| FREE USENET SOFTWARE AND UTILITIES |
| Binary Boy - An
excellent freeware utility, Binary Boy searches the newsgroups for binary file attachments
that match your search criteria. You may execute searches immediately or use the scheduler
to call your news server at a preset time. You can also create different search criteria
for each newsgroup or search globally. A typical run on a 28.8 modem will scan 1,000's of
subjects in a few minutes. New version adds many improvements and
new features, such as the ability to cancel downloads of unwanted files and an improved
newsgroup picker that finds matching newsgroups as you type. |
| NewsShark - This helpful, free Usenet utility is perfect for those who want an efficient way
to download large binary files (sounds, programs, multimedia files) from the newsgroups. (For Windows 95/98/NT). 2.66 megabytes. |
| ASP1-A3 - The next time you're downloading pictures of pastoral landscape scenes from your
favorite Usenet newsgroup, you'll appreciate this cool free utility. ASP1-A3 automatically
downloads images for you while filtering out spam. The freeware version is supported by
ads. (For Windows. 2.8 megabytes). |
| NewsXpress - Here's an excellent, highly configurable free newsgroup reader for Windows.
Offers many advanced features, such as built-in uuencode and uudecode. You can also view
binary (graphics) files as they download. NewsXpress also lets you send E-mail via SMTP
(Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) and much more. For Win 98/95 and NT. |
| Free Agent - Free Agent is simply put, one of the Net's absolute must-have free programs. It's
an essential Usenet newsgroup reader that features an easy-to-use interface with lots of
icons and pull-down menus. Free Agent provides multipane viewing, flexible article purging
options, database compacting, carbon copying for E-mail and article posting, editing of
all fields, and canceling of posts. For full E-mail support and more advanced features,
you can upgrade to the full-featured commercial version. For Windows 98/95 and 3.1. |
| WinVN Newsreader
- A classic free program, WinVN (Windows Visual Newsreader) has been
around for a while and is constantly improving. Like other news readers, it can be used to
select, view, write, sort and print Usenet News articles, but it offers a more visual
approach than other similar programs. With WinVN, you can easily navigate between
newsgroups and articles via a point-and-click interface. (For
Windows 98/95 and NT). English and Japanese versions are available. |