amoroso, 5 months ago

I'm checking out Thunderbird as an NNTP client.

I can't figure how to set up the username and password of my account for the NNTP server and the passowrd of my email account for the outgoing SMTP server. It's not clear whether it's even possible.

#usenet #nntp #thunderbird

dani, 5 months ago

@amoroso How's the state of usenet nowadays? I though It has only piracy binaries and the rest was spam..

amoroso, 5 months ago

@dani I don't know about Usenet in general. I follow just a handful of groups where there's still some activity and interesting conversations, and spam is under control.

amoroso, 5 months ago

After hours of trial and error I finally configured Thunderbird to access the Eternal September NNTP server.

#usenet #thunderbird

amoroso, 5 months ago

After crashing badly, Thunderbird no longer starts on my Crostini Linux and is unusable.

Back to the drawing board, I'm still loking for an NNTP GUI client for Linux.

#usenet #nntp #linux

gpowerf, 5 months ago

@amoroso that's a shame. Did you have a backup from before it worked?

amoroso, 5 months ago

@gpowerf The crash had luckily no major consequences. I started using Thunderbird yesterday and subscribed to just a couple of groups so far.

tux0r, 5 months ago

@amoroso Emacs. ;-)

amoroso, 5 months ago

@tux0r I loved Emacs but I'd like to put my Emacs days behind.

tfb, 5 months ago

@amoroso have you tried https://sabnzbd.org/ ? I'd heard positive things about it when I asked at some point

amoroso, 5 months ago

@tfb Thanks but it seems to only allow downloading binaries, not reading text articles.

amoroso, 5 months ago

I may have found a reliable NNTP GUI client for Linux, Claws Mail:

https://www.claws-mail.org

It's lightweight, stable, fast, feature rich, and available in Debian.

The only confusing aspect is it requires to configure an email account even if I already configured an outgoing SMTP server in the NNTP account.

#usenet #nntp #linux

mattof, 5 months ago

@amoroso Emacs has rcirc and Eric, maybe one of those suits you

amoroso, 5 months ago

@mattof Thanks but I'd actually like a GUI tool.

amszmidt, 5 months ago

@amoroso Hate to say it, but GNUS?

amoroso, 5 months ago

@amszmidt Last time I checked it didn't qualify as GUI 😀

arjen, 5 months ago

@amoroso did you consider Emacs?

See this link for using Gnus to read NNTP:
https://www.maketecheasier.com/emacs-usenet-reader-with-gnus/

amoroso, 5 months ago

@arjen I used Gnus several years ago and loved it, but now I want a GUI tool.

jchaven, 5 months ago

@amoroso

Have you tried Thunderbird?

amoroso, 5 months ago

@jchaven That's next on my list.

But I'd prefer to use my own email client, Gmail, instead of Thunderbird for email replies. Pan supports it nicely via xdg-email.

jchaven, 5 months ago

@amoroso

I meant just for Usenet.

Edit: Nevermind. I mis-read your concern. Valid point.

amoroso, 5 months ago

@jchaven Maybe I can configure just the SMTP server in Thunderbird and leave out POP3/IMAP.