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  2. Newsgroups: alt.usenet.offline-reader,alt.answers,news.answers
  3. Followup-To: alt.usenet.offline-reader
  4. From: auofaq@locutus.ofB.ORG (a.u.o FAQ)
  5. Reply-To: auofaq@locutus.ofB.ORG
  6. Subject: alt.usenet.offline-reader FAQ (02/02) software
  7. Summary: Reading mail and news available to your normal login account, but while you're not actually logged in
  8. Message-ID: <19971019.auofaq.02@locutus.ofB.ORG>
  9. Supersedes: <19971005.auofaq.02@locutus.ofB.ORG>
  10. References: <19971019.auofaq.01@locutus.ofB.ORG>
  11. Date: 19 Oct 1997 00:00:00 +0100
  12. Expires: 18 Dec 1997 12:00:00 GMT
  13. Organization: Private System, London SW19, UK
  14. Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.Edu
  15. X-Posted-By: trivdb
  16. Lines: 503
  17. Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu alt.usenet.offline-reader:28718 alt.answers:29724 news.answers:114917
  18.  
  19. Archive-name: off-line-readers/usenet/software
  20. Alt-usenet-offline-reader-archive-name: software
  21. Posting-Frequency: biweekly
  22. Original-Author: Rhys Weatherley
  23. Last-modified: 1997-Aug-28
  24.  
  25. ============================================================================
  26.  
  27. part 01/02 intro
  28.  
  29.  1 Credits and Disclaimer
  30.  2 Spam
  31.  3 Other sources
  32.  4 QWK and Crayons
  33.  5 Overview
  34.  6 Newsgroups of interest to offline readers
  35.  7 What is an offline reader?
  36.  8 What is the difference from getting a news feed?
  37.  9 What are QWK and BlueWave?
  38. 10 What is SOUP?
  39. 11 What is ZipNews?
  40. 12 Where are tutorials?
  41. 13 Where can I find the Good Netkeeping Seal of Approval?
  42. 14 Why does Forte Agent get its own group?
  43.  
  44. part 02/02 software
  45.  
  46. 100 Where can I get the software?
  47. 200 Where are the QWK readers?
  48. 300 common sites, template
  49. 400 author contacts
  50. 500 ftp sites
  51. 600 miscellaneous
  52. 700 packers
  53. 800 readers
  54.  
  55. ============================================================================
  56.  
  57. Whilst every effort has been taken to ensure the information contained
  58. herein is correct, neither the current author, the current poster, nor
  59. any previous author or previous poster can accept ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER
  60. for errors, ommissions or damage howsoever caused.
  61.  
  62. ------------------------------
  63.  
  64. Subject: a.u.o software: 100 Where can I get the software?
  65. From: auofaq@locutus.ofB.ORG (Alt.Usenet.Offline-reader FAQ)
  66.  
  67. 100 Where can I get the software?
  68.  
  69. There are two pieces of software that you will need for any offline
  70. reading activities.  A "generating program" (also known as a "packet
  71. generator" or "door") to build the packets on the BBS or login account,
  72. and a "reading program" (also known as a "packet reader") to read the
  73. packets on your home machine.  This section lists software that can be
  74. used for each of these activities, together with the authors, FTP sites,
  75. and packet formats supported.
  76.  
  77. In the case of interactive dial-in users, you may find that a suitable
  78. generating program may already exist on the system you call: ask the
  79. system administrator if you are unsure.  For Waffle systems, you will
  80. need to ask the system administrator to install the generating software.
  81. For Unix, anyone who has access to a C compiler can compile and install
  82. the currently available software, so no intervention from the system
  83. administrator is required.
  84.  
  85.  
  86. 101 Where are the reviews?
  87.  
  88. not here.
  89.  
  90. if you are looking for reviews, post your requirements and see who
  91. else knows what you need.  please do not be vague -- no one can help
  92. you when you just say you're looking to evaluate some `offline
  93. software for your computer'.  what kind of computer is it you're
  94. using?  what is the computer it's connecting to?  what do you want to
  95. do -- mail, news, both, more?  how much are you willing to pay?  what
  96. sort of interface do you need?  how sophisticated are you?  etc.
  97.  
  98. I will not be putting any reviews in here, partly because they would be
  99. difficult to maintain, and partly because I want to avoid any flak from
  100. a negative review which I did not write.
