| newsreader
If you're going to browse newsgroups,
you'll need a newsreader--either a standalone app or a built-in one, like
Netscape Navigator's. A newsreader is a program that lets you read,
download, and reply to the newsgroup messages you want. Some automatically
handle the encoding of binary file attachments for you. (Because the
Internet was designed for text-only files, binary or nontext files have to
be encoded into text for transmission before they are sent.) |