itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter
as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember?
I'm clueless.
Go here and sign in to your ES account and I think you'll find all the settings you need. If not let me (or most anyone) knaw and will try to help more.
https://www.eternal-september.org/signon.php
On Monday, February 19, 2024 at 10:53:35 PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers wrote:
I must be doing something wrong. Thunderbird keeps taking me in circles. >I've got an account now at ES and I enter that at Thunderbird but it asks for it
itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
Here's a tutorial to set up ES on thunderbird:
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter
as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember?
I'm clueless.
https://rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic.narkive.com/4VMcGemC/ot-configuring-thunderbird-for-eternal-september
I don't know how accurate it is, but may help some.
again.
On Monday, February 19, 2024 at 10:53:35 PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers wrote:
I must be doing something wrong. Thunderbird keeps taking me in circles. I've got an account now at ES and I enter that at Thunderbird but it asks for it
itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
Here's a tutorial to set up ES on thunderbird:
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter
as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember?
I'm clueless.
https://rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic.narkive.com/4VMcGemC/ot-configuring-thunderbird-for-eternal-september
I don't know how accurate it is, but may help some.
again.
On Monday, February 19, 2024 at 10:53:35 PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers wrote:
I'll have to fool with this tomorrow, too late to get my blood pressure up.
itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
Here's a tutorial to set up ES on thunderbird:
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter
as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember?
I'm clueless.
https://rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic.narkive.com/4VMcGemC/ot-configuring-thunderbird-for-eternal-september
I don't know how accurate it is, but may help some.
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter
as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember?
I'm clueless.
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter
as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember?
I'm clueless.
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter
as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember?
I'm clueless.
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter
as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember?
I'm clueless.
If you want to kepp using a browser, here's a web access to usenet site. https://news.novabbs.org/interests/thread.php?group=rec.food.cooking
brooktrout wrote:
If you want to kepp using a browser, here's a web access to usenet site.
https://news.novabbs.org/interests/thread.php?group=rec.food.cooking
Is this the improved version? Hope so. Anyhoo posting from a web browser works.
On Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 7:20:02 AM UTC-10, bruce bowser wrote:
On Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 12:07:03 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
On Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 6:10:29 AM UTC-10, brooktrout wrote: >>>> brooktrout wrote:Its tough to tell whether we're still in the 1990's Stone Age or whether
That's nice. Now Agent users can finally find out how word wrapping really works!
If you want to kepp using a browser, here's a web access to usenet site. >>>>> https://news.novabbs.org/interests/thread.php?group=rec.food.cookingIs this the improved version? Hope so. Anyhoo posting from a web browser works.
we're in the 21st century.
If you don't understand word wrapping, which is a main tenant of word processing, your level of understanding is still in the 1970's. There's
no problem with not knowing what word wrapping is, just don't bandy the
word about as if you do. That's lame.
On 2/19/2024 11:32 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter
as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember?
I'm clueless.
Eternal September (free, you need to create a account with them) or US >Blocknews (a small fee but really cheap for the amount of gigabytes you
get that will last for years).
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter
as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember?
I'm clueless.
On 2/19/2024 11:32 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter
as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember?
I'm clueless.
Eternal September (free, you need to create a account with them) or US Blocknews (a small fee but really cheap for the amount of gigabytes you
get that will last for years).
Jill
jmcquown wrote:
On 2/19/2024 11:32 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter
as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember?
I'm clueless.
Eternal September (free, you need to create a account with them) or US
Blocknews (a small fee but really cheap for the amount of gigabytes you
get that will last for years).
JillI did create an account at Thunderbird and at ES, but like I said it must
be something I'm doing wrong for them to put me on that merry-go-round. I gave up and am now using that site that was posted several hours ago.
jmcquown wrote:
On 2/19/2024 11:32 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter
as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember?
I'm clueless.
Eternal September (free, you need to create a account with them) or US
Blocknews (a small fee but really cheap for the amount of gigabytes you
get that will last for years).
JillI did create an account at Thunderbird and at ES, but like I said it must
be something I'm doing wrong for them to put me on that merry-go-round. I >gave up and am now using that site that was posted several hours ago.
ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
jmcquown wrote:
On 2/19/2024 11:32 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:I did create an account at Thunderbird and at ES, but like I said it must
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter
as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember?
I'm clueless.
Eternal September (free, you need to create a account with them) or US
Blocknews (a small fee but really cheap for the amount of gigabytes you
get that will last for years).
Jill
be something I'm doing wrong for them to put me on that merry-go-round. I >> gave up and am now using that site that was posted several hours ago.
At least the problem is solved. Glad you'll be staying. :)
Too bad it can't work for uncle Tojo. He's bleated and crowed about google and da future for so many years that it would be a great loss of face to
show up using anything other than google. And yoose know how asians are
about saving face.
On 2/19/2024 11:32 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:I got fed up with ES breakdowns so I now have Blocknews/TBird and I have
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter
as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember?
I'm clueless.
Eternal September (free, you need to create a account with them) or US Blocknews (a small fee but really cheap for the amount of gigabytes you
get that will last for years).
Jill
On 2024-02-20 4:32 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
On 2/19/2024 11:32 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:I got fed up with ES breakdowns so I now have Blocknews/TBird and I have
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter
as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember?
I'm clueless.
Eternal September (free, you need to create a account with them) or US
Blocknews (a small fee but really cheap for the amount of gigabytes
you get that will last for years).
Jill
no problems.
Hank Rogers wrote:
ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
jmcquown wrote:
On 2/19/2024 11:32 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:I did create an account at Thunderbird and at ES, but like I said it must >>> be something I'm doing wrong for them to put me on that merry-go-round. I >>> gave up and am now using that site that was posted several hours ago.
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter
as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember? >>>>> I'm clueless.
Eternal September (free, you need to create a account with them) or US >>>> Blocknews (a small fee but really cheap for the amount of gigabytes you >>>> get that will last for years).
Jill
At least the problem is solved. Glad you'll be staying. :)
Too bad it can't work for uncle Tojo. He's bleated and crowed about google >> and da future for so many years that it would be a great loss of face toHe can use the site that 'brooktrout' posted, it's what I'm using now. He'll need to sign in with a password and that's about all he'll need.
show up using anything other than google. And yoose know how asians are
about saving face.
"If you want to keep using a browser, here's a web access to usenet site. https://news.novabbs.org/interests/thread.php?group=rec.food.cooking"
On 2024-02-20 4:32 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
On 2/19/2024 11:32 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:I got fed up with ES breakdowns so I now have Blocknews/TBird and I have
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter
as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember?
I'm clueless.
Eternal September (free, you need to create a account with them) or US
Blocknews (a small fee but really cheap for the amount of gigabytes you
get that will last for years).
Jill
no problems.
Hank Rogers wrote:
ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
jmcquown wrote:
On 2/19/2024 11:32 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:I did create an account at Thunderbird and at ES, but like I said it must >>> be something I'm doing wrong for them to put me on that
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter
as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember? >>>>> I'm clueless.
Eternal September (free, you need to create a account with them) or US >>>> Blocknews (a small fee but really cheap for the amount of gigabytes you >>>> get that will last for years).
Jill
merry-go-round. I gave up and am now using that site that was posted
several hours ago.
At least the problem is solved. Glad you'll be staying. :)
Too bad it can't work for uncle Tojo. He's bleated and crowed aboutHe can use the site that 'brooktrout' posted, it's what I'm using now. He'll need to sign in with a password and that's about all he'll need.
google and da future for so many years that it would be a great loss of
face to show up using anything other than google. And yoose know how
asians are about saving face.
On Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 6:45:35 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:servers. They'd be stupid not too. I abandoned them over a decade ago and haven't looked back. I'm still looking forward to my retirement - from all this. Oh what a relief that is.
On Tue, 20 Feb 2024 20:14:08 -0700, Graham <g.st...@shaw.ca> wrote:
I got fed up with ES breakdowns so I now have Blocknews/TBird and I haveI've had no ES breakdowns that were so bad that I remember them.
no problems.