  101.  
  102. if you want to periodically post a collection of reviews, go ahead.
  103. you don't need my approval.
  104.  
  105.  
  106. ------------------------------
  107.  
  108. Subject: a.u.o software: 200 Where are the QWK readers?
  109. From: auofaq@locutus.ofB.ORG (Alt.Usenet.Offline-reader FAQ)
  110.  
  111. 200 Where are the QWK readers?
  112.  
  113. not here.  I don't plan on listing any software that mangles headers
  114. as much as QWK does.
  115.  
  116. some QWK software also can also be instructed to ignore the QWK headers
  117. and use correct headers in the bodies of messages, and product fully
  118. compliant messages.  obviously, this has nothing to do with the QWK
  119. format anymore (since all the QWK information is ignored), and requires
  120. support from the unpacker to also use these body `headers' and ignore the
  121. (useless) QWK headers.
  122.  
  123. the SlipStream Jet packer tries to compensate for QWK limitations, but
  124. often fails unless you have a very long expiry time and/or you
  125. frequently upload your replies, because it needs the original, unmangled
  126. articles to rebuild the missing headers.
  127.  
  128. so, look elsewhere for QWK readers.  if you must.
  129.  
  130.  
  131. ------------------------------
  132.  
  133. Subject: a.u.o software: 300 common sites, template
  134. From: auofaq@locutus.ofB.ORG (Alt.Usenet.Offline-reader FAQ)
  135.  
  136. 300 Common sites, template
  137.  
  138. If you know of any other products that support offline activities for
  139. RFC-compliant mail and news, please send the following information in
  140. mail to auofaq@locutus.ofB.ORG .  Also, be sure to post your announcement,
  141. to make sure everyone knows about it.
  142.  
  143.  
  144. Name:        [Product name]
  145. Author:      [email address]
  146. Location:    [ftp site] [filename] *
  147. Type:        Packet Generator/Packet Reader/Both
  148. Environment: [msdos][mac][ms-windows][os2][atari-st][unix][etc.]
  149. Formats:     [soup][zipnews]
  150. Description/Comments:
  151.  
  152. *  for the Coast to Coast Software Repository collection, just use
  153.    `coast' for the ftp site, and give the first two directories
  154.    (e.g., `msdos/offline') plus filename. the main SimTel mirror
  155.    is ftp.coast.net:/Coast -- if you connect to
  156.    <http://www.coast.net/Coast/> you'll get a list of mirrors.
  157.  
  158.    Coast/SimTel had decided to stop allowing files which do not include
  159.    the address and phone number of the author, which annoys me
  160.    to no end.  there are rumors that this policy has been dropped;
  161.    if not, consider alternate sites.
  162.  
  163.    the special entry ``simtelnet:'' indicates the SimTel.net
  164.    collection, available in many places, including CD-ROMs, and its
  165.    main ftp mirror, ftp.simtel.net:/pub/simtelnet/ -- if you connect
  166.    to <http://www.simtel.net/simtel.net/> you'll get a list of
  167.    mirrors [?].
  168.  
  169.    SimTel.net, which is clearly not a network provider, and is thus
  170.    badly misnamed, is a new Walnut Creek site.
  171.  
  172.    for the Cica ms-windows collection, just use `cica' for the ftp site,
  173.    and give the first directory (e.g., `util') plus filename.  on cica
  174.    itself, the ms-windows files are in ftp.cica.indiana.edu:/pub/pc/win3/
  175.  
  176.    see also ftp.winsite.com , cica's new home.
  177.  
  178.    for the sumex-aim info-mac collection, just use `info-mac' for the
  179.    ftp site.  one of the main info-mac sites is sumex-aim.stanford.edu .
  180.  
  181.  
  182. ------------------------------
  183.  
  184. Subject: a.u.o software: 400 author contacts
  185. From: auofaq@locutus.ofB.ORG (Alt.Usenet.Offline-reader FAQ)
  186.  
  187. 400 author contacts
  188.  
