MacSOUP is an offline reader for Usenet newsgroups and Internet e-mail. If you don't know what newsgroups are, you probably don't need this program. MacSOUP is primarily a newsreader, its e-mail capabilities are somewhat rudimentary compared to 'real' e-mail clients.
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Usenet is really just a huge interactive database where all the records get copied and shared among all the usenet providers. There’s the data (the articles) and the headers (the index). There is no web page or HTML or anything – it’s just a big database. So typically you need software on your PC (or Mac, or Smartphone, or whatever) to view the contents of the database. That software is called a Usenet Newsreader. (There is at least on online newsreader too, which we have included in the table below).
Most Usenet (Newsgroup) newsreader software connects to your usenet provider using an internet address that your provider gives you. The first time you connect, it sucks down a list of all the group names on the server. You tell it which groups you would like to see the index of (i.e. the headers) and it downloads them all and saves them on your PC. Then you pick which articles or attachments you want to see based on the description in the headers, and the software goes out and downloads the articles and attached files and stores them on your hard disk. There are also a few newsreader programs that do not download headers (an index) for you. They rely upon article lists that you must find yourself using a file format known as NZB via usenet indexing websites.
Nearly all the newsreader programs have ways to save your favorite groups, build lists of file types that you prefer to download, filter out posters that you find annoying (i.e. spammers). Most let you post articles as well as read and download. SSL (encrypted data transfer) is built into the latest releases of just about every product. And – because there are SOO MANY ways to select, view, filter, and preview articles, the interfaces are quite often a bit confusing until you play with them for a while. None of them are perfect.
Deftun msr x6 usb card reader software for mac download. Features that we think add special value to a usenet newsreader are:
Before we get to the list of Usenet Newsgroup Readers, we also want to point out that there are a few usenet providers that have written web-based readers. They have pretty much the same features as a PC-based newsreader, except they run on a server and there is a browser based interface. You typically pay a bit more for these services, but they save you the hassle of installing software on your PC and they usually make selecting articles faster since you don’t have to download headers.
Newsreader Listing
Panic -- makers of Transmit FTP client software and Audion digital music software -- have revealed their latest effort, Unison. Unison is a newsreader designed to enable Mac OS X users to view Usenet newsgroups.
Usenet newsgroups can contain everything from messages from different users to media content like music, photos or other files. Unison provides ways to use them all. It features live MP3 streaming, file grouping, image thumbnails, message threading, quick search features and many other capabilities.
Unison requires Mac OS X v10.2 or later, and can be downloaded from Panic's Web site now to try out for free. It costs US$24.95 to register.
Not all Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide access to a Usenet newsfeed, so Panic is also offering Unison Usenet Access -- their own Usenet access, optimized for use with Unison. The service features 6+ months work of discussions and 15-65 days of binaries with no forced bandwidth limits. The service costs US$11.95 per month for up to 10GB of transfer. One month of Unison Usenet Access is also available in the $28.95 Unison Bundle. Visit Panic's Web site for details.
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