I had problems with Eternal September and other providers. The providers were so wonky that I had 3 different accounts with different providers for backup. My guess is that these services are more reliable these days because they're probably using cloud
https://photos.app.goo.gl/7XBkHqxxsr8vQrHL8
https://photos.app.goo.gl/sY8Qu7ejuff4f1NR9
On Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 6:45:35 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
On Tue, 20 Feb 2024 20:14:08 -0700, Graham <g.st...@shaw.ca> wrote:
On 2024-02-20 4:32 p.m., jmcquown wrote:I've had no ES breakdowns that were so bad that I remember them.
On 2/19/2024 11:32 PM, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:I got fed up with ES breakdowns so I now have Blocknews/TBird and I have >>> no problems.
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter
as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember? >>>>> I'm clueless.
Eternal September (free, you need to create a account with them) or US >>>> Blocknews (a small fee but really cheap for the amount of gigabytes you >>>> get that will last for years).
Jill
I had problems with Eternal September and other providers. The providers
were so wonky that I had 3 different accounts with different providers
for backup. My guess is that these services are more reliable these days because they're probably using cloud servers. They'd be stupid not too. I abandoned them over a decade ago and haven't looked back. I'm still
looking forward to my retirement - from all this. Oh what a relief that is.
On 2024-02-20, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Tue, 20 Feb 2024 18:32:31 -0500, jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>
wrote:
On 2/19/2024 11:32 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter
as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember?
I'm clueless.
Eternal September (free, you need to create a account with them) or US >>>Blocknews (a small fee but really cheap for the amount of gigabytes you >>>get that will last for years).
You also need to create an account with Blocknews. It's a matter of
preference. Do you prefer to pay nothing or do you prefer to pay a
small fee?
Quite often, something that's free is worth exactly what you paid for
it.
On Tue, 20 Feb 2024 18:32:31 -0500, jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>
wrote:
On 2/19/2024 11:32 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter
as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember?
I'm clueless.
Eternal September (free, you need to create a account with them) or US >>Blocknews (a small fee but really cheap for the amount of gigabytes you
get that will last for years).
You also need to create an account with Blocknews. It's a matter of preference. Do you prefer to pay nothing or do you prefer to pay a
small fee?
On Wed, 21 Feb 2024 10:00:25 GMT, Cindy Hamilton
<hamilton@invalid.com> wrote:
On 2024-02-20, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Tue, 20 Feb 2024 18:32:31 -0500, jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>
wrote:
On 2/19/2024 11:32 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter
as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember? >>>>> I'm clueless.
Eternal September (free, you need to create a account with them) or US >>>>Blocknews (a small fee but really cheap for the amount of gigabytes you >>>>get that will last for years).
You also need to create an account with Blocknews. It's a matter of
preference. Do you prefer to pay nothing or do you prefer to pay a
small fee?
Quite often, something that's free is worth exactly what you paid for
it.
Eternal September works well and is free. How unamerican is that?
On 2024-02-21, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Wed, 21 Feb 2024 10:00:25 GMT, Cindy Hamilton
<hamilton@invalid.com> wrote:
Quite often, something that's free is worth exactly what you paid for
it.
Eternal September works well and is free. How unamerican is that?
Perhaps the server you use is better than the one(s) in use by
people reporting problems.
brooktrout wrote:
If you want to kepp using a browser, here's a web access to usenet
site.
https://news.novabbs.org/interests/thread.php?group=rec.food.cooking
Is this the improved version? Hope so. Anyhoo posting from a web
browser works.
On Mon, 19 Feb 2024 20:58:58 -0800 (PST), "itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net" <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
On Monday, February 19, 2024 at 10:53:35 PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers
wrote:
enter >> > as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember? >> > I'm clueless.itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to
https://rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic.narkive.com/4VMcGemC/ot-confi guring-thunderbird-for-eternal-september >> >> I don't know howHere's a tutorial to set up ES on thunderbird:
accurate it is, but may help some.
I must be doing something wrong. Thunderbird keeps taking me in
circles. I've got an account now at ES and I enter that at
Thunderbird but it asks for it again.
Is it asking for your password?
Bruce wrote:
On Mon, 19 Feb 2024 20:58:58 -0800 (PST), "itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net"
<itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
On Monday, February 19, 2024 at 10:53:35 PM UTC-6, Hank Rogersenter >> > as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like
wrote:
itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to
EternalSeptember? >> > I'm clueless.
https://rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic.narkive.com/4VMcGemC/ot-confiHere's a tutorial to set up ES on thunderbird:
guring-thunderbird-for-eternal-september >> >> I don't know how
accurate it is, but may help some.
I must be doing something wrong. Thunderbird keeps taking me in
circles. I've got an account now at ES and I enter that at
Thunderbird but it asks for it again.
Is it asking for your password?
What makes me laugh is all the TBird tutorials. Xananews doesn't have
one other than the info in the package when you downlad it. Why?
Because it's that simple to setup.
enter >> > as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember? >> > I'm clueless.I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to
Bruce wrote:
On Mon, 19 Feb 2024 20:58:58 -0800 (PST), "itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net"
<itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
On Monday, February 19, 2024 at 10:53:35 PM UTC-6, Hank Rogersenter >> > as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like
wrote:
itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to
EternalSeptember? >> > I'm clueless.
https://rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic.narkive.com/4VMcGemC/ot-confiHere's a tutorial to set up ES on thunderbird:
guring-thunderbird-for-eternal-september >> >> I don't know how
accurate it is, but may help some.
I must be doing something wrong. Thunderbird keeps taking me in
circles. I've got an account now at ES and I enter that at
Thunderbird but it asks for it again.
Is it asking for your password?
What makes me laugh is all the TBird tutorials. Xananews doesn't have
one other than the info in the package when you downlad it. Why?
Because it's that simple to setup.
https://xananews.software.informer.com/download/#download_content
On 2024-02-20 4:32 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
On 2/19/2024 11:32 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:I got fed up with ES breakdowns so I now have Blocknews/TBird and I have
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter
as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember?
I'm clueless.
Eternal September (free, you need to create a account with them) or US
Blocknews (a small fee but really cheap for the amount of gigabytes
you get that will last for years).
Jill
no problems.
brooktrout wrote:
brooktrout wrote:
If you want to kepp using a browser, here's a web access to usenet
site.
https://news.novabbs.org/interests/thread.php?group=rec.food.cooking
Is this the improved version? Hope so. Anyhoo posting from a web
browser works.
Yes, novabbs 1:114/487
Host,114,NC_Net_114_Arizona,Colorado_Springs_Co,Tj_Barlow,-
(Net coordinator AZ)
Site: ,487,Novabbs,Phoenix_AZ,Richard_Miller,-Unpublished-,9600,CM,XX,INA:nova bbs.org,IBN,IFT,ITN
There's others doing same.
What makes me laugh is all the TBird tutorials. Xananews doesn't have
one other than the info in the package when you downlad it. Why?
Because it's that simple to setup.
https://xananews.software.informer.com/download/#download_content
On 2/21/2024 3:16 PM, cshenk wrote:
brooktrout wrote:
Is this the improved version? Hope so. Anyhoo posting from a web
browser works.
Yes, novabbs 1:114/487
Host,114,NC_Net_114_Arizona,Colorado_Springs_Co,Tj_Barlow,-
(Net coordinator AZ)
Site:
,487,Novabbs,Phoenix_AZ,Richard_Miller,-Unpublished-,9600,CM,XX,INA:nova
bbs.org,IBN,IFT,ITN
There's others doing same.
The question is does this web brower access to RFC provide filtering >capability? Or will the newsgroup continue to be flooded with the same
crap posts Google let in?
On 2/20/2024 10:14 PM, Graham wrote:
On 2024-02-20 4:32 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
On 2/19/2024 11:32 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:I got fed up with ES breakdowns so I now have Blocknews/TBird and I have
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter
as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember?
I'm clueless.
Eternal September (free, you need to create a account with them) or
US Blocknews (a small fee but really cheap for the amount of
gigabytes you get that will last for years).
Jill
no problems.
I've had both for years, although I recently had to set up ES again
after Blocknews was somehow missing or dropping posts. The thing about
ES was I had to futz around with it to get it let me sign in and then download the listing of ngs to subscribe to. It was a bit of a PITA but
it works. I have access to both newsservers again.
On 21/02/2024 23:22, jmcquown wrote:
On 2/20/2024 10:14 PM, Graham wrote:I've splurged.
