As a Mac user your choices are somewhat limited when it comes to Usenet client. Not to be concerned though as some of the largest Usenet providers like Newshosting have Mac software. I use it on my iMac and it works great. You can also go the web router and use Easynews. Either way you’ll have great service. If you already have a Usenet provider then I’d also recommend looking at SABnzbd, Unison, and NZBVortex.

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Best Usenet Clients for Mac

We’ll start with Newshosting since they include the Mac client with the service. Those who sign up for their annual special also receive free VPN access. You can enjoy unlimited Usenet with a nice client and VPN from just $8.33 a month. The Newshosting software will help you find content. You can even schedule searches to ensure timely downloads. The Mac client is very similar to their Windows version which is also good.

Easynews is all about convenience. I recommend the service for those who want the benefits of Usenet without installing any software. They have the only full featured web interface. You simply log into their site and use the web interface. From there you can search for content, preview, and download directly from your web browser. This is a great option for those new to Usenet. Their service starts at $9.98 a month.

SABnzbd hardly needs an introduction. The web-based client has been downloaded millions of times. It is free and open source. Given it’s popularity, many popular search sites have integrated with SABnzbd. The client is a solid choice for those who are a bit more tech savvy. It takes some work to get it configured to work with popular sites like Sickbeard and CouchPotato but once you do it’s a great set up. I recommend looking at the SABnzbd forums for help.

The Panic team discontinued development of Unison in late 2014. That’s a shame since the newsreader was a great choice for Mac users. As a farewell gift they made one final version and are offering it free of charge. There will not be any future updates though. For that reason I would suggest going with a different client. NZBVortex is another good option. While it isn’t free they do offer a stripped down version for testing.

Usenet is a worldwide distributed discussion system using the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP). Programs called newsreaders are used to read and post messages (called articles or posts, and collectively termed news) to one or more newsgroups. This is a list of such newsreaders.

Types of clients[edit]

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1. Text newsreader – designed primarily for reading/posting text posts; unable to download binary attachments (example: non-GUI clients such as slrn)
2. Traditional newsreader – text-capable newsreader which can also handle binary attachments, although not as efficiently as more specialized clients (example: Forté Agent and Xnews)
3. Binary grabber/plucker – designed specifically for easy and efficient downloading of multi-part binary post attachments; limited or nonexistent reading/posting ability. These generally offer multi-server and multi-connection support. Most now support NZBs, and several either support or plan to support automatic Par2 processing (example: GrabIt, NewsBin, NewsLeecher). Some additionally support video and audio streaming (example: BinTube).
4. NZB downloader – binary grabber client without header support – cannot browse groups or read/post text messages; can only load 3rd-party NZBs to download binary post attachments (example: NZB-O-Matic, SABnzbd, Ninan, URD). Some incorporate an interface for accessing selected NZB search websites.
5. Binary posting client – designed specifically and exclusively for posting multi-part binary files (example: PowerPost, Sharkpost)
6. Combination client – Jack-of-all-trades supporting text reading/posting, as well as multi-segment binary downloading and automatic Par2 processing (example: Usenet Explorer)

Graphical[edit]

Proprietary software[edit]

Commercial software[edit]

• Netscape Communicator (superseded by Mozilla)
• Novell GroupWise
• Windows Mail – replaced Outlook Express for Windows Vista – terminated by Windows 7
• Windows Live Mail – replaced Outlook Express for Windows XP; optional for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7
• Unison – for OS X, discontinued but is also a free download.

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Freeware[edit]

• MT NewsWatcher – Mac OS X Universal Binary
• Xnews – MS Windows

Shareware[edit]

• Unison – Mac OS X (discontinued)
• MacSoup – Mac OS (discontinued)

Free/Open-source software[edit]

• Argo (discontinued)
• Arachne (with aranews.apm package) (discontinued)
• Arena (discontinued)
• Beonex Communicator (discontinued)
• Claws Mail is a GTK+-based email and news client for Linux, BSD, Solaris, and Windows.
• Gnus, is an email and news client, and feed reader for GNU Emacs.
• KNode (may be embedded in Kontact) (discontinued^[1])
• Mozilla Mail & Newsgroups (discontinued, renamed to SeaMonkey)
• Mozilla Thunderbird is a free and open-source^[2]cross-platformemail client, news client, RSS and chat client developed by the Mozilla Foundation.
• Pan a full-featured text and binary NNTP and Usenet client for Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, OpenSolaris, and Windows.

Text-based[edit]

• Agora (email server, discontinued)
• Gnus (Emacs based)
• Lynx (has limited Usenet support)
• Mutt (3rd party patches)

Web-based[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^http://www.aegiap.eu/kdeblog/2015/08/kdepim-5-0/
2. ^'Debian and Mozilla – a study in trademarks'. LWN.net. Retrieved September 18, 2010.

External links[edit]

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• Usenet clients at Curlie

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