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Hogwasher lets you set up any number of identities for posting and replying to newsgroups. You can also set up signatures for your identities. Both features are accessed via the Setup menu. (You need to set up signatures first so they will appear as popup choices in the Identities window.)
You can post to newgroups by selecting New Newsgroup Post from the Article menu or by clicking the Reply button or selecting Reply from the Article menu while viewing a newsgroup message. When replying, Hogwasher automatically quotes the original message and sets up your reply with your default identity and its affiliated signature. Hogwasher posts newsgroup attachments intelligently. For example, if you wish to upload ten related images, you can add all of them to one message. Hogwasher will post each one separately with the same text comment. Because Hogwasher also functions as an e-mail application, you can reply to an individual newsgroup poster by e-mail, if the poster provides a valid e-mail address.
Outgoing Newsgroup Message Window
Hogwasher’s Mail window lists your different e-mail accounts. Double-clicking an account brings up a window listing that mailbox’s messages.
Window Displaying Messages for a Mail Account
You can sort messages by Author, Subject, Date, or Lines by clicking the respective column. Downloaded but unread messages are missing a green checkmark and have bold text. Double-clicking a message brings up a window similar to the one used for viewing newsgroup postings.
Window for Reading Mail Messages
This window offers the usual options: Archive, Reply, Forward, and Delete. Hogwasher also features an address book. The Add to Address Book button lies to the left of the “From:” text. You can enter addresses and groups directly into the address book by clicking on the Contact or Group buttons. Addresses can be sorted alphabetically by Name, Description, or Address. Hogwasher does not offer complex filters for sorting e-mail or eliminating spam. You can use e-mail filters to direct e-mail messages into specific archive files (see below).
Address Book
Hogwasher allows you to create archive files for newsgroups and e-mails. Hogwasher automatically sets up a “Sent Articles” archive. This saves your e-mail and newsgroup posts. You can set up as many archives as you wish to store received e-mail messages and newsgroup posts. The stored files include attachments you sent or received. You create new archives using the “New Archive…” File menu choice. Archive windows are opened using the File>Open Archive>Archive Name submenus. This window features two unique buttons: Cancel (the stop sign with hand) and Supersede (the two documents with red down arrow). These buttons act on one or more selected items in your list. Cancel removes the existing article and its attachments from the newsgroup server. Supersede allows you to replace an existing article on the news server with a new one. Your original post still stays in the Sent Articles Archive.
Archive Window Listing Articles Sent to Newsgroups or Persons
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