On 2024-02-20 4:32 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
On 2/19/2024 11:32 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:I got fed up with ES breakdowns so I now have Blocknews/TBird and I have >>> no problems.
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter
as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember? >>>>> I'm clueless.
Eternal September (free, you need to create a account with them) or
US Blocknews (a small fee but really cheap for the amount of
gigabytes you get that will last for years).
Jill
I've had both for years, although I recently had to set up ES again
after Blocknews was somehow missing or dropping posts. The thing
about ES was I had to futz around with it to get it let me sign in and
then download the listing of ngs to subscribe to. It was a bit of a
PITA but it works. I have access to both newsservers again.
I pay ten Euros a year for the German newsserver, which filters out most
of the spammy cr@p, and has been very reliable.
On 2/20/2024 10:14 PM, Graham wrote:
On 2024-02-20 4:32 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
I got fed up with ES breakdowns so I now have Blocknews/TBird and I have
Eternal September (free, you need to create a account with them) or US
Blocknews (a small fee but really cheap for the amount of gigabytes
you get that will last for years).
Jill
no problems.
I've had both for years, although I recently had to set up ES again
after Blocknews was somehow missing or dropping posts. The thing about
ES was I had to futz around with it to get it let me sign in
and then download the listing of ngs to subscribe to. It was a bit of a PITA but
it works.
I have access to both newsservers again.
On 21/02/2024 23:22, jmcquown wrote:
On 2/20/2024 10:14 PM, Graham wrote:I've splurged.
On 2024-02-20 4:32 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
On 2/19/2024 11:32 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:I got fed up with ES breakdowns so I now have Blocknews/TBird and I have >>> no problems.
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter
as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember? >>>>> I'm clueless.
Eternal September (free, you need to create a account with them) or
US Blocknews (a small fee but really cheap for the amount of
gigabytes you get that will last for years).
Jill
I've had both for years, although I recently had to set up ES again
after Blocknews was somehow missing or dropping posts. The thing about
ES was I had to futz around with it to get it let me sign in and then
download the listing of ngs to subscribe to. It was a bit of a PITA but
it works. I have access to both newsservers again.
I pay ten Euros a year for the German newsserver, which filters out most
of the spammy cr@p, and has been very reliable.
cshenk wrote:
What makes me laugh is all the TBird tutorials. Xananews doesn't have
one other than the info in the package when you downlad it. Why?
Because it's that simple to setup.
https://xananews.software.informer.com/download/#download_content
Ummm, that's not the latest and greatest version of Xananews.
The world has moved on to 1.21
<https://github.com/graemeg/xananews>
Upgrade! Might fix the broken quoting when you fail to snip.
brooktrout wrote:The question is does this web browser access to RFC provide filtering capability? Or will the newsgroup continue to be flooded with the same
If you want to kepp using a browser, here's a web access to usenet
site.
https://news.novabbs.org/interests/thread.php?group=rec.food.cooking
crap posts Google let in?
Jill
On 2/21/2024 6:37 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
On 21/02/2024 23:22, jmcquown wrote:I used to use NIN. I had problems with it several years ago and
On 2/20/2024 10:14 PM, Graham wrote:I've splurged.
On 2024-02-20 4:32 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
On 2/19/2024 11:32 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:I got fed up with ES breakdowns so I now have Blocknews/TBird and I have >>>> no problems.
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter >>>>>> as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember? >>>>>> I'm clueless.
Eternal September (free, you need to create a account with them) or
US Blocknews (a small fee but really cheap for the amount of
gigabytes you get that will last for years).
Jill
I've had both for years, although I recently had to set up ES again
after Blocknews was somehow missing or dropping posts. The thing
about ES was I had to futz around with it to get it let me sign in and
then download the listing of ngs to subscribe to. It was a bit of a
PITA but it works. I have access to both newsservers again.
I pay ten Euros a year for the German newsserver, which filters out most
of the spammy cr@p, and has been very reliable.
couldn't get any support for a problem so I gave up on it.
jmcquown wrote:
I haven't seen any filtering capabilities with this site. But hopefully those >idiots won't make their way here as they loved the Google Groups because GG >never tried to put a stop to them.
brooktrout wrote:The question is does this web browser access to RFC provide filtering
If you want to kepp using a browser, here's a web access to usenet
site.
https://news.novabbs.org/interests/thread.php?group=rec.food.cooking
capability? Or will the newsgroup continue to be flooded with the same
crap posts Google let in?
Jill
On 2/21/2024 3:16 PM, cshenk wrote:
brooktrout wrote:
brooktrout wrote:
If you want to kepp using a browser, here's a web access to usenet
site.
https://news.novabbs.org/interests/thread.php?group=rec.food.cooking
Is this the improved version? Hope so. Anyhoo posting from a web
browser works.
Yes, novabbs 1:114/487
Host,114,NC_Net_114_Arizona,Colorado_Springs_Co,Tj_Barlow,-
(Net coordinator AZ)
Site:
,487,Novabbs,Phoenix_AZ,Richard_Miller,-Unpublished-,9600,CM,XX,INA:nova
bbs.org,IBN,IFT,ITN
There's others doing same.
The question is does this web brower access to RFC provide filtering capability? Or will the newsgroup continue to be flooded with the same
crap posts Google let in?
Jill
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:17:09 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:
jmcquown wrote:
I haven't seen any filtering capabilities with this site. But hopefully those
The question is does this web browser access to RFC provide filtering
capability? Or will the newsgroup continue to be flooded with the same
crap posts Google let in?
Jill
idiots won't make their way here as they loved the Google Groups because GG >>never tried to put a stop to them.
Do you have to manually keep the line lengths reasonable, like on
Google Groups?
Bruce wrote:to continue manually keep my lines a reasonable length?? I don't mind as I'm used to doing it.
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:17:09 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
(ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:
jmcquown wrote:
I haven't seen any filtering capabilities with this site. But hopefully those
The question is does this web browser access to RFC provide filtering
capability? Or will the newsgroup continue to be flooded with the same >>>> crap posts Google let in?
Jill
idiots won't make their way here as they loved the Google Groups because GG >>>never tried to put a stop to them.
Do you have to manually keep the line lengths reasonable, like onI am manually doing that like I did in Google Groups. But I'm going to reply to you with this verrrry long line and tell me if it looks like a mess on your screen. I'll say it is covering the whole posting area I'm using with this service. Do I need
Google Groups?
Let me know if this response length makes you want to pull your hair out. 😄
On 2024-02-21, ItsJoanNotJoAnn <ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net> wrote:
I did create an account at Thunderbird and at ES, but like I said it must
be something I'm doing wrong for them to put me on that merry-go-round. I >> gave up and am now using that site that was posted several hours ago.
I'm speaking from the Mac world, but all you need is a User ID and
password from ES. Everything else is monkeying with Thunderbird until it >accepts ES.
On Wed, 21 Feb 2024 18:54:28 -0500, jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>
wrote:
I used to use NIN. I had problems with it several years ago and
couldn't get any support for a problem so I gave up on it.
There's more information on the Internet than any one support person
can give you.
On 2024-02-22, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Wed, 21 Feb 2024 18:54:28 -0500, jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>
wrote:
I used to use NIN. I had problems with it several years ago and
couldn't get any support for a problem so I gave up on it.
There's more information on the Internet than any one support person
can give you.
I've used NIN for years without a problem. Thanks to Mr. Wertz, I think,
I hold Blocknews in reserve. I signed up years ago and haven't used a
single byte, but it's ready when I am.
If Blocknews goes under, and I lose the ten or twenty bucks I invested,
I can handle it by shuffling some assets around.
I did create an account at Thunderbird and at ES, but like I said it must
be something I'm doing wrong for them to put me on that merry-go-round. I gave up and am now using that site that was posted several hours ago.
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 02:56:41 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:to continue manually keep my lines a reasonable length?? I don't mind as I'm used to doing it.
Do you have to manually keep the line lengths reasonable, like onI am manually doing that like I did in Google Groups. But I'm going to reply to you with this verrrry long line and tell me if it looks like a mess on your screen. I'll say it is covering the whole posting area I'm using with this service. Do I need
Google Groups?
Let me know if this response length makes you want to pull your hair out. 😄
Yes, it looks like one of those endless Google Groups posts by dsi1,
Lenona, Greg etc :)
On Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 6:13:09 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:to continue manually keep my lines a reasonable length?? I don't mind as I'm used to doing it.
