On 5/12/08 6:31 PM, in article
nospam.News.Bob-45167C.19311312052008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Bob Harris"
<nospam.News.Bob@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> In article <20080512161057.420$Gr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> surfer@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(C B) wrote:
>
>> As you can see I use Newsreader.com. I've always been happy with them.
But
>> lately all downloads have slowed to less than 300 kbps. Today in fact
>> just over 100 kbps. But, only with this newsreader. When I download
updates
>> from Apple or something from Tucows etc average is 1.2 to 1.4 mbps.
>>
>> Can you recomend a Newsreader? One of he things I like about
>> Newsreader.com is that all you need to use it is a browser. Any
settings
>> are few and simple.
>>
>> When I e-mailed them, they advised problems with one of their routers
on
>> one of their servers. Nothing since.
>>
>> I've looked at some newsreaders and also download managers and most
(IMO)
>> just have too many options that I don't understand and most likely
don't
>> need.
>>
>> Leopard 10.5.2
>> MacBook, 3 gigs ram,Intel CPU 2.16 ghz Core 2 Duo
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> FWIW I never had one problem with Tiger, just since I upgraded to
>> Leopard.
>
> Go over to MacOrchard.com and you will find many newsreaders for
> the Mac listed.
>
> MT-Newswatcher is what I use, but there are a lot of people that
> like other readers.
>
> Some google searching of the comp.sys.mac.system news group will
> turn up several discussions on news readers. They show up ever
> few weeks with people asking the same question.
>
> Bob Harris
MT-Newswatcher here, too.
However, you say your news downloads have slowed down; that my have
nothing
to do with your new program, but your ISP!
--
Brian Ehni
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