Questions tagged [newsreader]
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What is this `Pr` or "Interest" property of an RSS item?
I'm using the NewsFox RSS reader on Firefox, and it started showing me a column I can't decipher.
What is this Pr property of an RSS item? It seems to be called "Interest" in the column menu:
The ...
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Is there way to receive alerts on breaking news that's faster than typical RSS readers?
All the RSS readers I've tried are slow, I need news within a minute or two of it being broken.
Sorry if this is posted in the wrong section. Not sure where the appropriate forum is to ask.
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How to access Usenet postings from the earliest days of Usenet? (i.e. the 1980s)
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I've been browsing through comp.lang.forth usenet posts and have found some fascinating gems such as this one here on minimal Forth implementations.
Makes me wonder if it's possible to ...
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Free RSS Aggregation between Windows and Mac
I recently purchased a MacBook to compliment my Windows desktop machine. I am hunting around for a free RSS aggregator that I could use on both machines. Currently I am using Google reader, but I ...
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Change trn news site?
How can I change the news site (url) that the trn program uses?
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What's the easiest way to get text onto a Kindle?
I can send a bunch of documents as attachments and have Amazon convert these documents and send them to my Kindle. I do it all the time for .doc and .pdf files.
But what if there's a long email or ...
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What keyboard-friendly news readers exist for OSX? [duplicate]
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Free Usenet reader for Mac OS X
I'm interested in keyboard-navigation-friendly usenet clients for OSX. I have tried (and bought) Unison and Thunderbird, but both of these end ...
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command line newsreader? [closed]
Does anyone out there know of a good newsreader that has a command line interface? I really like newsleecher but it is all graphical - I'd prefer to be able to script my queries.
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As I ...
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How to get Facebook-Feeds in Trillian without connecting to Facebook-Chat?
I installed the trial of Trillian 5.0 Build 22 (I don't know if the version 4 Astra is any different).
I successfully added my Facebook account so I can see my facebook news on Trillian and works ...
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RSS reader: notify me on keywords
Is there any RSS reader software for Windows or even some online service like Google Reader, that will periodically check feeds and notify me through e-mail when some keywords are found?
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Setting up thunderbird with tiscalli (for newsgroup access)
I have just downloaded thunderbird 3.0.2 and want to set it up to read newsgroups. My ISP is tiscalli.
I have entered the News server address, but I still cant download any newsgroups - has anyone ...
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SMTP server setup on windows xp, IIS
I have my domain registered with godaddy. I want to send newsletter to my customers (around 5000). But there is limit to send number of emails per day.
Can i setup SMTP server on my home PC (windows ...
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Good Windows Usenet reader which can get post count for all groups? [closed]
I have a need for a specific Windows Usenet reader which can list the post count for all the groups. Newsbin, a reader can do this but every time I try to read a message I get an error message which ...
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Portable Usenet news reader/client [closed]
I'm looking for a Usenet newsgroup reader/client for Windows that saves everything to its own directory.
I'm aiming at a dedicated newsreader only. No "mixed" programs like Outlook, Thunderbird or ...
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Opera: reading Google Groups?
Is it possible to read Google Groups in Opera's
newsreader? If so, how is it setup?
Platform: Opera 9.64, Windows XP 64 bit SP2, 8 GB RAM.