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Gravity
Type of Program: 32-bit Newsreader
Supported Platforms:
Company Name: Anawave Software, Inc.
Version: 1.1
Price: $29.00
Installed Size: less than three megabytes
Anawave Software’s "Gravity" is an excellent
newsreader. It can send email and launch URLs in addition to a
full complement of sorting, filtering, and culling tools for
newsgroup messages. Do you need to block nutcase ravings? Gravity
has a "Bozo Bin" just for them. Gravity’s advanced
"rules" functions allow great flexibility, too. You can
decode binary files automatically, erase cross-postings (a
coveted "anti-spam" feature) and alert yourself to
important postings with specific keywords. You can make up your
own rules by sorting Gravity’s predetermined conditions. You
can arrange the screen to suit your tastes, append postings to
existing files as well as save in separate files, and forward
messages via email. Nice. Powerful, intuitive, inexpensive, and
well-designed. They even have an online tutorial to get you
started.
So why should you think twice about buying Gravity? Because
Forte Software has an even better product for the same price:
Agent. It does all the same things as Gravity, is equally well
designed and flexible, and does full email, both send AND
receive. There may be features in the rules/filters area that
would make you prefer Gravity, but overall, Forte is ahead on
this one. Even if you’re satisfied with send-only email, and
particularly if you don’t use many rules or filters, Forte
still wins with their free newsreader called (inevitably)
"Free Agent".
Keep an eye on Anawave, however; they publish good software
and they can’t help but be aware of Agent. This may be one
of those cases where we can all sit back and wait for two good
groups of designers to battle it out until they come up with the
ultimate product. (We can all use Free Agent for free in the
meantime.)
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Support: unknown
Reviewed by Gail B.C. Marsella
How to Purchase: print and email, fax, or snail mail the order
form from their website to Anawave Software, Inc., 1300 Bristol
North, Suite 220, Newport Beach, CA. 92660, 714.250.7262 phone,
800.711.6030 phone, 714.250.7265 fax
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