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- From: mbs@adastra.cvl.va.us (Michael B. Smith)
- Subject: Re: Best way to read News??
- References: <4bnkp4$gvo@grissom.powerup.com.au> <1917.6572T545T2727@icenet.no>
- X-NewsReader: GRn 3.0b24 December 30, 1995
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- Message-ID: <mbs.46gs@adastra.cvl.va.us>
- Date: Wed, 3 Jan 96 07:05:53 EDT
- Organization: Only if you insist...
-
- In article <1917.6572T545T2727@icenet.no> pettern@icenet.no (Petter Nilsen) writes:
- > If you insist on reading and writing messages online, the Tin and GRn are two
- > choices, although the current 2.1 version of GRn starts to show signs of old
- > age now. There is a commercial version out, but be prepared to put $350 into
- > that one.
-
- That $350 buys much more than just GRn - a professional TCP/IP
- stack for five nodes with loads of other clients and servers.
-
- GRn 3.0 is just a small part of that package -- please don't
- make it seem that a newsreader is $350!
-
- GRn 2.1 is indeed, starting to get a bit long in the tooth. Many
- still prefer it, however.
-
- > Note, I'm part of the THOR team so I'm naturally biased, but I speak the truth
-
- And I'm the GRn author.
- --
- // Michael B. Smith
- \X/ mbs@adastra.cvl.va.us
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