Christine wrote:

>I usually find out that people who compare Agent unfavorably to
>Outlook, haven't really learned how to run and configure Agent all
>that well. It does have a ton more features than Outlook, and one can
>configure it so that it does exactly what one wants.
>
>At least that is my experience with it. I have been using Agent since
>the 90s and have seen the different versions. It really simplifies
>the reading of newsgroups.

OK, here are some functions where Agent fails for me:

1. Sort messages by thread, INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL POST IN THE THREAD.
For some remarkably-stupid reason, all replies are assigned to a
different thread than the original post. Doesn't matter whether I tell
it to sort by Subject or sort by thread, Agent assigns each original
post to its own one-post thread.

2. Archive messages as text files which can be searched by range of
dates, by author, by subject, or by some phrase within the message.

3. Include a search function which actually FINDS the things which I
know are there. I can open a message, read it, close it, and then use
Agent to search for it -- but it can't find the thing I was JUST
LOOKING AT.

Until Agent can do those ELEMENTARY things, I remain firmly in the
Outlook Express camp.

Bob