Thankyou to all who responded.
Seems to be no consensus - which ain't a bad thing
BTW. I suppose that all that remains for me to do
is to fire up apt-get and start trying out the
newsreaders.
Thanks again.
t.irvine
--
Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see,
Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor ne'er shall be.
Alexander Pope, An Essay On Criticism.