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3 stars
Version: Hogwasher 4.1.1
"Fairly good but hangs sometimes"
Pros: Broad range of functions. More or less flexible and intuitive.
Cons: Hangs up sometimes when sorting large newsgroups. There are options to sort on author, subject, number of lines etc. Sometimes when I sort a newsgroup on a particular field it goes into an infinite loop or something. When I choose a different field it's fine. This has happened to me on author, subject and number of lines fields at various times. As I'm typing this, it has been trying to sort a newsgroup by subject for the last ten minutes and I have a top of the line machine and a registered version of the software.
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1 stars
Version: Hogwasher 4.1.1
Cons: What a horrid, unintuitive interface!
I was looking for something new now that Thoth is unsupported. I was always wary of Hogwasher just because of the cost. Now I see that the "pig in a poke" isn't worth buying. I wouldn't use it if it was freeware. It's that horrible! Where are the keyboard shortcuts?
Oh, it works just fine... I guess. But the interface truly is bad.
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5 stars
Version: Hogwasher 4.1.1
Pros: This product has improved terrifically since I started using it at v.3.0. It supports everything I need in a newsreader, plus it's stable, attractive, fully featured and the tech support is very responsive. It's a wonderful offline reader.
Cons: It seems to be missing only one thing that I use regularly in a news reader - the ability to set a default to download all posts in selected newsgroups. This can be done by setting up a filter, but it's a second procedure you have to do yourself.
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5 stars
Version: Hogwasher 4.1.1
Summary: After Thoth went away, I was looking for a better newsreader. Hogwasher is it. Easy to use and versatile. Handles binaries with ease, also multiple servers and identities. Highly recommended for Mac Usenet users. read more
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