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 02:56:41 +0000, ItsJoan...@webtv.net
(ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:
I am manually doing that like I did in Google Groups. But I'm going to reply to you with this verrrry long line and tell me if it looks like a mess on your screen. I'll say it is covering the whole posting area I'm using with this service. Do I need
on the fly - instantly.Yes, it looks like one of those endless Google Groups posts by dsi1,
Let me know if this response length makes you want to pull your hair out. 😄
Lenona, Greg etc :)
That's because your reader can only post with a maximum of 72 characters per line before it has to add a carriage return. Modern web pages are possible on a wide range of displays because text and visual elements are able to change size and line length
As a graphic artist, I'm amazed how web pages can fit on tablets, phones, and tablets, in different sizes and orientations. Back in the 80's, getting graphics and text to fit properly on a page was a most vexing problem. These days, I can read rfc postseven on a cell phone. How awesome is that? Of course, posts from archaic programs with forced carriage returns look kind of retarded on a cell phone or narrow display.
You might depend on your computer to make a living but your understanding of your main work tool is practically non-existent. That's a crying shame.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/4qHHSz4aDKp56nZ18
That's because your reader can only post with a maximum of 72 characters
per line before it has to add a carriage return.
Modern web pages are possible on a wide range of displays because
text and visual elements are able to change size and line length on
the fly - instantly.
As a graphic artist, I'm amazed how web pages can fit on tablets,
phones, and tablets, in different sizes and orientations. Back in
the 80's, getting graphics and text to fit properly on a page was
a most vexing problem. These days, I can read rfc posts even on a
cell phone. How awesome is that? Of course, posts from archaic
programs with forced carriage returns look kind of retarded on
a cell phone or narrow display.
The question is does this web brower access to RFC provide filtering capability? Or will the newsgroup continue to be flooded with the same
crap posts Google let in?
Bruce wrote:
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:17:09 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
(ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:
jmcquown wrote:
I haven't seen any filtering capabilities with this site. But
The question is does this web browser access to RFC provide
filtering capability? Or will the newsgroup continue to be flooded
with the same crap posts Google let in?
Jill
hopefully those
idiots won't make their way here as they loved the Google Groups
because GG
never tried to put a stop to them.
Do you have to manually keep the line lengths reasonable, like onI am manually doing that like I did in Google Groups. But I'm going to reply to you with this verrrry long line and tell me if it looks like a
Google Groups?
mess on your screen. I'll say it is covering the whole posting area I'm using with this service. Do I need to continue manually keep my lines a reasonable length?? I don't mind as I'm used to doing it.
Let me know if this response length makes you want to pull your hair
out.  😄
jmcquown wrote:
I haven't seen any filtering capabilities with this site. But hopefully those
brooktrout wrote:The question is does this web browser access to RFC provide filtering
If you want to kepp using a browser, here's a web access to usenet
site.
https://news.novabbs.org/interests/thread.php?group=rec.food.cooking
capability? Or will the newsgroup continue to be flooded with the same
crap posts Google let in?
Jill
idiots won't make their way here as they loved the Google Groups because GG never tried to put a stop to them.
brooktrout wrote:
brooktrout wrote:
If you want to kepp using a browser, here's a web access to usenet
site.
https://news.novabbs.org/interests/thread.php?group=rec.food.cooking
Is this the improved version? Hope so. Anyhoo posting from a web
browser works.
Yes, novabbs 1:114/487
Host,114,NC_Net_114_Arizona,Colorado_Springs_Co,Tj_Barlow,-
(Net coordinator AZ)
Site: ,487,Novabbs,Phoenix_AZ,Richard_Miller,-Unpublished-,9600,CM,XX,INA:nova bbs.org,IBN,IFT,ITN
There's others doing same.
Btw, novabbs.org is not the best choice, use www.novabbs.com (dot COM) for a faster site with longer retention. novabbs.ORG is really meant for Tor and I2P use.
Retro Guy wrote:
Btw, novabbs.org is not the best choice, use www.novabbs.com (dot COM) for a faster site with longer retention. novabbs.ORG is really meant for Tor and I2P use.
Strange. Although I've been using www.novabbs.org, when I tried to use www.novabbs.com, I had to register, again. Expected my previous registration would work on both sites.
Oh, well. I think the transition is complete.
Thanks for your site and work to make usenet availble to all (and spam free!).
On 2024-02-21 9:56 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
Bruce wrote:
Do you have to manually keep the line lengths reasonable, like onI am manually doing that like I did in Google Groups. But I'm going to
Google Groups?
reply to you with this verrrry long line and tell me if it looks like a
mess on your screen. I'll say it is covering the whole posting area I'm
using with this service. Do I need to continue manually keep my lines a
reasonable length?? I don't mind as I'm used to doing it.
Let me know if this response length makes you want to pull your hair
out.  😄
I am not seeing a problem with it.
ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:plenty of effort to try to avoid spam on this site and server.
jmcquown wrote:
I haven't seen any filtering capabilities with this site. But hopefully those
brooktrout wrote:The question is does this web browser access to RFC provide filtering
If you want to kepp using a browser, here's a web access to usenet >>>>>> site.
https://news.novabbs.org/interests/thread.php?group=rec.food.cooking >>>>>
capability? Or will the newsgroup continue to be flooded with the same
crap posts Google let in?
Jill
idiots won't make their way here as they loved the Google Groups because GG >> never tried to put a stop to them.
The site has it's own filtering using Spamassassin for outgoing and incoming articles, and is peered to i2pn2.org, which I am also admin. i2pn2.org is one of the newservers sending NoCeM messages that is filtering spam for many nntp servers. There is
Btw, novabbs.org is not the best choice, use www.novabbs.com (dot COM) for a faster site with longer retention. novabbs.ORG is really meant for Tor and I2P use.
Or, for the best Usenet experience, use a news server like news.eternal-september.org or news.i2pn2.org (or others, just find one that at least attempts to filter spam)
Dave Smith wrote:
On 2024-02-21 9:56 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
Bruce wrote:
Do you have to manually keep the line lengths reasonable, like onI am manually doing that like I did in Google Groups. But I'm going
Google Groups?
to reply to you with this verrrry long line and tell me if it looks
like a mess on your screen. I'll say it is covering the whole
posting area I'm using with this service. Do I need to continue
manually keep my lines a reasonable length?? I don't mind as I'm
used to doing it.
Let me know if this response length makes you want to pull your hair
out.  😄
I am not seeing a problem with it.Wednesday night when I made this post it covered the full posting area
of this
site looking like one of dsi1's posts. But looking at it today, it's
nicely compacted like it normally does when I write. Maybe it will
correct dsi1's,
Carol's, and Greg's posts, too! Wouldn't that be a kicker?!?!
(Or maybe it corrected it when you quoted and replied to me.)
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 18:13:53 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:
I gave up on eternal-september a few days ago; it was trying it's best to make
me have a stroke or at the very least put my fist through my laptop screen.
You were struggling with Thunderbird, not with Eternal September.
Retro Guy wrote:plenty of effort to try to avoid spam on this site and server.
ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
jmcquown wrote:
I haven't seen any filtering capabilities with this site. But hopefully those
brooktrout wrote:The question is does this web browser access to RFC provide filtering
If you want to kepp using a browser, here's a web access to usenet >>>>>>> site.
https://news.novabbs.org/interests/thread.php?group=rec.food.cooking >>>>>>
capability? Or will the newsgroup continue to be flooded with the same >>>> crap posts Google let in?
Jill
idiots won't make their way here as they loved the Google Groups because GG >>> never tried to put a stop to them.
The site has it's own filtering using Spamassassin for outgoing and incoming articles, and is peered to i2pn2.org, which I am also admin. i2pn2.org is one of the newservers sending NoCeM messages that is filtering spam for many nntp servers. There is
Well, thank heavens for that!!!! I won't miss "Buy Drugs Here" or "Meet Hot >Russian Housewives" or the most recent offerings of "Crypto Coin." UGH!
Ok, I'll give that a shot, too.
Btw, novabbs.org is not the best choice, use www.novabbs.com (dot COM) for a faster site with longer retention. novabbs.ORG is really meant for Tor and I2P use.
