Yes, Yarn is an offline reader. It resides on my machine, and on my
server (has to be Unix) is UQWK which gathers all my e-mail and all the
newsgroups I'm subscribed to, packs it all into a tidy little bundle,
and then I download it all each day, read and reply at my leisure, etc.
Then upload the replies. Yarn lets you select whatever editor you choose,
DOS or OS/2, and then when you hit "r" for reply, or "f" for post (just
like in trn, Xywrite starts up with the appropriate header etc already
in place, you write/spell check/cut&paste/whatever you like and there it
is.
The difference is also that Yarn is the first offline reader I've
ever found that worked with XyWrite, but I would use it even if it didn't,
since it is head & shoulders above anything else I've seen on Fidonet or
Internet. And, for me, offline reading is preferable -- you can get up
and walk away, for hours if you want, come back and read/reply, etc. On
line reading tends to make you feel like you have to finish. Plus, right
now, my access is Nyx in Colorado, I'm in Wisconsin, and online reading
is very expensive. 8-(
Harmon Seaver
hseaver@nyx.cs.du.edu
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