Thanks - I'll check that out.
Cheers,
Chris
"{fws} Frank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Christopher Jahn says...
> > And it came to pass that Topics Man wrote:
> >
> > >Thanks for the objective advice :-)
> > >
> > >Its not the reader thats the problem, its the fact that I'm
> > >using a slow dial-up link (no alternative) so it would be
> > >more efficient to FTP a compressed archive rather than read
> > >message by message.
> > >
> >
> >
> > You might want to ask in news://news.software.readers to see if
> > they have any suggestions. A lot of those folks have set up a
> > program called HAMSTER. It basically sets up as a news server
> > on your computer. I don't know if this will address your
> > problem or not.
> >
> >
> Or, though it is no longer supported by MicroPlanet, try Gravity. Fast,
> free and very configurable. MicroPlanet's site:
> <http://www.microplanet.com/> As the MP site hasn't been updated to show
> where the free, current version is available, go to the correct (and
> presently only d/l) site:
> <http://lightning.prohosting.com/~tbates/gravity/download/grav25.exe>
> For on the web help: <http://www.naplesfl.net/~tbates/gravity/>
> For a newsgroup, as stated above: alt.usenet.offline-reader (not readers
> - no s) In gravity the newsgroup subscribe doesn't make you look at all
> newsgroups, only those that meet your search criteria.
> --
> Frank
>
> All that is gold does not glitter
> Not all those who wander are lost.
> J.R.R.Tolkien
>
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