Message Boards Browser has an interface similar to MS Outlook, though it works for both NNTP newsgroups and web based (HTTP) message boards. It contains many useful tools (organizing and searching specific data in large boards .etc.).

A specialized newsreader which lets you easily download all kinds of binary files from the newsgroups on the USENET. MIME, UUE, base64, yENC (multi-parts with auto-combining), XPAT-search, NZB-files, SSL-connections, RAR-files, Posting and much more.

This password recovery tool helps the user to display server names, user logins and passwords for all e-mail and newsgroups accounts stored by Outlook Express as well as Identity passwords.

NewsParrot. Trawls for free open news servers, tests for speed, the number of Newsgroups and artical density.

Anonymous Friend hide IP address by routing traffic through foreign anonymous proxies, letting you surf, read mail, news, participate in newsgroups without getting kicked out

A full featured multithreaded email and newsreader client for Windows. Easy-to-use notebook style used to organize folders and newsgroups. Loaded with features including spell checking and even a thesaurus (sorry, English only).

XanaNews is a free, powerful, fully featured newsreader for Windows 98, Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

Thousands of free pictures can be downloaded from the Usenet newsgroups, but it takes a lot of effort without the right tool. Using Picture Patrol Officer XP, your computer performs this task automatically without requiring much of your time.