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Thanks for all the pointers and from reading them it appears I need to
run an application on my PC which is where it falls down. I view the
group from 3 different PC's only one of which is exclusively mine. Big
Brother at work blocks software installations, Presently I view through
GoogleGroups and have 3 daily digest emails. I am also a member of
another GoogleGroup which allows individual email downloads in its
option, I assume this is not a 'usenet' setup but Google Groups.

Neil

William Tasso wrote:
> On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:02:47 -0000, bumble101 <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > ...
> > PS Am I missing something or is the only way to read this forum on the
> > web or via digest? Would like to downlaod individual emails as I always
> > seem to be a day behind the conversation.
>
> As others have said ...
> o First get access to a news server
> o configure a news client[1] to use it
>
> For a little background ... maybe the text & links here will help ...
>
> http://williamtasso.com/words/what-is-usenet.asp
>
> [1] There are many, I currently use the M2 facilities bundled with the
> Opera browser.

 
On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:01:01 -0000, bumble101 <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Thanks for all the pointers and from reading them it appears I need to
> run an application on my PC which is where it falls down. I view the
> group from 3 different PC's

I suspect there are many/several/some others here that also do exactly
that.

> only one of which is exclusively mine. Big
> Brother at work blocks software installations,

ok - do you have Outlook Express installed at work? this on its own is a
fairly poor usenet client, but nonetheless better than g/g. most users of
this app also download & install oe-quotefix for usenet.

Also, http://portableapps.com/apps has the Thunderbird mail app - this is
also a usenet client - 'portable' apps don't need to be 'installed', you
can run them from a USB stick thingie.

Of course, if your company has bolted down the desktop so that apps cannot
be installed they have probably blocked access to the ports needed to use
nntp. Many in this situation use a personal laptop or PDA to usenet -
perhaps over GPRS or even a wi-fi link if there's one about.

> Presently I view through
> GoogleGroups

right - may I gently enquire if you followed the links at the foot of the
page I directed you to?

This one may help: http://www.safalra.com/special/googlegroupsreply/

btw: did you notice that the convention round these parts is to post
replies beneath the text one is replying to whilst
snipping(removing/editing) so that only the relevant parts of the previous
post remain?

> and have 3 daily digest emails. I am also a member of
> another GoogleGroup which allows individual email downloads in its
> option, I assume this is not a 'usenet' setup but Google Groups.

That one may actually be a google group as opposed to usenet if you see
the distinction.

--
William Tasso

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Discovery - V8
 
On 8 Nov 2006 06:01:01 -0800, "bumble101" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Thanks for all the pointers and from reading them it appears I need to
>run an application on my PC which is where it falls down. I view the
>group from 3 different PC's only one of which is exclusively mine. Big
>Brother at work blocks software installations, Presently I view through
>GoogleGroups and have 3 daily digest emails. I am also a member of
>another GoogleGroup which allows individual email downloads in its
>option, I assume this is not a 'usenet' setup but Google Groups.

sounds about right.

Google groups isnt really bad though. I use it a lot from work also
since i cant get out on the ports needed for usenet.
 
On 8 Nov 2006 06:01:01 -0800, "bumble101"
<[email protected]> wrote:

|Thanks for all the pointers and from reading them it appears I need to
|run an application on my PC which is where it falls down. I view the
|group from 3 different PC's only one of which is exclusively mine. Big
|Brother at work blocks software installations, Presently I view through
|GoogleGroups and have 3 daily digest emails. I am also a member of
|another GoogleGroup which allows individual email downloads in its
|option, I assume this is not a 'usenet' setup but Google Groups.

Neil.

Get yourself a 1-gig usb stick and install Agent onto it. You can
run it from any PC you want, and take all your data with you.

Agent does not use windows registry or rely on it's own installed
win system files, so it is fairly standalone application.

Try googling for "Free Agent" from Forteinc. An older version
(something like 1.9) is all you really need for usenet groups.

H.

