# Newsgroup software

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newsgroup-software/50698>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 28, 2005, 8:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newsgroup-software/50698 "2005-11-28T20:33:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![ngoc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e495f1/32.png) [@ngoc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ngoc)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 8:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newsgroup-software/50698/1 "2005-11-28T20:33:12Z")

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Hi  
I currently use Mozilla newsgroup software. I want to be more active in  
some newsgroups, among them Ruby. So a good newsgroup software is  
neccessary. I do not satisfy with Mozilla. Because after I click on  
messages sort by date (to know what is latest post), I can not turn back  
to original. It has also some other irritating factors. Are there other  
software packages, you will suggest to me?  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![ngoc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e495f1/32.png) [@ngoc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ngoc)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 8:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newsgroup-software/50698/2 "2005-11-28T20:45:18Z")

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I really love slrn. You can find it at [slrn.sourceforge.net](http://slrn.sourceforge.net) It is by far  
the best newsagent I’ve tried.

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**Author:** ![ngoc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e495f1/32.png) [@ngoc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ngoc)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 11:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newsgroup-software/50698/3 "2005-11-28T23:14:54Z")

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ngoc wrote:

> Hi  
> I currently use Mozilla newsgroup software. I want to be more active in  
> some newsgroups, among them Ruby. So a good newsgroup software is  
> neccessary. I do not satisfy with Mozilla. Because after I click on  
> messages sort by date (to know what is latest post), I can not turn back  
> to original. It has also some other irritating factors. Are there other  
> software packages, you will suggest to me?  
> Thanks

Which “Mozilla newsgroup software” are you using? Thunderbird has been  
relatively good to me.

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**Author:** ![ngoc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e495f1/32.png) [@ngoc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ngoc)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 5:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newsgroup-software/50698/4 "2005-12-01T17:18:21Z")

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On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 04:32:29AM +0900, ngoc wrote:

> I currently use Mozilla newsgroup software. I want to be more  
> active in some newsgroups, among them Ruby. So a good newsgroup  
> software is neccessary. I do not satisfy with Mozilla. Because  
> after I click on messages sort by date (to know what is latest  
> post), I can not turn back to original. It has also some other  
> irritating factors. Are there other software packages, you will  
> suggest to me?

tin, slrn (command-line, tend to require a weekend for more or  
less proper configuration but also tend to just work then);  
pan (gnome newsreader), knode (kde newsreader).

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**Author:** ![ngoc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e495f1/32.png) [@ngoc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ngoc)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2005, 11:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newsgroup-software/50698/5 "2005-11-28T23:35:06Z")

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Hi,

> Because after I click on messages sort by date (to know what is latest  
> post), I can not turn back to original.

That’s not true. You can switch back to threaded view by

a) Selecting View -\> Sort by -\> Threaded from the menu or  
b) in the list of threads, click on the leftmost column (the one  
containing  
the symbols)

Independent from that, I hear pan is a good client.