Usenet is a worldwide, distributed discussion system that uses theNetwork News Transfer Protocol (NNTP). Programs callednewsreaders are used to read and post messages (calledarticles orposts, and collectively termednews) to one or morenewsgroups. Users must have access to anews server to use a newsreader. This is a list of such newsreaders.
- Text newsreader – designed primarily for reading/posting text posts; unable to download binary attachments
- Traditional newsreader – a newsreader with text support that can also handle binary attachments, though sometimes less efficiently than more specialized clients
- Binary grabber/plucker – designed specifically for easy and efficient downloading of multi-part binary post attachments; limited or nonexistent reading/posting ability. These generally offer multi-server and multi-connection support. Most now supportNZBs, and several either support or plan to support automaticPar2 processing. Some additionally support video and audio streaming.
- NZB downloader – binary grabber client without header support – cannot browse groups or read/post text messages; can only load 3rd-party NZBs to download binary post attachments. Some incorporate an interface for accessing selected NZB search websites.
- Binary posting client – designed specifically and exclusively for posting multi-part binary files
- Combination client – Jack-of-all-trades supporting text reading/posting, as well as multi-segment binary downloading and automaticPar2 processing
- Web-Based Client - Client designed for access through a web browser and does not require any additional software to access Usenet.
Commercial software
[edit]Free/Open-source software
[edit]- Claws Mail is a GTK+-based email and news client forLinux,BSD,Solaris, andWindows.
- GNOME Evolution
- Gnus is an email and news client, andfeed reader forGNU Emacs.
- Mozilla Thunderbird is afree and open-source[1]cross-platformemail client,news client,RSS andchat client developed by theMozilla Foundation.
- Pan a full-featured text and binary NNTP and Usenet client forLinux,FreeBSD,NetBSD,OpenBSD,OpenSolaris, andWindows.
- SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups
- Sylpheed
- X Python Newsreader
SeeWeb-based Usenet for details.
Commercial software
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