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"Howie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
: On 8 Nov 2006 06:01:01 -0800, "bumble101"
: <[email protected]> wrote:
:
: |Thanks for all the pointers and from reading them it appears I need to
: |run an application on my PC which is where it falls down. I view the
: |group from 3 different PC's only one of which is exclusively mine. Big
: |Brother at work blocks software installations, Presently I view through
: |GoogleGroups and have 3 daily digest emails. I am also a member of
: |another GoogleGroup which allows individual email downloads in its
: |option, I assume this is not a 'usenet' setup but Google Groups.
:
: Neil.
:
: Get yourself a 1-gig usb stick and install Agent onto it. You can
: run it from any PC you want, and take all your data with you.
:
: Agent does not use windows registry or rely on it's own installed
: win system files, so it is fairly standalone application.
:
: Try googling for "Free Agent" from Forteinc. An older version
: (something like 1.9) is all you really need for usenet groups.
:
: H.

Thats is of course assuming that corporate policy allows the use of such
devices - it was a P45 offence to plug one in without my permission last
place I was at

Si


 
On or around Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:16:16 +0000, Howie
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>On 8 Nov 2006 06:01:01 -0800, "bumble101"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>|Thanks for all the pointers and from reading them it appears I need to
>|run an application on my PC which is where it falls down. I view the
>|group from 3 different PC's only one of which is exclusively mine. Big
>|Brother at work blocks software installations, Presently I view through
>|GoogleGroups and have 3 daily digest emails. I am also a member of
>|another GoogleGroup which allows individual email downloads in its
>|option, I assume this is not a 'usenet' setup but Google Groups.
>
>Neil.
>
>Get yourself a 1-gig usb stick and install Agent onto it. You can
>run it from any PC you want, and take all your data with you.
>
>Agent does not use windows registry or rely on it's own installed
>win system files, so it is fairly standalone application.
>
>Try googling for "Free Agent" from Forteinc. An older version
>(something like 1.9) is all you really need for usenet groups.

I've got a variety of old install files for Agent around. wonder what the
legality is of passing on an old version of full agent?
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see Chuck's face, a white oval turned toward the sky.
'Look,' whispered Chuck, and George lifted his eyes to heaven.
(There is always a last time for everything.)
Overhead, without any fuss, the stars were going out"
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On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 07:42:56 +0000, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

<snip>

|I've got a variety of old install files for Agent around. wonder what the
|legality is of passing on an old version of full agent?

I think that all versions (before 2.0) are shareware anyway. So
unless you provide a reg-key it will just revert to Free Agent.
Which is all the OP wants anyway. So - no problem!

H.
 

Howie wrote:
> Get yourself a 1-gig usb stick and install Agent onto it. You can
> run it from any PC you want, and take all your data with you.

2Gig stick on order, I currently have a 256MB that I run a few
utilities off on all PC's

The work PC runs Lotus Notes, work Laptop runs OE & I run Firefox on my
PC. GMail has been a godsend for maintaining continuity with all groups
and a few weeks ago they added a bookmarks button, so now my bookmarks
are all common from the web.


> Try googling for "Free Agent" from Forteinc. An older version
> (something like 1.9) is all you really need for usenet groups.

Will do when stick delivered.

Thanks again for all the pointers, will probably revert again next week
when trying to get it installed.

Neil

 
On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:15:07 +0000, Howie
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 07:42:56 +0000, Austin Shackles
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
><snip>
>
>|I've got a variety of old install files for Agent around. wonder what the
>|legality is of passing on an old version of full agent?
>
>I think that all versions (before 2.0) are shareware anyway. So
>unless you provide a reg-key it will just revert to Free Agent.
>Which is all the OP wants anyway. So - no problem!

have you noticed on forte's website that they no longer do free agent.
Agent full version only now.
 
On or around Thu, 09 Nov 2006 09:28:09 +0000, Tom Woods
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:15:07 +0000, Howie
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 07:42:56 +0000, Austin Shackles
>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>><snip>
>>
>>|I've got a variety of old install files for Agent around. wonder what the
>>|legality is of passing on an old version of full agent?
>>
>>I think that all versions (before 2.0) are shareware anyway. So
>>unless you provide a reg-key it will just revert to Free Agent.
>>Which is all the OP wants anyway. So - no problem!
>
>have you noticed on forte's website that they no longer do free agent.
>Agent full version only now.

