Date:         Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:59:18 -0500
Reply-To:     "Chang Y. Chung" <chang_y_chung@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         "Chang Y. Chung" <chang_y_chung@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: OT: PC newsreaders and top- vs. bottom-posting
Comments: To: usenet739_yahoo_com_au@CRONKITE.CC.UGA.EDU

On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 23:07:39 +1100, Scott
<usenet739_yahoo_com_au@CRONKITE.CC.UGA.EDU> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Two quick off-topic questions:
>
>1.  Can you recommend a good PC-based newsreader?  I've downloaded most of
>the freeware newsreaders, but just haven't had the time to go thru each one.
>Your recommendation, esp. if seconded by others, will help focus my testing.
>Prefer freeware, but cheap if good will also work.
>
>2.  Is there a consensus between top- vs. bottom-posting in this newsgroup?
>I've been top-posting, mainly cuz OE makes it easier to do this.  But it
>seems like most of the MVP-ers bottom-post.

Hi, Scott,

I recently switched to Mozilla Thunderbird
(http://texturizer.net/thunderbird/), and I am very happy with it. It lets
me access to my gmail account (POP), get RSS feeds, and subscribe news
groups all at once. It encourages bottom-posting.

Cheers,
Chang