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Archive-name: off-line-readers/usenet/software
Alt-usenet-offline-reader-archive-name: software
Posting-Frequency: weekly
Original-Author: Rhys Weatherly
Last-modified: 1995-04-23

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part 01/02 intro

1 Credits and Disclaimer
2 Overview
3 Newsgroups of interest to offline readers
4 What is an offline reader?
5 What is the difference from getting a news feed?
6 What are QWK and BlueWave?
7 What is SOUP?
8 What is ZipNews?

part 02/02 software

100 Where can I get the software?
200 Where are the QWK readers?
300 common sites, template
400 author contacts
500 ftp sites
600 miscellaneous
700 packers
800 readers

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Whilst every effort has been taken to ensure the information contained
herein is correct, neither the current author, the current poster, nor
any previous author or previous poster can accept ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER
for errors, ommissions or damage howsoever caused.

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Subject: a.u.o software: 100 Where can I get the software?
From: [e-mail] (Alt.Usenet.Offline-reader FAQ)

100 Where can I get the software?

There are two pieces of software that you will need for any offline
reading activities.  A "generating program" (also known as a "packet
generator" or "door") to build the packets on the BBS or login account,
and a "reading program" (also known as a "packet reader") to read the
packets on your home machine.  This section lists software that can be
used for each of these activities, together with the authors, FTP sites,
and packet formats supported.

In the case of interactive dial-in users, you may find that a suitable
generating program may already exist on the system you call: ask the
system administrator if you are unsure.  For Waffle systems, you will
need to ask the system administrator to install the generating software.
For Unix, anyone who has access to a C compiler can compile and install
the currently available software, so no intervention from the system
administrator is required.


101 Where are the reviews?

not here.

if you are looking for reviews, post your requirements and see who
else knows what you need.  please do not be vague -- no one can help
you when you just say you're looking to evaluate some `offline
software for your computer'.  what kind of computer is it you're
using?  what is the computer it's connecting to?  what do you want to
do -- mail, news, both, more?  how much are you willing to pay?  what
sort of interface do you need?  how sophisticated are you?  etc.

I will not be putting any reviews in here, partly because they would be
difficult to maintain, and partly because I want to avoid any flak from
a negative review which I did not write.

if you want to periodically post a collection of reviews, go ahead.
you don't need my approval.


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Subject: a.u.o software: 200 Where are the QWK readers?
From: [e-mail] (Alt.Usenet.Offline-reader FAQ)

200 Where are the QWK readers?

not here.  I don't plan on listing any software that mangles headers
as much as QWK does.  even with uqwk's +X expert mode, no QWK reader
I'm aware of will yet do simple things like generate a References:
header.

until they do, look elsewhere for them.  if you must.


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Subject: a.u.o software: 300 common sites, template
From: [e-mail] (Alt.Usenet.Offline-reader FAQ)

300 Common sites, template

If you know of any other products that support offline activities for
RFC-compliant mail and news, please send the following information in
mail to [e-mail].  Also, be sure to post
your announcement, to make sure everyone knows about it.


Name:        [Product name]
Author:      [email address]
Location:    [ftp site] [filename] *
Type:        Packet Generator/Packet Reader/Both
Environment: [msdos][mac][ms-windows][os2][atari-st][unix][etc.]
Formats:     [soup][zipnews]
Description/Comments:

*  for the SimTel collection, just use `simtel' for the ftp site, and
   give the first two directories (e.g., `msdos/offline') plus filename.
   the main SimTel mirror is oak.oakland.edu:/SimTel/

   for the Cica ms-windows collection, just use `cica' for the ftp site,
   and give the first directory (e.g., `util') plus filename.  on cica
   itself, the ms-windows files are in ftp.cica.indiana.edu:/pub/pc/win3/

   for the sumex-aim info-mac collection, just use `info-mac' for the
   ftp site.  one of the main info-mac sites is sumex-aim.stanford.edu