I get the impression that it works as limited shareware though. Used to in
v3.

V4 had bayesian filtering which is dead cunning, and much more options for
filtering messages.
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"The breezy call of incense-breathing Morn, The swallow twittering
from the strawbuilt shed, The cock's shrill clarion, or the echoing
horn, No more shall rouse them from their lowly bed."
Thomas Gray, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard.
 
Changed PC two days ago, and have just downloaded Free Agent onto PC
at work.

Send me an email address, and I will send it across.

Thanks

Giles

On 9 Nov 2006 00:48:55 -0800, "bumble101" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
>Howie wrote:
>> Get yourself a 1-gig usb stick and install Agent onto it. You can
>> run it from any PC you want, and take all your data with you.
>
>2Gig stick on order, I currently have a 256MB that I run a few
>utilities off on all PC's
>
>The work PC runs Lotus Notes, work Laptop runs OE & I run Firefox on my
>PC. GMail has been a godsend for maintaining continuity with all groups
>and a few weeks ago they added a bookmarks button, so now my bookmarks
>are all common from the web.
>
>
>> Try googling for "Free Agent" from Forteinc. An older version
>> (something like 1.9) is all you really need for usenet groups.
>
>Will do when stick delivered.
>
>Thanks again for all the pointers, will probably revert again next week
>when trying to get it installed.
>
>Neil
>

 

Austin Shackles wrote:

> I get the impression that it works as limited shareware though. Used to in
> v3.

i was going to upgrade from old free agent, but the website implies
that v4 is a 30 day trial

 
On or around 9 Nov 2006 04:41:45 -0800, "Tom Woods" <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>
>Austin Shackles wrote:
>
>> I get the impression that it works as limited shareware though. Used to in
>> v3.
>
>i was going to upgrade from old free agent, but the website implies
>that v4 is a 30 day trial

well, I rather thought that V3 reverts to limited function after 30 days.
not looked into this on V4.

I can send you a v3.3 installer if you want :)

I seem to have installers for 1.91, 1.92, 1.93, 2.0, 3.0, 3.1, 3.3, 4.0 and
4.1 here.


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I shall attack. - Marshal Foch (1851 - 1929)
 
Tom Woods wrote:

|| On Tue, 7 Nov 2006 20:47:20 -0000, "Nige"
|| <[email protected]> wrote:
||
||| Lee_D wrote:
|||| Nige <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz
|||| funny about:
||||| Tom Woods wrote:
|||||| On Tue, 7 Nov 2006 20:24:13 -0000, "Nige"
|||||| <[email protected]> wrote:
||||||
|||||||
||||||| WTF happened to the spelling on that post? I checked it too?
||||||
|||||| I didnt notice any mistooks!
||||||
|||||| ps. when are you going to fix your line lengths cos i can never
|||||| get your whole post to fit on the screen and its a PITA having to
|||||| scroll back and forth :)
|||||
||||| I'm using quotefix, I HATE all other newsreaders i have tried,
||||| tell me what to do & it will be done!
||||
|||| Reads fine here but I'm using quotefix too...... Hows mine to
|||| everyone else as in if you keep reading now are you going off the
|||| page or have you got a 42" monitor in which case I'm highly jealous
|||| and you can suffer ;-)
|||| Lee D
|||
||
|| mine was fine when i had a desktop puter with a big monitor.
||
|| im now using a laptop and am forced to use 1024x768.
||
||| Good point, I'm on a 26inch monitor & dont see any issues with
||| anyones posts!
||
|| this line just fits in my window without any scrolling across.
||
|| <80 characters is the traditional usenet linelength.
||
|| I hate outlook and outlook express as they seem to ignore things like
|| this. typical really - they both work but they do a lot of things the
|| way they want to rather than the way they should!

I'm using OE with QF, laptop with 13" screen at 1024x768. No problems with
anyone's posts, all wrap correctly.

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==============================

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1971 S2a 88" petrol
1991 Transit Camper

Take out the obvious to email me.


