte Agent stands as a flagship GUI NNTP client,
>>> native to Windows API but usable under Wine.  There's just no good
>>> reason to put up with something less than.
>>
>> I've seen editor wars, and OS wars, but this is the first time
>> I've seen some Usenet rando try to start a newsreader war.
> 
> I use slrn. All other newsreaders suck ass.
> I use mutt. All other email clients suck ass.
> 
> I should add this:
> 
>     ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Oh yeah?  Well:

I fly spaceships in Elite Dangerous Odyssey.  All other games suck!

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