> What I am comparing to, for those who may have used it, is Forte Free
Agent
> news reader.  It shows the groups as a sorted list and you can search the
> list for any string to find the newsgroup you want.  Quick and easy.

You'll definatly want to check out "pan" then.  It's the most agent-esque
news reader for linux there is....  although I find it to be a much better
program than agent, and a lot more free :)

Brian