[iPAQ 2210] Which freeware newsreader?

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I had problems with the early versions of the Qusenet news reader also, but with the new 3.1 release
Qusenet works well. I use it on my iPAQ 5555 instead of Ink Spot...

http://www.qusnetsoft.ru/

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"s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> wrote in message
news:1lper0dpja70vhf0v3ettkhcpoh51qdtn7@news.telenet.be...
> I've been looking for a freeware newsreader for my iPAQ 2210. I tried
> Qusnetsoft Newsreader 2.2.0.8, but can't get it to work. After I made
> a Bluetooth connection (via ActiveSync) with my PC, I tried
> downloading newsgroups, but the program just freezes and I have to do
> a soft reset. My ISP's newsserver requires a login and pass for
> posting, but not for reading. I tried deleting the login and pass, but
> that didn't work either. Also no success with another newsserver that
> didn't require a login or pass.
>
> So now I'm looking for other _free_ alternatives. I found Ink Spot,
> but that's shareware. Stumbled on A4Pocket Newsreader 2.0, but that's
> shareware as well, although one website claimed it to be 'free;
> shareware for ever'.
>
> I also found PPCNewz v1.8, but the setup.exe installed something on my
> PC, not on my Pocket PC (I'd prefer a *.CAB-file). After that it
> showed several CAB-files, but I'm not sure which to install. I know
> ARM should do the trick, but the problem is that there are 2 CAB-files
> for ARM. 'ARM 720T' and 'ARM 1100'.
>
> Another freeware newsreader I found is Kawara. Anybody knows if that
> one is any good? I read there's no threaded view (which is a problem
> IMHO). (?)
>
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> s|b