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Subject: a.u.o software: 400 author contacts
From: [e-mail] (Alt.Usenet.Offline-reader FAQ)

400 author contacts

soup          [e-mail]
zip           [e-mail]
unzip         [e-mail]
getnews       [e-mail]
solar         [e-mail]
uqwk          [e-mail]
uqwkselector  [e-mail]
zipnews       [e-mail]
hpv           [e-mail]
slnr          [e-mail]
unor          [e-mail]
zipnewsreader [e-mail]
yarn          [e-mail]
yarn-os2      [e-mail]
yarneditorsh  [e-mail]
paperboy      [e-mail]
rfdmail       [e-mail]
toadnews      [e-mail]
pronto        [e-mail], [800-63-TOUCH,[phone]]
nnrnews       [e-mail]
offlinepgp    [e-mail]
versatermlink [e-mail]
soupcmd       [e-mail]
macslurp      ...
offliner      ...
offline-orbit [e-mail]
williamsnews  [e-mail]
snuupm        [e-mail]
uufree        [e-mail]
macsoup       [e-mail]
readmail      [e-mail]
newswerthy    [e-mail]
newshopper    [e-mail]
newsfetcher   [e-mail]
rnmac         [e-mail]
okami         [e-mail]
tetrix        [e-mail]
winyarn       ?
souper        [e-mail]
wssoup        [e-mail]
olmenu        [e-mail]
wsomr         [e-mail]
nautnews      [e-mail]
free-agent    [e-mail]
autonews      [e-mail]


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Subject: a.u.o software: 500 ftp sites
From: [e-mail] (Alt.Usenet.Offline-reader FAQ)

500 ftp sites

soup          simtel:msdos/offline/soup12.zip
zip           ftp.uu.net:/pub/archiving/zip/*
unzip         ftp.uu.net:/pub/archiving/zip/*
getnews       ftp.adelaide.edu.au:/pub/news/readers/off-line/slnr/ ...?
solar         simtel:msdos/waffle/solar094.zip
uqwk          ftp.gte.com:/pub/uqwk/uqwk1.8.tar.Z
uqwkselector  ftp.gte.com:/pub/uqwk/us/us1.1.tar.Z
zipnews       simtel:msdos/offline/znews97g.zip
hpv           simtel:msdos/offline/hpv101b.zip
slnr          ftp.adelaide.edu.au:/pub/news/readers/off-line/slnr/*
unor          ftp.gte.com:/pub/unor/unor0021.zip
zipnewsreader simtel:msdos/offline/znr093b.zip
yarn          simtel:msdos/offline/yarn_083.zip
yarn-os2      ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/2_x/bbs/yrn2_065.zip [083 assumed...]
yarneditorsh  simtel:msdos/offline/yes-019b.zip
paperboy      ftp.clark.net:/pub/vart/pboy205.zip
rfdmail       garbo.uwasa.fi:/windows/comm/rfdml122.zip
toadnews      ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/tisk/tidbits/uucp/
pronto        [retail package] eval: commtouch.com:/pub/commtouch/eval.exe
nnrnews       simtel:msdos/offline/nnrnews2.zip
offlinepgp    simtel:msdos/offline/apgp212.zip
versatermlink [retail package - nothing ftp-able]
soupcmd       ftp.gte.com:/pub/soupcmd/soupcmd.tar.gz.
macslurp      ...
offliner      metronet.com:/pub/xfer/ol06a.zip
offline-orbit [via mail from author]
williamsnews  ftp.netcom.com:/pub/rwilliam/wnnws10b.zip
snuupm        simtel:msdos/uucp/snuupm26.zip
uufree        ftp.supernet.ab.ca:/pub/msdos/uufree/uufree06.zip,uufres06.zip
macsoup       info-mac:comm/term/mac-soup-*
readmail      ftp.winternet.com:/pub/ReadMail/rm50b75.zip
newswerthy    simtel:msdos/offline/nwrth160.zip
newshopper    ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/tisk/tidbits/tcp/news-hopper-10a-demo.hqx
newsfetcher   ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/tisk/tidbits/tcp/news-fetcher-045-hc.hqx
rnmac         ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/tisk/tidbits/uucp/rn-mac-13b6.hqx
okami         ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de:/pub/atari/uucp/o_026.zip
tetrix        ftp.internet-eireann.ie:/pub/ie_access/dos/winsock/trp*
tetrix        cica:winsock/trp110.zip
winyarn       simtel:win3/offline/winyrn71.zip
souper        ftp-os2.nmsu.edu:/os2/32bit/unix/souper12.zip
wssoup        http://www.ozemail.com.au/~magnus
olmenu        simtel:msdos/offline/olmnu111.zip
wsomr         simtel:msdos/offline/wsomr100.zip
nautnews      http://www.xmission.com:80/~strombus/
free-agent    ftp.forteinc.com:/pub/agent/agent046.zip
autonews      ftp.cityscape.co.uk:/users/ay89/autonews.zip


