news.software.readers

On 7/27/2007, XS11E posted this:
> Gene E. Bloch wrote:
>
>> XS11E - I didn't do anything about storage - I just loaded Xnews
>> and dropped the latest executable in and changed
>> nothing except for setting up two accounts. It seemed to be off by
>> default, but with 8GB thumb drives down to around $65 on a good
>> day, I could probably leave it on. BTW, it happens that the stick
>> I used was all of 64 MB. I consider such a thumb drive to be the
>> moral equivalent of pocket lint...
>
> Thanks for the input. I agree that 64 MB is pretty small but it
> depends on the situation, I have a similar sized one that has proved
> big enough for the times I've used it and it was FREE! I really like
> free..... ;-)

This one wasn't free, but I bought it so long ago that I completely
forget what it cost. But since I don't use it anymore, it was available
for the experiment.

I have had a chance to verify what I said about the dual boot. The
computer in question is definitely a dual boot system. There is a
system that connects to the employer's VPN and won't let us access
anything outside of the allowed network, and there is the user system
that lets us run Xnews, and also lets us connect to ordinary Internet
stuff, but won't let us access anything inside the VPN.

So if you have a single boot setup locked to the VPN, Xnews (or any
thumbable newsreader) won't be of any help unless there's a news
provider available inside the VPN :-)

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Gene E. Bloch (Gino)
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