I gave up on eternal-september a few days ago; it was trying it's best to make >me have a stroke or at the very least put my fist through my laptop screen.
Or, for the best Usenet experience, use a news server like news.eternal-september.org or news.i2pn2.org (or others, just find one that at least attempts to filter spam)
Bruce wrote:
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 18:13:53 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
(ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:
Retro Guy wrote:
Or, for the best Usenet experience, use a news server like news.eternal-september.org or news.i2pn2.org (or others, just find one that at least attempts to filter spam)I gave up on eternal-september a few days ago; it was trying it's best to make
me have a stroke or at the very least put my fist through my laptop screen.
You were struggling with Thunderbird, not with Eternal September.I got TB set up, but ES kept running me in circles, but either way, I was >tired of that merry-go-round.
Since this is the group I visit and post in this site does fine. The other sites I used
to visit such as alt.home.repair were just a feeding ground for their resident trolls.
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 18:13:53 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:
Retro Guy wrote:
Or, for the best Usenet experience, use a news server like news.eternal-september.org or news.i2pn2.org (or others, just find one that at least attempts to filter spam)I gave up on eternal-september a few days ago; it was trying it's best to make
me have a stroke or at the very least put my fist through my laptop screen.
You were struggling with Thunderbird, not with Eternal September.
cshenk wrote:
What makes me laugh is all the TBird tutorials. Xananews doesn't
have one other than the info in the package when you downlad it.
Why? Because it's that simple to setup.
https://xananews.software.informer.com/download/#download_content
Ummm, that's not the latest and greatest version of Xananews.
The world has moved on to 1.21
<https://github.com/graemeg/xananews>
Upgrade! Might fix the broken quoting when you fail to snip.
On Wed, 21 Feb 2024 20:39:25 +0000, "cshenk"
<cshenk@virginia-beach.net> wrote:
What makes me laugh is all the TBird tutorials. Xananews doesn't
have one other than the info in the package when you downlad it.
Why? Because it's that simple to setup.
As I keep saying, it can't handle more than a few levels of quoted
text. It makes a mess. Look at this beauty from your post:
enter >> > as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember? >> > I'm clueless.I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to
cshenk wrote:
What makes me laugh is all the TBird tutorials. Xananews doesn't
have one other than the info in the package when you downlad it.
Why? Because it's that simple to setup.
https://xananews.software.informer.com/download/#download_content
Ummm, that's not the latest and greatest version of Xananews.
The world has moved on to 1.21
<https://github.com/graemeg/xananews>
Upgrade! Might fix the broken quoting when you fail to snip.
Bruce wrote:
On Wed, 21 Feb 2024 20:39:25 +0000, "cshenk"
<cshenk@virginia-beach.net> wrote:
What makes me laugh is all the TBird tutorials. Xananews doesn't
have one other than the info in the package when you downlad it.
Why? Because it's that simple to setup.
As I keep saying, it can't handle more than a few levels of quoted
text. It makes a mess. Look at this beauty from your post:
enter >> > as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something likeI've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to
EternalSeptember? >> > I'm clueless.
Learn proper trimming.
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:17:09 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:
jmcquown wrote:
brooktrout wrote:
usenet >>>>> site.If you want to kepp using a browser, here's a web access to
https://news.novabbs.org/interests/thread.php?group=rec.food.cooking
filtering >> capability? Or will the newsgroup continue to beThe question is does this web browser access to RFC provide
flooded with the same >> crap posts Google let in?
Jill
I haven't seen any filtering capabilities with this site. But
hopefully those idiots won't make their way here as they loved the
Google Groups because GG never tried to put a stop to them.
Do you have to manually keep the line lengths reasonable, like on
Google Groups?
Bruce wrote:
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:17:09 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:
jmcquown wrote:
The question is does this web browser access to RFC provide
filtering capability? Or will the newsgroup continue to be
flooded with the same crap posts Google let in?
Jill
I haven't seen any filtering capabilities with this site. But
hopefully those idiots won't make their way here as they loved
the Google Groups because GG never tried to put a stop to them.
Do you have to manually keep the line lengths reasonable, like on
Google Groups?
I am manually doing that like I did in Google Groups. But I'm going
to reply to you with this verrrry long line and tell me if it looks
like a mess on your screen. I'll say it is covering the whole
posting area I'm using with this service. Do I need to continue
manually keep my lines a reasonable length?? I don't mind as I'm
used to doing it.
Let me know if this response length makes you want to pull your hair
out. 😄
On 2/21/2024 3:16 PM, cshenk wrote:
brooktrout wrote:
brooktrout wrote:
If you want to kepp using a browser, here's a web access to
usenet site.
Is this the improved version? Hope so. Anyhoo posting from a web browser works.
Yes, novabbs 1:114/487
Host,114,NC_Net_114_Arizona,Colorado_Springs_Co,Tj_Barlow,-
(Net coordinator AZ)
Site:
,487,Novabbs,Phoenix_AZ,Richard_Miller,-Unpublished-,9600,CM,XX,INA:
nova bbs.org,IBN,IFT,ITN
There's others doing same.
The question is does this web brower access to RFC provide filtering capability? Or will the newsgroup continue to be flooded with the
same crap posts Google let in?
Jill
Bruce wrote:
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:17:09 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
(ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:
jmcquown wrote:usenet >>>>> site.
brooktrout wrote:
If you want to kepp using a browser, here's a web access to
https://news.novabbs.org/interests/thread.php?group=rec.food.cooking
filtering >> capability? Or will the newsgroup continue to beThe question is does this web browser access to RFC provide
flooded with the same >> crap posts Google let in?
I haven't seen any filtering capabilities with this site. But
Jill
hopefully those idiots won't make their way here as they loved the
Google Groups because GG never tried to put a stop to them.
Do you have to manually keep the line lengths reasonable, like on
Google Groups?
No
, the OLR will handle that and if replying online to the BBS, then
the BBS will do it for you. The headers will be Fidonet style, if he's
not stripping them (or the gateway site to usenet will strip).
ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
jmcquown wrote:
brooktrout wrote:
If you want to kepp using a browser, here's a web access to
usenet site.
The question is does this web browser access to RFC provide
filtering capability? Or will the newsgroup continue to be
flooded with the same crap posts Google let in?
Jill
I haven't seen any filtering capabilities with this site. But
hopefully those idiots won't make their way here as they loved the
Google Groups because GG never tried to put a stop to them.
The site has it's own filtering using Spamassassin for outgoing and
incoming articles, and is peered to i2pn2.org, which I am also admin. i2pn2.org is one of the newservers sending NoCeM messages that is
filtering spam for many nntp servers. There is plenty of effort to
try to avoid spam on this site and server.
Btw, novabbs.org is not the best choice, use www.novabbs.com (dot
COM) for a faster site with longer retention. novabbs.ORG is really
meant for Tor and I2P use.
Or, for the best Usenet experience, use a news server like news.eternal-september.org or news.i2pn2.org (or others, just find
one that at least attempts to filter spam)
Retro Guy wrote:
The site has it's own filtering using Spamassassin for outgoing and
incoming articles, and is peered to i2pn2.org, which I am also admin.
i2pn2.org is one of the newservers sending NoCeM messages that is
filtering spam for many nntp servers. There is plenty of effort to
try to avoid spam on this site and server.
Btw, novabbs.org is not the best choice, use www.novabbs.com (dot
COM) for a faster site with longer retention. novabbs.ORG is really
meant for Tor and I2P use.
Or, for the best Usenet experience, use a news server like
news.eternal-september.org or news.i2pn2.org (or others, just find
one that at least attempts to filter spam)
Hi Richard! 1:275/100 here. A couple of folks getting grief trying to
get a nwesreader working as Goougle groups demise. They don't
understand BBS sites at all. It's an alien concept to them (grin).
jmcquown wrote:
The question is does this web brower access to RFC provide filtering
capability? Or will the newsgroup continue to be flooded with the
same crap posts Google let in?
Near as I can tell, users can not filter posts. I'm not seeing any spam from Google.
If Google really does dixconnect from usenet, the spammers will go
someplace.
Spammers gotta spam. There's somebody that cares about usenet running novabbs. Expect spammers to have their account cancelled. Don't fail
to report spam. mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"
Although I expect it will turn out to be another game of whack-a-mole,
maybe
spamassasin will prvent spammy posts from being sent.
