news.software.readers

Magus wrote:

(about Thunderbird)

> Welp, it seems you and I have similar opinions about it.

Yours is higher than mine, but they contain some similar points. :)

> With the exception of it being an "interim" reader--in the OPs case it
> might be just what he needs [right now anyway]. If a user's
> requirements never change then there is no need to upgrade.

Remember, though that the *environment* can make a user's requirements
change, not just his own habits. Example: the onslaught of Google
Gropers.

> I use it as my primary newsreader (in text groups). Thunderbird fills
> a niche--it's better than the Microsoft offerings, but not as
> versatile as an actual "news" program.

Someone will probably jump in and say, "But it IS a news program!" But
since I've been paying attention here I know that you mean "an actual
'news' program" as versus a combo mail-and-news try-to-do-both program.

Anyway, don't forget that with help you *can* get a well-filtered Usenet
experience using TB; you just have to prefilter for it.


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