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Free utilities for Usenet newsgroups
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Contrary to what some people think, the Web is not all there is to the Internet. Take the Usenet newsgroups, for example. There are currently over 25,000 newsgroups, which serve as bulletin boards on which anyone can post content. With so many newsgroups in existence, there is one for any interest that you can imagine, from antique tractors to sushi to ancient Babylonian culture.
The newsgroups are a wonderful source of information if you need quick help on a certain topic (such as fixing an annoying computer glitch or finding help on getting a software program to run). Or if you simply want to discuss the issues of the day, there are plenty of fiesty debates raging in newsgroups at all hours.
The newsgroups contain far more than just text messages, though. You can find everything there from images and photos to sound files to multimedia files and even entire software programs.
Below, we offer the Web's best free programs for getting the most out of the Usenet newsgroups. Some are good, all-around general newsgroup programs that can handle every task you can imagine. Others are more specialized and excel in one certain aspect of the newsgroups (such as automatically retrieving photos).
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 Binary Boy - An excellent freeware utility, Binary Boy searches the newsgroups for binary file attachments that match your search criteria. You may execute searches immediately or use the scheduler to call your news server at a preset time. You can also create different search criteria for each newsgroup or search globally. A typical run on a 28.8 modem will scan 1,000's of subjects in a few minutes. New version adds many improvements and new features, such as the ability to cancel downloads of unwanted files and an improved newsgroup picker that finds matching newsgroups as you type.
 NewsShark - This helpful, free Usenet utility is perfect for those who want an efficient way to download large binary files (sounds, programs, multimedia files) from the newsgroups. (For Windows 95/98/NT). 2.66 megabytes.
- ASP1-A3 - The next time you're downloading pictures of pastoral landscape scenes from your favorite Usenet newsgroup, you'll appreciate this cool free utility. ASP1-A3 automatically downloads images for you while filtering out spam. The freeware version is supported by ads. (For Windows. 2.8 megabytes).
- Picture Sucker - Do you enjoy collecting images and photos from the Usenet newgroups? Then check out this essential free utility that searches through the thousands of newsgroups, collecting pictures for you, automatically. It's easy to use and can save you a lot of legwork. For Windows 98/95 and NT.
- NewsXpress - Here's an excellent, highly configurable free newsgroup reader for Windows. Offers many advanced features, such as built-in uuencode and uudecode. You can also view binary (graphics) files as they download. NewsXpress also lets you send E-mail via SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) and much more. For Win 98/95 and NT.
- Free Agent - Free Agent is simply put, one of the Net's absolute must-have free programs.
It's an essential Usenet newsgroup reader that features an easy-to-use interface with lots of icons and pull-down menus. Free Agent provides multipane viewing, flexible article purging options, database
compacting, carbon copying for E-mail and article posting, editing of all fields,
and canceling of posts. For full E-mail support and more advanced features, you
can upgrade to the full-featured commercial version. For Windows 98/95 and 3.1.
- WinVN Newsreader - A classic free program, WinVN (Windows Visual Newsreader) has been around for a while and is constantly improving. Like other news readers, it can be used to select, view, write, sort and print Usenet News articles, but it offers a more visual approach than other similar programs. With WinVN, you can easily navigate between newsgroups and articles via a point-and-click interface. (For Windows 98/95 and NT). English and Japanese versions are available.
- Talkway - Many Web visitors, particularly newbies, would like to explore the world of the Usenet newsgroups. But they either don't have a newsreader program or they're confused about how to access Usenet. Talkway offers a free service that lets you access Usenet via your Web browser. It's a great way to participate in the wacky, but sometimes useful, world of Usenet (which encompasses 35,000 discussion groups, covering everything from Metallica to basket weaving). You can customize the way you access newsgroups here and there's a handy search engine, to help you bring order out of the chaos of Usenet.
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