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news reader Last modified: Tuesday, November 25, 1997
Sometimes spelled as one word, a news reader is a client application that enables you to read messages posted to Internet newsgroups, and to post your own messages. Both Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator come with news readers, but there are also freeware, shareware and commercial stand-alone news readers.
Downloadable news reader software  Provides links to downloadable news reader software. Yahoo!'s USENET software page Yahoo!'s directory of USENET software. Gnus (EMACS newsreader) FAQ A comprehensive collection of questions and answers for the Gnus newsreader. TIN newsreader for UNIX Contains links frequently asked questions, source code, beta code and changes, and an FTP site for the TIN newsreader for UNIX.	Related Categories Newsgroups Related Terms bozo filter newsgroup NNTP SASL