  189. soup          meteor@sprintmail.com
  190. zip           zip-bugs@wkuvx1.wku.edu
  191. unzip         zip-bugs@wkuvx1.wku.edu
  192. getnews       ppg@oasis.icl.co.uk
  193. solar         kjhoule@iowegia.des-moines.ia.us
  194. uqwk          seb3@gte.com
  195. uqwk-js       js@xs4all.nl
  196. uqwkselector  seb3@gte.com
  197. zipnews       jkilday@nlbbs.com
  198. hpv           meteor@sprintmail.com
  199. slnr          ppg@oasis.icl.co.uk
  200. unor          rrusbasa@nyx.cs.du.edu
  201. zipnewsreader jkilday@nlbbs.com
  202. yarn          cthuang@io.org
  203. yarn-os2      cthuang@io.org
  204. yarneditorsh  pg@login.dknet.dk
  205. yarnfoldutil  brusberg@stud.uni-frankfurt.de
  206. paperboy      vart@clark.net
  207. rfdmail       yon@world.std.com
  208. toadnews      jpmah@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca
  209. pronto        pronto@commtouch.com, [800-63-TOUCH,+1 415 578 8580]
  210. nnrnews       hero@login.dkuug.dk
  211. offlinepgp    staalesc@ifi.uio.no
  212. versatermlink maxwell@sales.synergy.com
  213. soupcmd       combee@prism.gatech.edu
  214. macslurp      ...
  215. offliner      [was: harknesb@metronet.com; now unknown]
  216. offline-orbit jts@krk.fi
  217. williamsnews  rwilliam@netcom.com
  218. snuupm        mlawrie@apies.frd.ac.za
  219. uufree        uufree@locutus.ofB.ORG
  220. macsoup       stk@berlin.snafu.de
  221. readmail      Jeroen.Schipper@let.ruu.nl
  222. newswerthy    billw@eskimo.com
  223. newshopper    nh@sw15.demon.co.uk
  224. newsfetcher   h9151382@idefix.wu-wien.ac.at
  225. rnmac         rrwood@io.org
  226. okami         wr@bara.oche.de
  227. tetrix        Johannes@tetrix.internet-eireann.ie
  228. winyarn       ?
  229. souper        cthuang@io.org
  230. souper        bobr@mcs.com
  231. wssoup        magnus@world.net
  232. olmenu        kgresham@america.net
  233. sonr          kgresham@america.net
  234. wsomr         wang@durian.usc.edu.ph
  235. nautnews      strombus@xmission.com
  236. forte-agent   agent-info@forteinc.com
  237. autonews      EDL@cityscape.co.uk
  238. vweave        info@virtuoso.com
  239. ddigest       bobr@mcs.com
  240. foldscan      jhoglund@mirage.skypoint.com
  241. postroadmail  innoval@ibm.net
  242. thor          thor@hstud6.cs.uit.no
  243. imail         astevens@ddj.com
  244. phhnews       fransen@thing.xs4all.nl
  245. newspkg       ccrlphr@xensei.com
  246. newsxpress    kenng@hk.super.net
  247. turnpike      info@turnpike.com
  248. netcetera     netcetera@airtime.co.uk
  249. bobs-sumfile  bobr@mcs.com
  250. uqwk-sel-dos  brusberg@stud.uni-frankfurt.de
  251. oui           sales@dvorak.com [?]
  252. oui           +1 303-661-0345 [?]
  253. quickelm      badda@btp2x5.phy.uni-bayreuth.de
  254. shownews      rreid@ecst.csuchico.edu
  255. bluewave      bluewave@cris.com
  256. nfx           nicko@westonia.com
  257. tropical      miron@ksc.au.ac.th
  258. virtualaccess support@ashmount.com
  259. gravity       tony@microplanet.com
  260. palmtopreader Mickeyj@hk.net
  261. nettamer      nettamer@cei.net
  262. nettamer-ware tomburl@net-connect.net
  263. pgmail        petergl@ix.netcom.com
  264. golded        odinn@image.dk
  265. snarfnews     [withheld by request]
  266. soup2pkt      jffraiz@poboxes.com
  267. mountainrdr   awatson@pacifier.com
  268. offlinelist   Jim_Hanoian@alpha-one.org
  269. why           ddonati@mcs.net
  270. slipit-ukappp khweis@mvmpc9.ciw.uni-karlsruhe.de
  271. slippper      support@circularlogic.com
  272. wippper       support@circularlogic.com
  273. @ccessnews    support@vamail.com
  274.  
