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From: barryf@aix01.aix.rpi.edu (Barry B. Floyd)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Re: NNTP news readers for MS-DOS (QUERY)
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Date: 2 Apr 91 21:36:42 GMT
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bill@polygen.uucp (Bill Poitras) writes:

>I have seen a lot of talk about news readers for MS-DOS.  Could someone
>send me what they know about the various news readers.  Things I want to
>know are:
>	- What communications does it need? (pc-nfs,packet tcpip,none)
>	- How good is it?  How much like RN does it work like?
>	- How configurable is it?

>If I get enough responce, I will post a summary to 
>comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc.  Mail is preferable.  Thanks in advance.

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add to these questions:
 
  - how like NN is it (a la Storm)?
  - will it work with WinQVT Net? Instead of QVT Net?

thanks
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