 
Tom Woods wrote:

|| On Tue, 7 Nov 2006 20:42:30 -0000, "Nige"
|| <[email protected]> wrote:
||
||| Tom Woods wrote:
|||| On Tue, 7 Nov 2006 20:24:13 -0000, "Nige"
|||| <[email protected]> wrote:
||||
|||||
||||| WTF happened to the spelling on that post? I checked it too?
||||
|||| I didnt notice any mistooks!
||||
|||| ps. when are you going to fix your line lengths cos i can never get
|||| your whole post to fit on the screen and its a PITA having to
|||| scroll back and forth :)
|||
||| I'm using quotefix, I HATE all other newsreaders i have tried, tell
||| me what to do & it will be done!
||
|| ive never used quotefix, but ive googled and i reckon:
||
|| you want the line length to be about 80 characters.
||
|| it needs to be set in both outlook and oe-quotefix
||
|| in outlook
||
|| Menu>Tools>Options...>Send>
|| News Sending Format
|| (/) Plain Text [Plain Text Settings...]
|| Automatically Wrap Characters at {x} characters when sending.
|| [OK]
||
|| apparently for quotefix:
||
|| Right click the icon in your task bar and select *Show Dialog*
|| Then you get a box whixch lets you set the line length and quote
|| character.
||
|| ive no idea if any of that will work!

Yep, just checked and my QF is set to wrap at 72.

--
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==============================

2001 Disco II ES auto
1971 S2a 88" petrol
1991 Transit Camper

Take out the obvious to email me.


 
In message <[email protected]>, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> writes
>On or around Tue, 7 Nov 2006 20:45:16 -0000, "Lee_D"
><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>
>>Reads fine here but I'm using quotefix too...... Hows mine to everyone else
>>as in if you keep reading now are you going off the page or have you got a
>>42" monitor in which case I'm highly jealous and you can suffer ;-)
>
>I've got a neato wide-screen monitor, 1440x900 pixels[1]. But the stuff is
>wrapping nicely in Agent, here.
>
>[1] http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.aspx?Quicklinx=4906 FWIW. Seems good so
>far.
No problems here. I use Turnpike - an excellent system free from Demon
from the early days.
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In article <[email protected]>, hugh
<hugh@[127.0.0.1]> writes
>No problems here. I use Turnpike - an excellent system free from Demon
>from the early days.


I think it still is free.


Adrian
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On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:46:25 +0000, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On or around Tue, 7 Nov 2006 20:45:16 -0000, "Lee_D"
><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>
>>Reads fine here but I'm using quotefix too...... Hows mine to everyone else
>>as in if you keep reading now are you going off the page or have you got a
>>42" monitor in which case I'm highly jealous and you can suffer ;-)
>
>I've got a neato wide-screen monitor, 1440x900 pixels[1]. But the stuff is
>wrapping nicely in Agent, here.

Im beginning to think that free agent is fairly crap (of the version i
have anyway). It doesnt wrap anything ever.

 
On or around Sat, 11 Nov 2006 08:43:41 +0000, Tom Woods
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:46:25 +0000, Austin Shackles
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On or around Tue, 7 Nov 2006 20:45:16 -0000, "Lee_D"
>><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>>
>>>Reads fine here but I'm using quotefix too...... Hows mine to everyone else
>>>as in if you keep reading now are you going off the page or have you got a
>>>42" monitor in which case I'm highly jealous and you can suffer ;-)
>>
>>I've got a neato wide-screen monitor, 1440x900 pixels[1]. But the stuff is
>>wrapping nicely in Agent, here.
>
>Im beginning to think that free agent is fairly crap (of the version i
>have anyway). It doesnt wrap anything ever.

which version?
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In message <[email protected]>, Adrian Simpson
<[email protected]> writes
>In article <[email protected]>, hugh
><hugh@[127.0.0.1]> writes
>>No problems here. I use Turnpike - an excellent system free from Demon
>>from the early days.
>
>
>I think it still is free.
>
>
>Adrian
It is to Demon customers but for how much longer either will survive is
an open question.
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