Frank Boettcher wrote:
On Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:58:03 GMT, "Colin B."
wrote:

Old Guy wrote:
I've been using Google Groups, but it has no filters.

I'm tired of sorting out the legitimate posts from the spam.

Can anyone recommend a good (preferably free) news reader that
will
work with Windows Vista?

I'm not really a bit-head, so installation needs to be close to
point and click.

Thanks, and will be seeing you...

Years ago I would have said use Forte Free Agent, but it has been
discontinued.

I'm using it as I type. Do you mean that the free version is not
available for new suscribers?

It does not, however, have filters in the free version.

There is no free version. It was discontinued years ago. The "Free
Agent" that you can find occasionally is abandonware. The only
product Forte has now is "Agent", which you can use for free as
annoyware--the disabled features aren't hidden and every time you
inadvertently click on one it comes up with an ad for the for-pay
product.

Probably your best bet is to use Thunderbird for both
usenet and mail.

Ironically, one of the first things you might want to do when you
leave Google Groups is filter out all posts from @google.com.
That's
where 90% of the usenet spam is coming from these days.

Colin

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