  275.  
  276. ------------------------------
  277.  
  278. Subject: a.u.o software: 500 ftp sites
  279. From: auofaq@locutus.ofB.ORG (Alt.Usenet.Offline-reader FAQ)
  280.  
  281. 500 ftp sites
  282.  
  283. soup          coast:msdos/offline/soup12.zip
  284. soup          http://www.gatech.edu/acm/soup12.html
  285. soup          http://www.yak.net/combee/soup12.html
  286. zip           ftp.uu.net:/pub/archiving/zip/*
  287. unzip         ftp.uu.net:/pub/archiving/zip/*
  288. getnews       ftp.adelaide.edu.au:/pub/news/readers/off-line/slnr/ ...?
  289. solar         coast:msdos/waffle/solar094.zip
  290. solar         ftp.netis.com: ?
  291. solar         http://www.netins.net/~kevin/solar.html
  292. uqwk          ftp.gte.com:/pub/uqwk/uqwk1.8.tar.Z
  293. uqwk-js       http://ww.xs4all.nl/%7Ejs/warez/uqwk++.tar.gz
  294. uqwkselector  ftp.gte.com:/pub/uqwk/us/us1.1.tar.Z
  295. zipnews       coast:msdos/offline/znews97g.zip
  296. hpv           coast:msdos/offline/hpv101b.zip
  297. slnr          ftp.adelaide.edu.au:/pub/news/readers/off-line/slnr/*
  298. slnr          ftp.freebsd.org:/pub/FreeBSD/ports-current/All/slnr/patches/*
  299. unor          ftp.gte.com:/pub/unor/unor0021.zip
  300. zipnewsreader coast:msdos/offline/znr093b.zip
  301. yarn          coast:msdos/offline/yarn_088.zip [not latest]
  302. yarn-os2      ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/comm/yrn2_088.zip [not latest]
  303. yarn          http://www.vex.net/yarn/archive/yarn_091.zip
  304. yarn-os2      http://www.vex.net/yarn/archive/yrn2_091.zip
  305. yarneditorsh  coast:msdos/offline/yes-020b.zip
  306. yarnfoldutil  coast:msdos/offline/yutil04.zip
  307. paperboy      ftp.clark.net:/pub/vart/pboy205.zip
  308. rfdmail       garbo.uwasa.fi:/windows/comm/rfdml122.zip
  309. toadnews      ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/tisk/tidbits/uucp/
  310. pronto        [retail package] eval: commtouch.com:/pub/commtouch/eval.exe
  311. nnrnews       coast:msdos/offline/nnrnews2.zip
  312. offlinepgp    coast:msdos/offline/apgp212.zip
  313. versatermlink [retail package - nothing ftp-able]
  314. soupcmd       ftp.gte.com:/pub/soupcmd/soupcmd.tar.gz
  315. macslurp      ...
  316. offliner      [old: metronet.com:/pub/xfer/ol06a.zip]
  317. offliner      ftp.oslonett.no:/gopher/Software/Windows/Comm/Offline/ol06b.zip
  318. offline-orbit [via mail from author]
  319. williamsnews  ftp.netcom.com:/pub/rwilliam/wnnws10b.zip
  320. snuupm        coast:msdos/uucp/snuupm26.zip
  321. uufree        ftp.worldgate.edmonton.ab.ca:/pub/rschulz/uufree07.zip
  322. uufree        ftp.worldgate.edmonton.ab.ca:/pub/rschulz/uufres07.zip
  323. uufree        http://www.worldgate.edmonton.ab.ca/~rschulz/uucp/
  324. macsoup       info-mac:comm/inet/mac-soup-*
  325. macsoup       http://www.inx.de/~stk/macsoup.html
  326. macsoup       ftp.nacamar.de:/pub/Macintosh/MacSOUP/MacSOUP-2.2.sit.hqx
  327. readmail      ftp://ftp.let.ruu.nl/~jeroen/readmail/
  328. readmail      ftp://ftp.visi.com/users/astanley/
  329. newswerthy    coast:msdos/offline/nwrth202.zip [not latest]
  330. newswerthy    simtelnet:msdos/mailnews/nwrth210.zip
  331. newswerthy    ftp.eskimo.com:/u/b/billw/nwrth210.zip
  332. newswerthy    http://www.eskimo.com/~billw/software.html
  333. newshopper    http://www.demon.co.uk/sw15/
  334. newsfetcher   ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/tisk/tidbits/tcp/news-fetcher-045-hc.hqx
