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From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Apple requires too much money and sacrifice of control
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:44:50 -0700
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On 2025-03-24 18:58, Joel wrote:
> Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>> On 2025-03-24 17:59, pothead wrote:
>>>
>>> At one time Agent was a good program but it's a fossil these days.
>>> The spell checker is way behind the times.
>>> The configuration in the latest version is a nightmare and spread out all over
>>> the place and basic items are not easy to find.
>>>
>>> Why run a very outdated program when Linux offers better alternatives?
>>> Try PAN or Thunderbird.
>>>
>>> p.s I get it if the OP has a zillion messages saved and wants access to them.
>>
>> Migrating such data CAN be a pain...
> 
> 
> I could use Agent simply for its archives of old messages, and use
> another app for live Usenet functions, but I *like* using Agent, for
> all its datedness, it still does what I like it to do.
> 

Right.

Meaning that Linux cannot fulfill all of your needs.