Still waiting for Google Groups to disappear from usenet.
cshenk wrote:
brooktrout wrote:
brooktrout wrote:
https://news.novabbs.org/interests/thread.php?group=rec.food.cookingIf you want to kepp using a browser, here's a web access to usenet
site.
Is this the improved version? Hope so. Anyhoo posting from a web browser works.
Yes, novabbs 1:114/487
Host,114,NC_Net_114_Arizona,Colorado_Springs_Co,Tj_Barlow,- (Net coordinator AZ)
Site:
,487,Novabbs,Phoenix_AZ,Richard_xxxxx,-Unpublished-,9600,CM,XX,INA:
nova bbs.org,IBN,IFT,ITN
There's others doing same.
Lol, you found my Fidonet nodelist entry :) I haven't seen that in a
while.
It's accurate, I am in Arizona, but the sites are hosted on servers
in New York (and one in Berlin for mostly I2P use,
www.rocksolidbbs.com).
Bruce wrote:
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:17:09 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
(ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:
jmcquown wrote:
I haven't seen any filtering capabilities with this site. But
The question is does this web browser access to RFC provide
filtering capability? Or will the newsgroup continue to be flooded
with the same crap posts Google let in?
Jill
hopefully those
idiots won't make their way here as they loved the Google Groups
because GG
never tried to put a stop to them.
Do you have to manually keep the line lengths reasonable, like onI am manually doing that like I did in Google Groups. But I'm going to reply to you with this verrrry long line and tell me if it looks like a
Google Groups?
mess on your screen. I'll say it is covering the whole posting area I'm using with this service. Do I need to continue manually keep my lines a reasonable length?? I don't mind as I'm used to doing it.
Let me know if this response length makes you want to pull your hair
out.  😄
Retro Guy wrote:
cshenk wrote:
brooktrout wrote:https://news.novabbs.org/interests/thread.php?group=rec.food.cooking
brooktrout wrote:
If you want to kepp using a browser, here's a web access to usenet
site.
Is this the improved version? Hope so. Anyhoo posting from a web
browser works.
Yes, novabbs 1:114/487
Host,114,NC_Net_114_Arizona,Colorado_Springs_Co,Tj_Barlow,- (Net
coordinator AZ)
Site:
,487,Novabbs,Phoenix_AZ,Richard_xxxxx,-Unpublished-,9600,CM,XX,INA:
nova bbs.org,IBN,IFT,ITN
There's others doing same.
Lol, you found my Fidonet nodelist entry :) I haven't seen that in a
while.
It's accurate, I am in Arizona, but the sites are hosted on servers
in New York (and one in Berlin for mostly I2P use,
www.rocksolidbbs.com).
Yup! Easy to backtrack from Brooktrout's notice. Chuckle, you sound a >little like the Star system as it grew back. You don't hear much about
it as we don't do all the politics. Terri Roati (in Z3) Dallas Hinton,
Me, Mark Lewis in Z1, and Vince Coen (Z2).
,1000,Shenks_Wandering_Star,Virginia_Beach_VA,Carol_xxxxxx,-Unpublished- >,300,XX,CM,INA:shenks.dyndns.org,IBN:24555
(I'm also at shenks.sychro.net, same place).
On 2024-02-21, ItsJoanNotJoAnn <ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net> wrote:
I did create an account at Thunderbird and at ES, but like I said it must
be something I'm doing wrong for them to put me on that merry-go-round. I >> gave up and am now using that site that was posted several hours ago.
I'm speaking from the Mac world, but all you need is a User ID and
password from ES. Everything else is monkeying with Thunderbird until it accepts ES.
If you don't get too bored with the monkeying, Thunderbird may be worth
it. A lot of people here use it. If you're happy with what you just
found, ignore this last paragraph.
At any rate, don't leave.
Bruce wrote:
On Mon, 19 Feb 2024 20:58:58 -0800 (PST), "itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net"
<itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
On Monday, February 19, 2024 at 10:53:35 PM UTC-6, Hank Rogersenter >> > as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like
wrote:
itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to
EternalSeptember? >> > I'm clueless.
https://rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic.narkive.com/4VMcGemC/ot-confiHere's a tutorial to set up ES on thunderbird:
guring-thunderbird-for-eternal-september >> >> I don't know how
accurate it is, but may help some.
I must be doing something wrong. Thunderbird keeps taking me in
circles. I've got an account now at ES and I enter that at
Thunderbird but it asks for it again.
Is it asking for your password?
What makes me laugh is all the TBird tutorials. Xananews doesn't have
one other than the info in the package when you downlad it. Why?
Because it's that simple to setup.
https://xananews.software.informer.com/download/#download_content
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:59:25 +0000, "cshenk"
<cshenk@virginia-beach.net> wrote:
,1000,Shenks_Wandering_Star,Virginia_Beach_VA,Carol_xxxxxx,-Unpublished- >>,300,XX,CM,INA:shenks.dyndns.org,IBN:24555
(I'm also at shenks.sychro.net, same place).
Are you trying to impress us with your psychobabble?
I had a little frustration adding ES back after I had to reinstall Thunderbird after a crash a few months ago. I had a userID and password
but T-bird was giving me fits trying to add newsgroups. ES finally
prompted me to sign again and let me download the newsgroups I wanted.
Like Joan, I got a little irritated at first but it worked out. (I have
a Blocknews account, too.)
On 2024-02-22, jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
I had a little frustration adding ES back after I had to reinstall
Thunderbird after a crash a few months ago. I had a userID and password
but T-bird was giving me fits trying to add newsgroups. ES finally
prompted me to sign again and let me download the newsgroups I wanted.
Like Joan, I got a little irritated at first but it worked out. (I have
a Blocknews account, too.)
With any new way of doing things, there's frustration involved. That especially occurs with computer programs. Then, once you figure it out,
you never give it a second's thought again. :)
Well...then you upgrade and things may change a little so, once again,
rinse and repeat.
leo
Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2024-02-22, jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
I had a little frustration adding ES back after I had to reinstall
Thunderbird after a crash a few months ago. I had a userID and password >>> but T-bird was giving me fits trying to add newsgroups. ES finally
prompted me to sign again and let me download the newsgroups I wanted.
Like Joan, I got a little irritated at first but it worked out. (I have >>> a Blocknews account, too.)
With any new way of doing things, there's frustration involved. That
especially occurs with computer programs. Then, once you figure it out,
you never give it a second's thought again. :)
Well...then you upgrade and things may change a little so, once again,
rinse and repeat.
leo
Indeed. Her majesty is a very nice lady, but prone to histrionics over
minor things.
I'm amazed how knowledgeable she is. A truly brilliant lady.
Hank Rogers wrote:
ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
jmcquown wrote:
On 2/19/2024 11:32 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:I did create an account at Thunderbird and at ES, but like I said it must >>> be something I'm doing wrong for them to put me on that merry-go-round. I >>> gave up and am now using that site that was posted several hours ago.
I've downloaded Thunderbird and it's asking me what I want to enter
as Newsgroup Server. Would that be something like EternalSeptember? >>>>> I'm clueless.
Eternal September (free, you need to create a account with them) or US >>>> Blocknews (a small fee but really cheap for the amount of gigabytes you >>>> get that will last for years).
Jill
At least the problem is solved. Glad you'll be staying. :)
Too bad it can't work for uncle Tojo. He's bleated and crowed about google >> and da future for so many years that it would be a great loss of face toHe can use the site that 'brooktrout' posted, it's what I'm using now. He'll need to sign in with a password and that's about all he'll need.
show up using anything other than google. And yoose know how asians are
about saving face.
cshenk wrote:
What makes me laugh is all the TBird tutorials. Xananews doesn't
have one other than the info in the package when you downlad it.
Why? Because it's that simple to setup.
https://xananews.software.informer.com/download/#download_content
Ummm, that's not the latest and greatest version of Xananews.
The world has moved on to 1.21
<https://github.com/graemeg/xananews>
Upgrade! Might fix the broken quoting when you fail to snip.
