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echo: jamnntpd
to: NIL ALEXANDROV
from: TOMMI KOIVULA
date: 2019-10-19 17:22:00
subject: Re: NNTP clients question

On 19.10.2019 16:51, Nil Alexandrov -> All :

 NA> I wonder what NNTP client you guys use for desktop and mobile. My guess
 NA> would be using Thunderbird for Win/Mac and NewsTap for iOS (with
2-newsgroup
 NA> limit in a free version).

Thunderbird in Windows, Linux and OS/2
Sylpheed in Windows and Linux
HotDogEd in Android.

 NA> For the FTN-style quotes, I can see you're testing the smartquote feature.
 NA> Anybody has tried/used the "ftnquoter" add-ons for Thunderbird  which is
 NA> experimental and/or works for old versions?

I think that one is outdated and does not work in newest Thunderbird?

 NA> Have you also experienced an issue with threads being broken as @REPLY
 NA> is not properly set when replying?

Not really, as long as the message base (JAM/Squish) is properly
reply-linked.

'Tommi

--- Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64; rv:68.0) Gecko/20100101
Thunderbird/68.1.2
* Origin: nntp://rpi.rbb.bbs.fi (2:221/360)

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