Doesn't Linux have a decent usenet reader?

[marc]

Brian Pack said...
> On Friday 11 August 2006 17:10, marc wrote:
>
> > About a year ago, I asked Debian users about usenet readers. The
> > selection that I'd tried were, frankly, rubbish compared to what I'd
> > been using on Windows for more than a decade.
> >
> > - Pan: terrible interface that *still* makes the 101 error of displaying
> > threading on subject - often you can't even see the subject, which is
> > bonkers -  and it still doesn't allow locking articles against purging.
> > A-n-d b-o-y i-s i-t k-l-u-n-k-y. It's horrible.
> >
> > P.S. As my headers will show, I revert to Windows for Usenet and use
> > Gravity. Twice a day I boot into XP for my dose of Usenet updates,
> > because there is nothing that remotely touches Gravity in Linux. And no,
> > it doesn't run under Wine, but that's not a solution either.
> 
> I take it you're trying the Ubuntu package directly from pan.rebelbase.com
> rather than the repositories?

Nope, I'm taking it from the Ubuntu repos.

> Development is in full swing again, and a new
> version is due soon. I like it for the easy scoring system and quick perusa
> of pics. For split binaries or multi-part RAR files, it's absolutely hideous.

Ah! Were you suggesting that I take it from the above mentioned place? 
No problem with that. I'm only interested, though, if the devs are 
serious about improving the thing. I'm happy to partake.

And regarding binaries: no interest, my moans and whimpers are all 
related to managing text - the basic stuff.

-- 
Best,
Marc