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Subject: a.u.o software: 600 miscellaneous
From: [e-mail] (Alt.Usenet.Offline-reader FAQ)

600 miscellaneous

soup - Simple Offline Usenet Packet format
offlinepgp - soup-aware pgp addon
yarneditorsh - editor shell+utilities for yarn
winyarn - ms-windows front-end to yarn?
olmenu - menu-based front-end to uqwk
snuupm - easy-install of snews, uupc, and pmail
uufree - free uucp/mail/news, with installation/configuration program


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Subject: a.u.o software: 700 packers
From: [e-mail] (Alt.Usenet.Offline-reader FAQ)

700 packers -- `name' - `function'; `platforms'; `standards'

701 getnews - generator; Unix; soup
702 solar - generator; msdos Waffle; soup
703 uqwk - generator; Unix NNTP, Unix spool; soup/zipnews
704 uqwkselector - generator; Unix NNTP, Unix spool; ...
705 zipnews - generator; msdos Waffle, PC-Board, Wildcat; zipnews
706 nnrnews - translator; msdos; nn save files, soup
707 soupcmd - uqwk add-on; Unix; soup commands that uqwk handles non-souply
708 macslurp - news importer via SLIP; mac; ...
709 newsfetcher - news importer via SLIP; mac; ...
710 souper - packer of SLIP mail/news; os2; soup
711 wssoup - packer of SLIP mail/news; ms-windows; soup

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Subject: a.u.o software: 800 readers
From: [e-mail] (Alt.Usenet.Offline-reader FAQ)

800 readers -- `name' - `function'; `platforms'; `standards'

801 hpv (helldiver packet viewer) - reader; msdos; soup
802 slnr (simple local news reader) - reader; Unix, msdos, atari; soup
803 unor (USENET offline reader) - reader; ms-windows; soup
804 zipnewsreader - reader; msdos; zipnews
805 yarn - reader; msdos, os2; soup
806 paperboy - reader; ms-windows; soup
807 rfdmail - reader; ms-windows; proprietary
808 toadnews - reader pre-processor; mac; soup
809 pronto - reader; ms-windows; proprietary
810 versatermlink - reader; mac; proprietary
811 offliner - reader; ms-windows; soup
812 offline-orbit - reader; amiga; soup
813 williamsnews - reader; ms-windows; soup
814 macsoup - reader; mac; soup
815 readmail - reader; msdos; soup
816 newswerthy - reader; msdos; soup
817 newshopper - reader; mac; proprietary
818 rnmac - reader; mac; soup?
819 okami - reader; atari st; soup
820 tetrix - reader; msdos; slip-based soup
821 wsomr - reader; msdos; soup
822 nautnews - ?
823 free-agent - reader; ms-windows; soup
824 autonews - reader; ms-windows; slip-based ?