6 Free Newsread Programs

A newsreader is an application program that reads articles on Usenet (generally known as newsgroup), either directly from the news server's disks or via the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP).

This article lists 6 popular free newread programs.

1. 40tude Dialog

40tude Dialog is a feature loaded, multi-server, multi-threaded Windows newsreader with Unicode character support.

It supports multiple servers and identities, has filtering/scoring support, integrated email functionality and binary support including support for multiparts.

2. Opera M2

Opera Mail is integrated with the Opera browser, and lets you send, receive, sort and search your e-mails quicker and easier than with conventional e-mail programs.

3. Mozilla Thunderbird

Mozilla Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail and news client developed by the Mozilla Foundation. The project strategy is modeled after Mozilla Firefox, a project aimed at creating a web browser.

4. Sylpheed

Sylpheed is an open source e-mail and news client licensed under the GPL. It offers easy configuration and an abundance of features. It stores mail in the MH Message Handling System. Sylpheed runs on both Unix-like systems such as Linux, BSD, and Mac OS X and Windows.

5. MicroPlanet Gravity

MicroPlanet Gravity is a full featured Windows Usenet online/offline news client with an extensive feature list.

6. SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups

SeaMonkey is a free, open source, and cross-platform Internet suite that is the continuation of the former Mozilla Application Suite. Based on the same source code as the Mozilla Application Suite, SeaMonkey consists of a web browser, which is a descendant of the Netscape family, an e-mail and news client program, and an HTML editor.