Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!zephyr.ens.tek.com!uw-beaver!mit-eddie!mintaka!olivea!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!husc6!encore!houligan!epeterso From: epeterso@houligan.encore.com (Eric Peterson) Newsgroups: comp.sources.wanted Subject: Re: Alternatives to rn wanted. Message-ID: Date: 25 Oct 90 13:33:42 GMT References: <193@alprose.UUCP> <1990Oct24.160550.12521@cbnewse.att.com> <1990Oct24.163930.12903@iwarp.intel.com> Sender: news@Encore.COM Reply-To: epeterson@encore.com (Eric Peterson) Organization: Encore Computer Corporation, Diagnostic Development Lines: 21 News-Software: NN 6.4.11 merlyn@iwarp.intel.com (Randal Schwartz) writes: | In article <1990Oct24.160550.12521@cbnewse.att.com>, Dan_Jacobson@ATT writes: | | >>>>> On 23 Oct 90 12:39:21 GMT, dansmith@olsen.UUCP (Dan Smith) said: | | | | Dan> What can I use, other than rn, to read netnews? Inventive | | Dan> shell scripts, etc... would also be appreciated. | | | | GNUS... see news group gnu.emacs.gnus. Many "cool cats" use it. | | And other "cool cats" use Gnews. See newsgroup gnu.emacs.gnews. | (Gnews is much more rn-like... I can go back and forth easily.) But power news readers use NN ... at least until Randal writes a Perl-based newsreader :-) Eric -- Eric Peterson <> epeterson@encore.com <> uunet!encore!epeterson Encore Computer Corp. * Ft. Lauderdale, Florida * (305) 587-2900 x 5208 Why did Constantinople get the works? Gung'f abobql'f ohfvarff ohg gur Ghexf.