  335. rnmac         ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/tisk/tidbits/uucp/rn-mac-13b6.hqx
  336. okami         ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de:/pub/atari/uucp/o_026.zip
  337. tetrix        ftp.internet-eireann.ie:/pub/ie_access/dos/winsock/trp*
  338. tetrix        cica:winsock/trp110.zip
  339. winyarn       coast:win3/offline/winyrn71.zip
  340. souper        http://www.vex.net/yarn/archive/souper16.zip
  341. souper        http://www.mcs.com/~bobr/ftp-dir.html
  342. souper        ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/network/tcpip/souper13.zip
  343. souper        ftp://ftp.mcs.com/mcsnet.users/bobr/souprw05.zip
  344. wssoup        http://www.ozemail.com.au/~magnus
  345. olmenu        ftp://ftp.america.net/~kgresham/olmnu117.zip
  346. olmenu        http://www.america.net/~kgresham/olmenu.html
  347. olmenu        ftp.america.net/pub/offline_readers/OLMenu/olmnu117.zip
  348. sonr          ftp://ftp.america.net/~kgresham/sonr101.zip
  349. sonr          http://www.america.net/~kgresham/olmenu.html
  350. sonr          ftp.america.net/pub/offline_readers/OLMenu/sonr101.zip
  351. wsomr         http://www.primenet.com/~dbeko/wsomr120.zip
  352. nautnews      ftp.xmission.com:/pub/users/s/strombus/nn051b.zip
  353. forte-agent   ftp.forteinc.com:/pub/forte/free_agent/fagent10.zip
  354. forte-agent   [commercial full-blown version available, not for ftp]
  355. autonews      ftp.cityscape.co.uk:/users/ay89/autonews.zip
  356. vweave        ftp.std.com:/vendors/virtuoso/vweave/vweave10.zip
  357. vweave        coast:win3/offline/vweave10.zip
  358. ddigest       coast:msdos/offline/ddig-007.zip
  359. foldscan      mirage.skypoint.com:/pub/members/jhoglund/foldscan.zip
  360. postroadmail  ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/demos/pstrd102.zip
  361. thor          hstud6.cs.uit.no:/pub/amiga/thor222_main.lha
  362. thor          hstud6.cs.uit.no:/pub/amiga/thor222_inet.lha
  363. imail         ftp.mv.com:/pub/ddj/packages/imail.zip
  364. phhnews       coast:win3/offline/phn044b.zip
  365. phhnews       coast:win3/offline/phnextra.zip
  366. phhnews       <http://www.xs4all.nl/~hawk>
  367. newspkg       ftp.xensei.com:/pub/users/ccrlphr/newspkg3.tgz
  368. newsxpress    ftp.hk.super.net:/pub/windows/Winsock-Utilities/nx10b4-p.zip
  369. newsxpress    ftp.hk.super.net:/pub/windows95/wskutil/nx20b0.zip
  370. turnpike      ftp.demon.co.uk:/pub/mirrors/turnpike/evaluate.zip
  371. turnpike      ftp.demon.co.uk:/pub/litee111.zip
  372. turnpike      ftp.turnpike.com:/pub/evals109.zip
  373. netcetera     ftp.airtime.co.uk:/netcetera/NETC250.ZIP
  374. bobs-sumfile  coast:msdos/offline/bus-013.zip
  375. uqwk-sel-dos  coast:msdos/offline/uqwks04.zip
  376. oui           http://www.peaktopeak.com/
  377. oui           ftp.dvorak.com:/pub/oui/oui_te.exe
  378. quickelm      simtelnet:msdos/mailnews/qelm110.zip
  379. quickelm      coast:msdos/offline/qelm102.zip
  380. shownews      coast:msdos/offline/sn-311.zip
  381. bluewave      http://www.cris.com/~bluewave
  382. nfx           simtelnet:msdos/mailnews/nfx270.zip
  383. tropical      http://taygate.cl.au.ac.th/web/miron/
  384. tropical      coast:win3/offline/tr131e.zip
  385. virtualaccess ftp.ashmount.com/va/vanet16.exe [free]
  386. virtualaccess ftp.ashmount.com/va/vanet32.exe [free]
  387. virtualaccess ftp://ftp.ashmount.com/va/vapro16.exe
