In article <mailman.130.1139948592.2856.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>,
François Gannaz  <mytskine@laposte.net> wrote:
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>You need a newsgroup reader like slrn, thunderbird or Gnus!
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I like trn4.  Draws a (character-based) picture of the thread
you are currently reading, as a sideways-lying tree.

REALLY nice!

Google for "trn".

David