Hi Peter,

I use Netcape here at home and find it to be a good program.
It beats the hell out of my Outlook Express.

Sincerly,

Bill Gates

Peter Popov wrote:

> Help me, please!
>
> I am absolutely exhausted of repairing damage from microsoft software.
> Outlook will crash every time my modem conection drops and once every three
> or four crashes it kills the file of the newsgroup I am currently reading. I
> had to download povray.windows and povray.bugreports, but now that I have to
> get binaries.images and binaries.animations (~90 Mb) I am giving up. I don't
> want do d/l them via 33.6k modem and neither do I want to needlessly burden
> the povray.org server with another 90+ Mb. So, if anyone knows of a good
> newsreader, please tell me.
>
> Here's what I am looking for:
>
> 1. Ability to import Outlook express 4.0 / 5.0 newsgroup files -- I have
> about 100 Mb of those on CD
> 2. Ability to download messages newer than a specified date (*not* delete
> messages 30 days old)
> 3. Have an integrated mail client -- to respond to authors
> 4. Features system shell open command -- to run external apps to open zips,
> show pics and anims etc.
> 5. Show threaded messages
> 6. Ability to continue interrupted downloads -- so that I don't have to try
> to download the same 900k anim five times due to line drops.
> 7. Run under Win95/98 or DOS
> 8. Shareware / freeware if possible
>
> I know I am demanding much, but I am desperate. Please help.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Peter

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