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Non-Tech : BrowseMaster for Silicon Investor
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To: peter michaelson who wrote (989)3/7/2000 5:02:00 AM
From: wily   of 1169
 
>>Can it give me all the messages in a thread without clicking next?<<

peter, no, it can't give you all the messages in one screen. I had forgotten that that is what BrowseMaster does (never tried it).

And, yes, it pre-fetches posts, but you have to click "next". And you're right also that it helps most for dialup modems, but on days when the server-end is slow it is good for all types of modems.

It is configurable, also, for the keyword in the link that it pre-fetches for, so that it doesn't have to go after all links on a page or just one link. And you can also configure it to show you the first one it fetches before it goes after the others so there is less waiting. I like it a lot as clicking next becomes instantaneous and I don't really mind clicking between posts.

The main drawback is the posting difficulty I consistently have (but not too big a deal to disable and re-start).

The "toolbar" is also a nuisance, but you can choose to disable it.

wily
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