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What Usenet news clients are available?

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Just like most software, news clients come in two varieties: those that are completely free, and those that need to be paid for, either initially or after a trial period. Below is a list of available news clients, both free and for-pay.

Windows News Clients

Free

Mozilla Thunderbird - http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/.
More information available via the newsgroup mozilla.support.thunderbird

Microsoft Outlook Express - http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/default.mspx
(bundled with Windows’ Internet Explorer).
More information available via the newsgroup microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general

Windows Mail - http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/features/mail.aspx
Information on how to configure Windows Mail to read newsgroups can be found at here .
More information available via the newsgroup microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail

Paid

Newsbin Pro - http://www.newsbin.com/.
More information available via the newsgroup alt.comp.software.newsreaders.newsbin
Price: $25 with unlimited upgrades

Newsleecher - http://www.newsleecher.com/.
More information available via the newsgroup alt.newsleecher.
Price: $19 per year

Mac News Clients

Free

MT-NewsWatcher - http://www.smfr.org/mtnw/

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Video Two – Accessing Newsgroups

Summary: Video two explains how to access newsgroups, what software is available to do so, and how to configure two popular clients, Microsoft Outlook Express and Newsbin Pro.

Because the video tutorials present information in a slightly different format than the web versions, we encourage you to view the video in its entirety. However, if you wish to skip directly to the news client overview, seek to the 00:17 mark.

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