Q News -- Q News is an inexpensive Newsreader that is, in many ways, very similar to WinVN. Like WinVN, Q News uses the tiled-windows approach for listing newsgroups, article lists, and individual articles. One of the best features of Q News is its multi-threading execution, which allows messages to be read or posted while still using the newsreader for other tasks. Archiving (saving) messages to folders is an extremely simple feature with Q News. Messages incorporate word wrapping automatically and can make use of Rot13 encoding, if necessary. Binary file uploading and downloading is made simple; however, Q News currently lacks the ability to call an external program for viewing images. Also missing is News Xpress' ability to load a web browser for trying out URLs and Free Agent's offline reading capabilities. While including many great features, Q News lacks features seen in better Newsreaders like News Xpress and Free Agent. However, Q News is still in its infancy and is likely to see considerable improvements over the next several months. Positives: Quick Newsreader, tiled interface, easy archiving and binary uploading/downloading Negatives: Lacks ability to call external programs, lacks offline reading capabilities apps conference Main Menu