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Newsreader (Usenet)

Application that reads articles on Usenet distributed throughout newsgroups

Newsreader (Usenet)

Application that reads articles on Usenet distributed throughout newsgroups

The Pan newsreader for [[GNOME

A newsreader is a [[application software|software application]] that reads articles on Usenet distributed throughout newsgroups.{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Mike |date=May 27, 2020 |title=Best NZB and Usenet clients of 2020

The term newsreader is sometimes (erroneously) used interchangeably with news aggregator.

Newsreaders that help users to adhere to the established conventions of Usenet, known as netiquette, are evaluated by the Good Netkeeping Seal of Approval (GNKSA).

Types of newsreaders

There are several different types of newsreaders, depending on the type of service the user needs—whether intended primarily for discussion or for downloading files posted to the alt.binaries hierarchy:

The Gnus newsreader/email client for [[Emacs

; Desktop newsreaders : Designed to integrate well with common GUI environments, and often integrated with a web browser or email client. Examples: Windows Live Mail, Mozilla Thunderbird, Xnews, Forté Agent, Unison, Newswatcher and Pan. ; Traditional newsreaders : Designed primarily for reading/posting text posts; limited and often cumbersome binary attachment download functionality. Gnus, as well as more specialized newsreaders such as slrn, nn and tin.

; Binary downloaders : Although Usenet originally started as a text-based messaging system without any file attachment ability, many Usenet users today do not participate in discussion groups, as was common during the 1980s and 1990s and only use newsgroups for downloading files such as music, movies, pornography, software and games. Therefore, streamlined clients have been developed for quickly grabbing binary articles, and without the extraneous clutter of text reading and posting features for which file downloaders have little use.

References

References

  1. Bryan, Pfaffenberger. (1995). "The USENET Book: Finding, Using, and Surviving Newsgroups on the Internet". Addison-Wesley.
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