Re: Using KNode 0.7.2, Wondering What Else is Out There

On 2006-03-30, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
__/ [ Whiskers ] on Thursday 30 March 2006 17:55 \__

On 2006-03-30, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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I guess what it all boils down to is the following question. Should I
consider leaving a fully-functional and stable KNode 0.7.2 in favour of a
different reader or a newer version of KNode? Is there any compelling
reason for doing so? I post over 1,000 messages a month, so investment of
time in transition (setup, learning) is not an issue. I am very willing to
explore.

Many thanks in advance,

Roy

If Knode suits you so well, why change? You could set up a seperate system
to try out a newer version of Knode (and KDE, if you want) if you don't
want to upset your current system. (A 'testing' system is quite handy for
that sort of thing).

I truly wish I had access to a succinct and digestable changelog [1], such
as the one which persuaded me to stay with Thunderbird 1.0.x until the 2.0
milestone.

<http://www.kde.org/announcements/changelogs/changelog3_4to3_4_1.php>
includes knode changes; use your web browser's 'find in page' thingy to
jump straight to the appropriate section of the page.

If you haven't found yourself asking for the umpteenth time 'why won't it
do that?' or 'why can't I stop it from doing this?', and there haven't
been any security announcements, then there isn't a compelling reason to
change, is there?

snip

All in all, I only sought re-assurance that KNode is an plausible choice.
What will happen, for example, when SongBird comes out? Will AmaroK (or
XMMS, as to avoid flames) still remain the Holy Grail of Linux media?
Every once in a while (say a coupla' years), it is good to do a 'sanity
check' and what better people are to ask than those who dance between ap-
plications, KNode included?

snip

I don't know what any of those have to do with Knode.

If there is something that you want to do with your newsgroup reading or
posting, and you can't find out how to make Knode do it, then ask for help
regarding that feature - someone will either tell you how to make it
happen in Knode, if that's possible, or suggest programs that can do it,
or do it better. Your question is too vague; there are loads of
alternative newsreaders out there, but if no-one knows what you are
looking for then no-one can make useful suggestions.

<http://www.newsreaders.com/> has info about newsreaders and associated
things for most operating sytems.

<http://www.xs4all.nl/~js/gnksa/> is another valuable resource for those
looking for a new newsreader.

Here's what people in this group seem to be using this week, based on the
contents of my local spool:

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Analysis of posts to news.software.readers by Robert Marshall
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(stats compiled with a script by Garry Knight)


Total posts considered: 510 over 7 days
Earliest article: Thu Mar 23 20:21:00 2006
Latest article: Thu Mar 30 19:29:03 2006
Original articles: 46, replies: 464

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Top 10 User Agents by poster
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1: Xnews.......................................................... : 21
2: slrn........................................................... : 18
3: Unknown........................................................ : 10
4: G2............................................................. : 7
5: Forte Agent.................................................... : 5
6: Pan............................................................ : 4
7: 40tude_Dialog.................................................. : 4
8: Forte Free Agent............................................... : 2
9: KNode.......................................................... : 2
10: Gnus........................................................... : 1

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Top 10 User Agents by number of posts
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1: Xnews..................................................... : 143 (28%)
2: slrn...................................................... : 109 (21%)
3: Pan....................................................... : 60 (12%)
4: unknown................................................... : 55 (11%)
5: G2........................................................ : 43 ( 8%)
6: tin....................................................... : 36 ( 7%)
7: MacSOUP................................................... : 14 ( 3%)
8: 40tude_Dialog............................................. : 13 ( 3%)
9: Forte Agent............................................... : 8 ( 2%)
10: Gnus...................................................... : 6 ( 1%)

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