On 2004-03-28, Brian Macke > wrote:
>
> Yeah, I was about to point out in a less diplomatic way that Agent isn't
> available for Linux. Pan is what I use, and it does a decent job.

Why settle for decent. Take a look at slrn. Probably the single most
popular newsreader among Linux users. Since it is a command line based
reader, many would say it's just an elitist geek thing. Not so. When I
first got into Linux, I was all Gnome/KDE/gui oriented. It was slrn that
made me realize the power and beauty of the CLI (command line interface).

slrn is fast, simple, efficient. The white text on black background of the
CLI is easy on ol' geezer eyes. No jumping back and forth from the mouse to
keyboard. The mouse could die for all I care. Most commands are single
key. Highly configurable, powerful filter/sort options, not TOO difficult
to learn (some effort required . I like it so much, I'd use it on Windows
if I used Windows. (stepping down from soapbox)

nb