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Forte Agent Newsreader

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News Group (NNTP) reader.

Application Details:

Version: 4.1
License: Retail
URL: http://www.forteinc.com/agent/
Votes: 0
Latest Rating: Silver
Latest Wine Version Tested: 0.9.58.

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Test Results

Old test results
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Selected Test Results

What works

Agent newsreader functionality
-- Retrieve newsgroups
-- Retrieve headers
-- Download files
-- Automatically create appropriate download directories

What does not

Secure NNTP -- SSL over NNTP to port 563.

Workarounds

What was not tested

-- Spam filtering and killfile

-- Email functionality

-- News article posting functionality.

Hardware tested

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  • Driver:

Additional Comments

I didn't try installing it, just copied the Agent directory from my Windows installation. Agent runs fine without registry entries; it only requires the files in its root directory. It'll create everything it needs in the Data subdirectory.

selected in Test Results table below
Operating systemTest dateWine versionInstalls?Runs?Used
Workaround?
RatingSubmitter
CurrentUbuntu 7.10 "Gutsy" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu)Mar 28 20080.9.58.N/A Yes NoSilveran anonymous user 

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