A yEnc decoder for Thunderbird's newsreader?

[Frederick]

I rarely visit binary newsgroups, but enjoy ebooks which
appear nowhere else in usenet. They're usually in yEnc
format, and often posted in multiple parts.

Various free newsreaders (Agent, Grabit, Mes) would
work, but I prefer to continue with Thunderbird for both
mail and usenet. Is there a plug-in or tool that enables
Thunderbird to collect and decode multiple-part yEnc
posts? I need only the basics - no sophistication.

Thanks!

Fred

[Mike Easter]

Post by Frederick
I rarely visit binary newsgroups, but enjoy ebooks which
appear nowhere else in usenet. They're usually in yEnc
format, and often posted in multiple parts.
Various free newsreaders (Agent, Grabit, Mes) would
work, but I prefer to continue with Thunderbird for both
mail and usenet. Is there a plug-in or tool that enables
Thunderbird to collect and decode multiple-part yEnc
posts? I need only the basics - no sophistication.

The yDecode deficiency can be easily solved for Windows Tbird with yProxy,
but the 'combine' part of the operation is another matter.

Ed Mullen proposes this workaround
http://edmullen.net/Mozilla/moz_combine.php How to Combine and Decode
Multi-part Newsgroup Messages

Personally I would do it some other way.


--
Mike Easter

[Frederick]

Post by Mike Easter

Post by Frederick
I rarely visit binary newsgroups, but enjoy ebooks which
appear nowhere else in usenet. They're usually in yEnc
format, and often posted in multiple parts.
Various free newsreaders (Agent, Grabit, Mes) would
work, but I prefer to continue with Thunderbird for both
mail and usenet. Is there a plug-in or tool that enables
Thunderbird to collect and decode multiple-part yEnc
posts? I need only the basics - no sophistication.

The yDecode deficiency can be easily solved for Windows Tbird with yProxy,
but the 'combine' part of the operation is another matter.
Ed Mullen proposes this workaround
http://edmullen.net/Mozilla/moz_combine.php How to Combine and Decode
Multi-part Newsgroup Messages
Personally I would do it some other way.
--
Mike Easter

Thanks, Mike.
I tried it, and under Vista that utility won't open and
operate per Mullen (written 1994). So as you recommend,
I'll go some other way.

Fearless

[John Corliss]

I rarely visit binary newsgroups, but enjoy ebooks which appear nowhere
else in usenet. They're usually in yEnc format, and often posted in
multiple parts.
Various free newsreaders (Agent, Grabit, Mes) would work, but I prefer
to continue with Thunderbird for both mail and usenet. Is there a
plug-in or tool that enables Thunderbird to collect and decode
multiple-part yEnc posts? I need only the basics - no sophistication.
Thanks!

Fred, don't waste your time trying. Simply install, configure and start
using Grabit:

http://www.shemes.com/

[r***@gmail.com]

Post by John Corliss

I rarely visit binary newsgroups, but enjoy ebooks which appear nowhere
else in usenet. They're usually in yEnc format, and often posted in
multiple parts.
Various free newsreaders (Agent, Grabit, Mes) would work, but I prefer
to continue with Thunderbird for both mail and usenet. Is there a
plug-in or tool that enables Thunderbird to collect and decode
multiple-part yEnc posts? I need only the basics - no sophistication.
Thanks!

Fred, don't waste your time trying. Simply install, configure and start
   http://www.shemes.com/
--
John Corliss BS206. I use nFilter to block all crossposts and all Google
Groups posts because of Googlespam. No ad, cd, commercial, cripple,
demo, dotnet, nag, share, spy, time-limited, trial or web wares OR warez
for me, please.

http://www.yproxy.com/free/

[Me Here]

Post by John Corliss

I rarely visit binary newsgroups, but enjoy ebooks which appear
nowhere else in usenet. They're usually in yEnc format, and often
posted in multiple parts.
Various free newsreaders (Agent, Grabit, Mes) would work, but I prefer
to continue with Thunderbird for both mail and usenet. Is there a
plug-in or tool that enables Thunderbird to collect and decode
multiple-part yEnc posts? I need only the basics - no sophistication.
Thanks!

Fred, don't waste your time trying. Simply install, configure and start
http://www.shemes.com/

I'm with JC on this - don't waste your time trying to configure TB -
you're better off using a 3rd party program that sits in your system
tray doing it's stuff automatically. Personally, I use BinaryBoy
(payware) because I bought it years ago before Grabit came on the scene
and I get free upgrades for life, plus when I tried Grabit, it didn't
play nice with Avast so I stuck with BinaryBoy. As John said, go with
Grabit, it seems to do almost everything BinaryBoy does and it's Free :-)
--
Emacs isn't just a program... it's a way of life. -- Chris Maeda, (May
8, 1991)

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