Dan, you prompted me to look more closely at Xnews. There is an option to
specify an external editor (most any will do). I plugged in MS Word which
has an extensive spellchecker and thesaurus.

Now when I click to reply or to create an original post, I’m transferred to
Word where I can create my post and take advantage of all the inherent
features. When I close word, it returns me to the basic posting entry screen
and includes a fully edited entry.

Works a treat! (I don’t know why I didn’t do this ages ago.)

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Wayne Boatwright
(correct the spelling of "geemail" to reply)

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