Nonsequittal Rumblings

The woe continues.

I quickly found out that nntp//rss does not support any feeds thta require HTTP authentication. Well, it doesn’t yet, as of version 0.3. The support is planned for 0.4, and I can see the code in the CVS. But it’s been over a year since the release of 0.3, and 3 months since the last visible update on 0.4 branch.

So, I set out for another alternative once again.

BottomFeeder

I couldn’t figure out how to configure proxy setting, which I need when I’m at work.

Awasu

It’s somewhat interesting looking, cool name, and even has an ability to swap the integrated browser for viewing pages within the program, although it’s not officially supported. The problem is, HTTP user authentication, etc are only enabled in professional version and up only. I wan a freeware, preferably an open source product.

Syndirella

This one was just still too poor in feature and UI etc.

NewsMonster

Finally something that’s integrated to Mozilla. The problem is, when I installed it on Firefox, it was ugly. This one is NOT for Firefox. It’s only for Mozilla and Netscape 7! Firefox users, stay away from this product!

I give up. I just can’t find the solution I can get happy with. For now, I’m going to stick with nntp//rss + Thunderbird. I got very acustomed to having RSSReader running all the time, but this needs to change now. Besides, now I have 2 programs in one – both email and rss in T-bird!

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