From: J.B. Moreno (planb@newsreaders.com)
Date: Sat Jan 20 2001 - 03:10:44 CST
On 1/19/01 3:38 PM, Brad Templeton at <brad@templetons.com> wrote:
-snip reading via server A and posting via server B-
> However, most news software does not support this. Some support multiple
> servers, but you post from the same server you're reading the group from.
I'm not sure this is really that relevant, but...on the Mac (the platform
which I am most familiar with) this is easy to do on a case-by-case basis in
five newsreaders: Cyberdog, Hogwasher, MT-NW, Outlook Express and finally
Mozilla 0.7 (not yet ready for prime-time but will probably have a
significant user base).
On the PC, I'm fairly sure it's possible with Xnews, probably with Gravity,
plus programs like NewsPro which are more binary readers/posters than
general purpose newsreaders, although it can be used that way undoubtably
have this capability. It's possible (although a bit of a pain) with Outlook
Express.
Some recent comments concerning slrn and multiple servers lead me to believe
it'd be fairly simple to have it do this and Gnus can do anything...
Is it in every newsreader? No. Would it be difficult to find a newsreader
that has it? No.
-- J.B. Moreno