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:21:23 +0000, "cshenk"
<cshenk@virginia-beach.net> wrote:
Bruce wrote:
https://news.novabbs.org/interests/thread.php?group=rec.food.cookingOn Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:17:09 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
(ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:
jmcquown wrote:usenet >>>>> site.
brooktrout wrote:
If you want to kepp using a browser, here's a web access to
provide >> filtering >> capability? Or will the newsgroup continueThe question is does this web browser access to RFC
to be >> flooded with the same >> crap posts Google let in?
the >> > Google Groups because GG never tried to put a stop to them.I haven't seen any filtering capabilities with this site. But
Jill
hopefully those idiots won't make their way here as they loved
Do you have to manually keep the line lengths reasonable, like on
Google Groups?
No
Yes.
, the OLR will handle that and if replying online to the BBS, then
the BBS will do it for you. The headers will be Fidonet style, if
he's not stripping them (or the gateway site to usenet will strip).
Joan just showed that novaBBS makes crazy long lines, just like Google
Groups used to. Unless you intervene yourself, as Joan always does.
Of course you're not going to believe this, because you're always
right.
Bruce wrote:
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 18:13:53 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:
I gave up on eternal-september a few days ago; it was trying it's
best to make me have a stroke or at the very least put my fist
through my laptop screen.
You were struggling with Thunderbird, not with Eternal September.
Former Webtv customer apparently.
Bruce wrote:
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 18:13:53 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:
Retro Guy wrote:
Or, for the best Usenet experience, use a news server like news.eternal-september.org or news.i2pn2.org (or others, just
find one that at least attempts to filter spam)
I gave up on eternal-september a few days ago; it was trying it's
best to make me have a stroke or at the very least put my fist
through my laptop screen.
You were struggling with Thunderbird, not with Eternal September.
I got TB set up, but ES kept running me in circles, but either way, I
was tired of that merry-go-round. Since this is the group I visit
and post in this site does fine. The other sites I used to visit
such as alt.home.repair were just a feeding ground for their resident
trolls.
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:40:14 +0000, "cshenk"
<cshenk@virginia-beach.net> wrote:
Retro Guy wrote:
admin. >> i2pn2.org is one of the newservers sending NoCeM messagesThe site has it's own filtering using Spamassassin for outgoing and
incoming articles, and is peered to i2pn2.org, which I am also
that is >> filtering spam for many nntp servers. There is plenty of
effort to >> try to avoid spam on this site and server.
Btw, novabbs.org is not the best choice, use www.novabbs.com (dot
COM) for a faster site with longer retention. novabbs.ORG is really
meant for Tor and I2P use.
Or, for the best Usenet experience, use a news server like
news.eternal-september.org or news.i2pn2.org (or others, just find
one that at least attempts to filter spam)
Hi Richard! 1:275/100 here. A couple of folks getting grief
trying to get a nwesreader working as Goougle groups demise. They
don't understand BBS sites at all. It's an alien concept to them
(grin).
That's because BBS is a concept from the Middle Ages. (grin)
Anton Ray Eaks wrote:
Bruce wrote:
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 18:13:53 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.netFormer Webtv customer apparently.
(ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:
I gave up on eternal-september a few days ago; it was trying it's
best to make me have a stroke or at the very least put my fist
through my laptop screen.
You were struggling with Thunderbird, not with Eternal September.
That's just a joking fake email address. Most of us display a fake
one. Happened long ago scammers would peel out addresses and send gobs
of spam to them.
Bruce wrote:
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:21:23 +0000, "cshenk"
<cshenk@virginia-beach.net> wrote:
Bruce wrote:
Do you have to manually keep the line lengths reasonable, like on
Google Groups?
No
Yes.
, the OLR will handle that and if replying online to the BBS, then
the BBS will do it for you. The headers will be Fidonet style, if
he's not stripping them (or the gateway site to usenet will strip).
Joan just showed that novaBBS makes crazy long lines, just like Google
Groups used to. Unless you intervene yourself, as Joan always does.
Of course you're not going to believe this, because you're always
right.
No, some saw long lines on the test, some didn't.
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:59:25 +0000, "cshenk"
<cshenk@virginia-beach.net> wrote:
Retro Guy wrote:
usenet >> >>> site.cshenk wrote:
brooktrout wrote:
brooktrout wrote:
If you want to kepp using a browser, here's a web access to
https://news.novabbs.org/interests/thread.php?group=rec.food.cooking
from a web >> > > browser works.Is this the improved version? Hope so. Anyhoo posting
,487,Novabbs,Phoenix_AZ,Richard_xxxxx,-Unpublished-,9600,CM,XX,INA:
Yes, novabbs 1:114/487
Host,114,NC_Net_114_Arizona,Colorado_Springs_Co,Tj_Barlow,- (Net
coordinator AZ)
Site:
a >> while.nova bbs.org,IBN,IFT,ITN >>
There's others doing same.
Lol, you found my Fidonet nodelist entry :) I haven't seen that in
It's accurate, I am in Arizona, but the sites are hosted on servers
in New York (and one in Berlin for mostly I2P use,
www.rocksolidbbs.com).
Yup! Easy to backtrack from Brooktrout's notice. Chuckle, you
sound a little like the Star system as it grew back. You don't
hear much about it as we don't do all the politics. Terri Roati
(in Z3) Dallas Hinton, Me, Mark Lewis in Z1, and Vince Coen (Z2).
,1000,Shenks_Wandering_Star,Virginia_Beach_VA,Carol_xxxxxx,-Unpublis
hed- ,300,XX,CM,INA:shenks.dyndns.org,IBN:24555
(I'm also at shenks.sychro.net, same place).
Are you trying to impress us with your psychobabble?
ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
Bruce wrote:
You were struggling with Thunderbird, not with Eternal September.I got TB set up, but ES kept running me in circles, but either way, I
was tired of that merry-go-round. Since this is the group I visit
and post in this site does fine. The other sites I used to visit
such as alt.home.repair were just a feeding ground for their resident
trolls.
Once it a blue moon, a valid message will come in the repair group but
iy's been more than a month now.
Of course this one isn't much better with Bruce trolling for politics
every time the thread dies. No one in the USA really give a rats ass
for repeated opinions from non-USA folks although Canadians reasonably
have interest.
Bruce wrote:
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:40:14 +0000, "cshenk"
<cshenk@virginia-beach.net> wrote:
Retro Guy wrote:admin. >> i2pn2.org is one of the newservers sending NoCeM messages
The site has it's own filtering using Spamassassin for outgoing and
incoming articles, and is peered to i2pn2.org, which I am also
that is >> filtering spam for many nntp servers. There is plenty of
effort to >> try to avoid spam on this site and server.
Btw, novabbs.org is not the best choice, use www.novabbs.com (dot
COM) for a faster site with longer retention. novabbs.ORG is really
meant for Tor and I2P use.
Or, for the best Usenet experience, use a news server like
news.eternal-september.org or news.i2pn2.org (or others, just find
one that at least attempts to filter spam)
Hi Richard! 1:275/100 here. A couple of folks getting grief
trying to get a nwesreader working as Goougle groups demise. They
don't understand BBS sites at all. It's an alien concept to them
(grin).
That's because BBS is a concept from the Middle Ages. (grin)
Acutally they are running strong in Austrailia.
cshenk wrote:
[...] fake email address. Most of us display a fake
[...] long ago scammers would [...] send gobs of spam
No shit, any other obvious things you'd care to point out?
On Sat, 24 Feb 2024 20:11:43 +0000, "cshenk"
<cshenk@virginia-beach.net> wrote:
ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
way, I >> was tired of that merry-go-round. Since this is the groupBruce wrote:
You were struggling with Thunderbird, not with Eternal September.I got TB set up, but ES kept running me in circles, but either
I visit >> and post in this site does fine. The other sites I used
to visit >> such as alt.home.repair were just a feeding ground for
their resident >> trolls.
Once it a blue moon, a valid message will come in the repair group
but iy's been more than a month now.
Of course this one isn't much better with Bruce trolling for
politics every time the thread dies. No one in the USA really give
a rats ass for repeated opinions from non-USA folks although
Canadians reasonably have interest.
I'm always a troll when I disagree with you about something. How
convenient :)
On Sat, 24 Feb 2024 20:00:30 +0000, "cshenk"
<cshenk@virginia-beach.net> wrote:
Bruce wrote:
on >> >> Google Groups?On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:21:23 +0000, "cshenk"
<cshenk@virginia-beach.net> wrote:
Bruce wrote:
Do you have to manually keep the line lengths reasonable, like
then >> > the BBS will do it for you. The headers will be Fidonet
No
Yes.
