Re: Apple requires too much money and sacrifice of control

Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:

On 2025-03-24 17:59, pothead wrote:

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At one time Agent was a good program but it's a fossil these days.
The spell checker is way behind the times.
The configuration in the latest version is a nightmare and spread out all over
the place and basic items are not easy to find.
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Why run a very outdated program when Linux offers better alternatives?
Try PAN or Thunderbird.
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p.s I get it if the OP has a zillion messages saved and wants access to them.

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Migrating such data CAN be a pain...

  I could use Agent simply for its archives of old messages, and use
another app for live Usenet functions, but I *like* using Agent, for
all its datedness, it still does what I like it to do.