A newsreader (also Newsclient or NUA for news user agent) is a computer program for reading and writing from messages in newsgroup Usenet.

The newsreader programs must be installed usually first on the computer. Beside "„genuine "“new readers there is also Web interfaces to the Usenet as for instance Google Groups. The use of these services is not gladly seen by some readers, since often existing standards are not considered and they are abused gladly by Spammern.

History

The first newsreader (e.g. READ EMS) were zeilenorientiert.vnews from Kenneth Almquist was probably first sideoriented newsreader. Its operation was very against by READ EMS ajar, in addition, notes affected the program.

With rn of Larry barrier 1984 a further sideoriented newsreader saw the light of the world. rn a whole set of following newsreader inspired like e.g. trn from Wayne Davison, xrn from Rick Spickelmier or slrn from John E. Davis.

Kim F. Storm wrote likewise 1984 nn, to one few the newsreader, which do not descend from READ EMS and/or vnews or were affected. Also tass of Rich Skrentas is based rather on notes as on READ EMS; it served Iain Lea 1991 as starting point for tin.

After a number of various developments with new readers Ron Newman wrote 1994 a document, which describes the minimum requirements to a newsreader. From this document later the Good Net Keeping became seals OF Approval. Meanwhile from it a form for test developed by means of whose various Clients can be examined for its "“fitness"”.

Programs

• Multi-platform
  • BNR2
  • CROSS POINT (FreeXP, OpenXP, XP2)
  • Gemini
  • Gnus
  • Mozilla
  • Mozilla Thunderbird
  • Opera
  • Pine
• Unix/Linux
  • rn
  • trn
  • slrn
  • xrn
  • nn
  • tin
  • Pan
  • Sylpheed
  • KNode
  • knews
• Windows
  • 40tude dialogue
  • Forte agent
  • MesNews
  • Microplanet Gravity
  • Are
  • Outlook Express
  • Newsgroup COMM other
  • VAOS (Virtual ACCESS open SOURCE)
  • XNews
  • XanaNews
• Mac OS
  • MacSOUP
  • Entourage
  • Osxnews

See also

• newsreader, English for Nachrichtensprecher/in

Related links

• Newsreader FAQ
• Configuration guidances for usual newsreader

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