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From: dwing@uh01.Colorado.EDU (Dan Wing)
Date: 24 Jan 94 09:53:44 MDT
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In article <23JAN199414474626@suuper.cc.suu.edu>, wehr@suuper.cc.suu.edu (K.S. Wehr) writes:
>Is there a VMS newsreader similar to the Unix `threaded news
>reader' out there?  If so, where might I be able to FTP it?

No; none of the VMS newsreaders follow the References: lines.

-Dan Wing, Systems Administrator, University Hospital, Denver
 dwing@uh01.colorado.edu or wing@eisner.decus.org

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News Software for VMS
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ANU-News  - Not just a news reader, but a full-blown news system for VMS,
	    including both an NNTP client and server.  Available by anonymous
	    FTP from kuhub.cc.ukans.edu.  VMS style user interface. Contact
	    Bob Sloane (sloane@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu) for more information.

NEWSRDR   - A news reader (NNTP client).  Requires access to a system running
	    an NNTP server.  Available by anonymous FTP from public.tgv.com in
	    directory [.MADISON.NEWSRDR], and from ftp.spc.edu (file name
            [.MACRO32.SAVESETS]NEWSRDR.ZIP). It is also available through e-mail
	    distribution from the BITNET mail server address FILESERV@WKUVX1
	    (send a one-line e-mail message with the text "HELP" in the message
	    body for more information).  Contact Matt Madison (madison@tgv.com)
            for more information.

VNEWS	  - Another NNTP client.  Available by anonymous FTP from arizona.edu
	    in directory [SOFTWARE.VMS.VNEWS].	UNIX style user interface.
	    Contact Joel Snyder (jms@arizona.edu) for more information.

VMS NEWS  - Yet another NNTP client.  Available by anonymous FTP from
	    ftp.rz.uni-ulm.de, directory /pub/VMS/communications, and on
	    ftp.spc.edu, directory [.ucx].  Contact Bernd Onasch
	    (bernd@rzsun2.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de) for more information.

DXRN/MXRN - DECwindows and Motif implementations of xrn, an X Windows based
	    NNTP client. Available by anonymous FTP from decuac.dec.com,
	    file /pub/DEC/dxrn.share.  Contact Rick Murphy
	    (murphy@burfle.dco.dec.com) for more information.

BULLETIN  - Includes a USENET news reading mode.  Send mail to
	    BULLETIN@ORYANA.PFC.MIT.EDU with the word "INFO" in the message
	    body for details on what BULLETIN is and how to get it.

FNEWS	  - Basically a mixture of NEWSRDR and ANU-NEWS, providing a
	    somewhat different full-screen interface and quick response to
	    all 1800 groups.  It can be found in the pub/fnews/vms directory
	    on zephyr.grace.cri.nz.  Contact Chrisp@grace.cri.nz for more
	    information.

Many of these programs are also available from DECUS, either from the DECUS
Library or on recent VAX SIG tapes.

[last update: 19 Oct 1993]