newsgroup reader for Mac

Hi Nico,

We've operated a newsgroup service (newsguy.com) since 1992, and during that time we've seen members use a variety of different newsreaders to connect to the newsgroups, but I'd have to say that the following are you're best bet...

MT-NewsWatcher (Free Software)

Hogwasher (Commercial Software)

Our members have had a lot of success with them, so you shouldn't go wrong with either reader. Hope the info is helpful.

Best regards, snipped-for-privacy@newsguy.com NewsGuy.Com

I use MT-Newswatcher. Check out other options at or

The most popular Mac newsreaders are the Newswatcher series, which include YA-Newswatcher and MT-Newswatcher. These all date back to the OS 5 era, but have been updated a lot over the years, and MT-Newswatcher at least is cleanly ported to OS X.

Mozilla also has a newsreader integrated with it, which I think is kind of clumsy and doesn't have good killfiling, but which some people like.

And of course, since OS X has a real command line, you can use all the good old-fashioned newsreaders from the eighties, like rn, tin, and trn. A lot of people (including myself) prefer the command line news interface because of the speed and convenience, but it's clearly a matter of taste.

--scott

Thanks, I downloaded it. Now I'm trying to figure out how to use it. How to I read/post for this group.

Thanks, I downloaded it. Now I'm trying to figure out how to use it. How to I read/post for this group? I'm a bit of a Mac ignoramus still. I got my powerbook about two months ago.

Nico

Hi Nico,

A quick google search should turn up a variety of "getting started" websites for the MT-NewsWatcher reader. The following site for example, seems to do a decent job of covering the basic setup details (subscribing to a group, posting, etc.)...

If you run into any specific problems, feel free to drop me a note.

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