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Subject: Re: [MACCAFÉ Version 3.04 is available
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On Fri, 6 Jun 2025 21:32:40 -0000 (UTC), DV wrote:

> As indicated in the introduction to my page, this list only includes
> free newsreaders, which is not the case with Forté Agent.

You're misinformed. Forté Agent 3.3 is still free. It will automatically
revert to Forté Free Agent after 30 days of trial. With the earlier
versions you could choose between full or free during installation, but
that is not the case for 3.3.
 
> I know that there was a free version of Agent and I tested it, but I
> found it far too limited.

There IS a free version of Agent. What version did you tested and in
what way was it 'too limited'? Free Agent has lots of features:

<https://web.archive.org/web/20060411175139/http://www.forteinc.com/agent/features.php>

and it's _free_. One can always use Hamster for multiserver and
filtering. I've seen people using Free Agent 1.93 or 2.00 for years,
even now. I'm sure they don't find it too limited.
 
> As for 40Tude Dialog and Xnews, even though they've been discontinued,
> you can still download them.

3.3 can still be downloaded on the official website, which can not be
said about 40tude Dialog and Xnews. Here's the link:

<https://download.forteinc.com/pub/agent/english/agentenu330-846.exe>

Dictionaries can be found here:
<https://www.forteinc.com/agent/download-all.php>

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s|b