  388. virtualaccess ftp://ftp.ashmount.com/va/vapro32.exe
  389. gravity       http://www.microplanet.com/
  390. palmtopreader http://eddie.mit.edu/ftp/distrib/hp95lx/NEW/pnrv10.zip
  391. palmtopreader http://www.inet.net.au/~muzza/pnrv11b1.zip
  392. nettamer      simtelnet:msdos/nettamer/n109-386.zip
  393. nettamer      simtelnet:msdos/nettamer/n109-xt.zip
  394. nettamer      garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/connect/n108-386.zip
  395. nettamer      garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/connect/n108-xt.zip
  396. nettamer-ware http://www.net-connect.net/~tomburl/ntwares.htm
  397. pgmail        http://www.ergomatrix.com/
  398. golded        http://www.winet.dk/goldware/
  399. snarfnews     http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~crypto/
  400. soup2pkt      http://www.arrakis.es/~jffraiz/soup2pkt.htm
  401. mountainrdr   http://www.pacifier.com/~awatson/
  402. offlinelist   simtelnet:msdos/mailnews/qwkp9704.zip
  403. why           http://www.mcs.net/~ddonati/why/why.html
  404. slipit-ukappp mvmpc9.ciw.uni-karlsruhe.de:/gopher/public/x_slip/*
  405. slipit-ukappp coast:msdos/offline/slip_itj.zip
  406. slipit-ukappp http://mvmpc9.ciw.uni-karlsruhe.de/public/uka_ppp/
  407. slippper      http://www.circularlogic.com
  408. wippper       http://www.circularlogic.com
  409. @ccessnews    http://www.vamail.com/accsnews.exe
  410.  
  411.  
  412. ------------------------------
  413.  
  414. Subject: a.u.o software: 600 miscellaneous
  415. From: auofaq@locutus.ofB.ORG (Alt.Usenet.Offline-reader FAQ)
  416.  
  417. 600 miscellaneous
  418.  
  419. soup - Simple Offline Usenet Packet format
  420. offlinepgp - soup-aware pgp addon
  421. yarneditorsh - editor shell+utilities for yarn
  422. yarnfoldutil - utilities for yarn folders
  423. winyarn - ms-windows front-end to yarn
  424. olmenu - menu-based front-end to uqwk
  425. sonr - simpler version of olmenu
  426. snuupm - easy-install of snews, uupc, and pmail
  427. uufree - free uucp/mail/news, with installation/configuration program
  428. ddigest - extract articles from digest into newsgroups
  429. foldscan - scans news for keywords, puts hits into file or folder
  430. bobs-sumfile - select threads based on subject lines, uqwk and soup
  431. uqwk-sel-dos - works with uqwk's summary mode to select threads
  432. soup2pkt - convert soup <-> Fidonet PKT
  433. offlinelist - ASCII text info on SOUP (and other) offline mail products
  434. why - windows front-end for yarn
  435.  
  436.  
  437. ------------------------------
  438.  
  439. Subject: a.u.o software: 700 packers
  440. From: auofaq@locutus.ofB.ORG (Alt.Usenet.Offline-reader FAQ)
  441.  
  442. 700 packers -- `name' - `function'; `platforms'; `standards'
  443.  
  444. 701 getnews - generator; Unix; soup
  445. 702 solar - generator; msdos Waffle; soup
  446. 703 uqwk - generator; Unix NNTP, Unix spool; soup/zipnews
  447. 704 uqwk-js - generator; Unix NNTP, Unix spool; soup/zipnews
  448. 705 uqwkselector - generator; Unix NNTP, Unix spool; ...
  449. 706 zipnews - generator; msdos Waffle, PC-Board, Wildcat; zipnews
  450. 707 nnrnews - translator; msdos; nn save files, soup
  451. 708 soupcmd - uqwk add-on; Unix; soup commands that uqwk handles non-souply
  452. 709 macslurp - news importer via SLIP; mac; ...
  453. 710 newsfetcher - news importer via SLIP; mac; ...
