Type and license

GUI application, Mac OS and Mac OS X, Universal Binary available.
Online only, freeware/donationware.

Languages

English only.

Platforms

Mac only: Mac OS “Classic”, Mac OS X (Universal Binary available).

Server access

Both anonymous and authenticaded server access are available.
Multiple servers only supported in multiple settings.
Easy and fast search facility for groups in the Full Group List.

Binaries support

Good support for binary files.
Audio, video and pictures can be sent, received and browsed.

Filters

A powerful filter system (RegExp support included) allow user to mark (multi-color highlight), skip (kill) or keep posts and/or threads matching filters criteria.
A “score” for match is supported, too.
Filter criteria can be set on almost every header field.
Filters can be easily viewed and managed in an overview window.

Charset/Unicode

Charset is set automatically based upon user preferences.
It is possible to set up a specific charset also per group, or per action (i.e. in answers).
UTF is supported, but there are some languages that MT-NewsWatcher is currently unable to display. Those are langauges that require that the application is using a Unicode- compatible calls to draw text, and handle editing. MT-NewsWatcher does not currently have this capability. The most prevalent language for which this is true is Hebrew.

Thread/Answers

Automatic answer highlight available through filter set-up.
Thread sort in message list is available for Subject, Author, Date, References; an additional sub-sort key is supported.
Thread view is limited to the classic expandable tree.

X-Face

X-Facea are supported.