Free Programs

Xnews

Usenet newsreader for Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP. It's written in Delphi. by the way.

New users are often confused or annoyed by Xnews opening an article or thread when they click on the subject. The solution is simple: don't click on the subject! Instead, click in any of the other columns, like From or Date or Lines.
To decode yEnc files, make sure you're using the latest Xnews version. yEnc files should decode transparently (you don't need to do anything special).
To install/update Xnews, just unzip all files into a directory of your choice. It's safe to overwrite everything. All your data/settings will remain intact.
Look at Special | Keyboard mapping. You may find commands you did not know of!
Use the queue, Luke! To decode several binaries, you have to first queue them by pressing space or click on the Q column. Then, hit F4 (decode).

What's new in this version:

Possibly fixed the errant got reply sound problem.
If you have a free floating (non-MDI) editor window, it doesn't warn when you shut down Xnews without saving.
X-Face is now integrated into the exe. No need for compface.dll. Thank you, Matthijs.
Took out the yEnc info banner. I think everyone knows what it is by now
Also, added total= to yEnc header, in compliance with yEnc 1.3.