  454. 711 souper - packer of SLIP mail/news; os2; soup
  455. 712 souper - packer of SLIP mail/news; ms-windows; soup
  456. 713 wssoup - packer of SLIP mail/news; ms-windows; soup
  457. 714 slipit-ukappp - packer of SLIP/PPP mail/news; msdos; soup
  458. 715 newspkg - news importer via SLIP; perl (unix or other); std directory tree
  459. 716 snarfnews - makes SOUP-subset rnews batches from NNTP (and other things)
  460. 717 slippper - ? [includes automated NNTP]; msdos; ?
  461. 718 wippper - ? [includes automated NNTP]; ms-windows; ?
  462.  
  463.  
  464. ------------------------------
  465.  
  466. Subject: a.u.o software: 800 readers
  467. From: auofaq@locutus.ofB.ORG (Alt.Usenet.Offline-reader FAQ)
  468.  
  469. 800 readers -- `name' - `function'; `platforms'; `standards'
  470.  
  471.   note that `SLIP-based proprietary' or `PPP-based proprietary' often
  472.   mean that the package will grab messages via nntp or pop3 or imap,
  473.   and keep them in a local proprietary database.  many of these packages
  474.   can also work online.
  475.  
  476. 801 hpv (helldiver packet viewer) - reader; msdos; soup
  477. 802 slnr (simple local news reader) - reader; Unix, msdos, atari; soup
  478. 803 unor (USENET offline reader) - reader; ms-windows; soup
  479. 804 zipnewsreader - reader; msdos; zipnews
  480. 805 yarn - reader; msdos, os2; soup
  481. 806 paperboy - reader; ms-windows; soup
  482. 807 rfdmail - reader; ms-windows; proprietary
  483. 808 toadnews - reader pre-processor; mac; soup
  484. 809 pronto - reader; ms-windows; proprietary
  485. 810 versatermlink - reader; mac; proprietary
  486. 811 offliner - reader; ms-windows; soup; DISCONTINUED
  487. 812 offline-orbit - reader; amiga; soup
  488. 813 williamsnews - reader; ms-windows; soup
  489. 814 macsoup - reader; mac; soup
  490. 815 readmail - reader; msdos; soup
  491. 816 newswerthy - reader; msdos; soup
  492. 817 newshopper - reader; mac; proprietary
  493. 818 rnmac - reader; mac; soup?
  494. 819 okami - reader; atari st; soup
  495. 820 tetrix - reader; msdos; SLIP-based soup
  496. 821 wsomr - reader; msdos; soup
  497. 822 nautnews - reader; ms-windows; SLIP-based proprietary
  498. 823 forte-agent - reader; ms-windows; SLIP-based proprietary (a.u.o.forte-agent)
  499. 824 autonews - reader; ms-windows; SLIP-based ?
  500. 825 vweave - selector; ms-windows; uqwk selection files (not soup-based)
  501. 826 postroadmail - reader; os2; custom pop3-based
  502. 827 thor - reader; amiga; soup, SLIP-based
  503. 828 imail - reader; msdos; custom
  504. 829 phhnews - reader; ms-windows; ?
  505. 830 newsxpress - reader; ms-windows; SLIP-based proprietary workaround
  506. 831 turnpike - reader; ms-windows; proprietary
  507. 832 netcetera - reader; ms-windows; proprietary
  508. 833 oui - reader; ms-windows; proprietary?
  509. 834 quickelm - reader; msdos; front-end for Unix shell
  510. 835 shownews - reader; msdos; proprietary news
  511. 836 bluewave - reader; msdos, os2; bluewave, QWK-ignore-headers, soup (promised)
  512. 837 nfx - reader; msdos; soup
  513. 838 tropical - reader; ms-windows; soup
  514. 839 virtualaccess - reader; ms-windows; SLIP-based proprietary
  515. 840 gravity - reader; ms-windows; announcement didn't mention method
  516. 841 palmtopreader - reader; HP palmtops, msdos; zipnews
  517. 842 nettamer - reader; msdos; PPP-based proprietary
  518. 843 pgmail reader; ms-windows; announcement didn't mention method
  519. 844 golded reader; msdos; soup and others
  520. 845 mountainrdr reader; ms-windows; soup and others
  521. 846 @ccessnews packer+reader; ms-windows; proprietary (mail and news)
  522.