, the OLR will handle that and if replying online to the BBS,
style, if >> > he's not stripping them (or the gateway site to usenet
will strip). >>
Google >> Groups used to. Unless you intervene yourself, as JoanJoan just showed that novaBBS makes crazy long lines, just like
always does. >>
Of course you're not going to believe this, because you're always
right.
No, some saw long lines on the test, some didn't.
And why did some see long lines of text? Because novaBBS, like Google
Groups, makes crazy long lines. And that was the point. That some news readers correct this and shorten the lines is another matter.
Bruce wrote:
Can you twist it to cooking? No.
On Sat, 24 Feb 2024 20:13:39 +0000, "cshenk"
<cshenk@virginia-beach.net> wrote:
Bruce wrote:
and >> >> incoming articles, and is peered to i2pn2.org, which I amOn Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:40:14 +0000, "cshenk"
<cshenk@virginia-beach.net> wrote:
Retro Guy wrote:
The site has it's own filtering using Spamassassin for outgoing
also >> admin. >> i2pn2.org is one of the newservers sending NoCeM
messages >> that is >> filtering spam for many nntp servers. There is
plenty of >> effort to >> try to avoid spam on this site and server.
(dot >> >> COM) for a faster site with longer retention. novabbs.ORG
Btw, novabbs.org is not the best choice, use www.novabbs.com
is really >> >> meant for Tor and I2P use.
find >> >> one that at least attempts to filter spam)
Or, for the best Usenet experience, use a news server like
news.eternal-september.org or news.i2pn2.org (or others, just
They >> > don't understand BBS sites at all. It's an alien concept
Hi Richard! 1:275/100 here. A couple of folks getting grief
trying to get a nwesreader working as Goougle groups demise.
to them >> > (grin).
That's because BBS is a concept from the Middle Ages. (grin)
Acutally they are running strong in Austrailia.
I bet there are also still people who communicate using smoke signals.
Can you twist it to cooking? No. You haven't posted anything on topic
for a really long time. Instead your posts are MEANT to be nasty most
of the time and any negative reaction to it is met with a blatent
trollish reply like this one.
Bruce wrote:
On Sat, 24 Feb 2024 20:00:30 +0000, "cshenk"
<cshenk@virginia-beach.net> wrote:
Bruce wrote:on >> >> Google Groups?
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:21:23 +0000, "cshenk"
<cshenk@virginia-beach.net> wrote:
Bruce wrote:
Do you have to manually keep the line lengths reasonable, like
then >> > the BBS will do it for you. The headers will be Fidonet
No
Yes.
, the OLR will handle that and if replying online to the BBS,
style, if >> > he's not stripping them (or the gateway site to usenet
will strip). >>
Google >> Groups used to. Unless you intervene yourself, as JoanJoan just showed that novaBBS makes crazy long lines, just like
always does. >>
Of course you're not going to believe this, because you're always
right.
No, some saw long lines on the test, some didn't.
And why did some see long lines of text? Because novaBBS, like Google
Groups, makes crazy long lines. And that was the point. That some news
readers correct this and shorten the lines is another matter.
There's other sites to use. Mark Lewis seems to. Also as I said, use
an OLR and let it wrap or do it manually as others do.
The whole thing is just you trying to make a tempest in a teapot as
usual.
Bruce wrote:
On Sat, 24 Feb 2024 20:11:43 +0000, "cshenk"
<cshenk@virginia-beach.net> wrote:
ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:way, I >> was tired of that merry-go-round. Since this is the group
Bruce wrote:
You were struggling with Thunderbird, not with Eternal September.I got TB set up, but ES kept running me in circles, but either
I visit >> and post in this site does fine. The other sites I used
to visit >> such as alt.home.repair were just a feeding ground for
their resident >> trolls.
Once it a blue moon, a valid message will come in the repair group
but iy's been more than a month now.
Of course this one isn't much better with Bruce trolling for
politics every time the thread dies. No one in the USA really give
a rats ass for repeated opinions from non-USA folks although
Canadians reasonably have interest.
I'm always a troll when I disagree with you about something. How
convenient :)
Can you twist it to cooking? No. You haven't posted anything on topic
for a really long time. Instead your posts are MEANT to be nasty most
of the time and any negative reaction to it is met with a blatent
trollish reply like this one.
On 2/25/2024 1:37 PM, cshenk wrote:
Can you twist it to cooking? No. You haven't posted anything on topic
for a really long time. Instead your posts are MEANT to be nasty most
of the time and any negative reaction to it is met with a blatent
trollish reply like this one.
Why do you bother? He's been posting crap for years yet you keep
replying to him.
History lesson for you, whether you like it or not. The average person
only had access to newsgroups via college or very expensive compuserve >accounts. Newsgroups were there but access was difficult or impossible
to the common man until BBS sites (already several years in use
worldwide). BBS sites wrote more software to hook in email exchange
services (providing members of their sites a unique email address of
their own.
BBS sites added in newsgroup access to their existing message bases
(early 90's) and ISPs shed prices fast driven by AOL and other
mom-n-pop ISPs and normally free access at BBS sites (or very low cost >access). Newsgroups exploded and a lot of new ones grew, often bearing
close resemblance to existing FIDOnet message areas. The very one we
are in _may_ have been based on one called 'Cooking' that is still
running today and I was chatting with Denis (southern central Russia)
about Hungarian Cream of mushroom soup recipes. He's still struggling
with English but we help. Poor fellow only has a microwave to cook
with. He seems sure he can replicate a crockpot with it based on his
gaps in grasping what a crockpot really is (learning how to cook stage
of his life).
Nuff said but most who found usenet/newsgroups, initially did it from a
BBS.
On 2024-02-24, George Sulzbach wrote:
cshenk wrote:
[...] fake email address. Most of us display a fake
[...] long ago scammers would [...] send gobs of spam
No shit, any other obvious things you'd care to point out?
That may just seem obvious. For sure, it was true years ago,
but I have been showing a real working address for 10 years,
and to date have received zero spam messages with it.
On 2/25/2024 2:12 PM, Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2024-02-25, cshenk wrote:I've been wondering about that for years.
Bruce wrote:
(Deleted pathetic troll attempt.)
Can you twist it to cooking? No.
Why waste any time with him?
On 2024-02-25, cshenk wrote:
Bruce wrote:
(Deleted pathetic troll attempt.)
Can you twist it to cooking? No.
Why waste any time with him?
I don't want to start receiving e-mails from the
denizens of the two newsgroups in which I'm active.
Nuff said but most who found usenet/newsgroups, initially did it from a
BBS.
About half(?) the people who post here seem to use a real address.
On 2024-02-25, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
I don't want to start receiving e-mails from the
denizens of the two newsgroups in which I'm active.
That has never happened to me either. If so, I can change it.
Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2024-02-25, Mike Duffy <mxduffy@bell.net> wrote:
On 2024-02-24, George Sulzbach wrote:
cshenk wrote:
[...] fake email address. Most of us display a fake
[...] long ago scammers would [...] send gobs of spam
No shit, any other obvious things you'd care to point out?
That may just seem obvious. For sure, it was true years ago,
but I have been showing a real working address for 10 years,
and to date have received zero spam messages with it.
I don't want to start receiving e-mails from the denizens of
the two newsgroups in which I'm active.
Don't blame you! I got bit in 2021. It was very messy to fix it all.
I still get spam today from one of the 'helpful services' that hops
email addesses and names (all India seeming names etc.). I get 2-3 a
day.
On 2024-02-25, Mike Duffy <mxduffy@bell.net> wrote:
On 2024-02-24, George Sulzbach wrote:
cshenk wrote:
[...] fake email address. Most of us display a fake
[...] long ago scammers would [...] send gobs of spam
No shit, any other obvious things you'd care to point out?
That may just seem obvious. For sure, it was true years ago,
but I have been showing a real working address for 10 years,
and to date have received zero spam messages with it.
I don't want to start receiving e-mails from the denizens of
the two newsgroups in which I'm active.
On 2024-02-25, cshenk wrote:
Bruce wrote:
(Deleted pathetic troll attempt.)
Can you twist it to cooking? No.
Why waste any time with him?
On a food note, I see that 'Pisti' pistachio cream spread is
back at Costco after a year or so hiatus. The label says BB
March 2025, so I think I will buy several because the two I
bought last year only lasted a few weeks.
For really quick saiety, I put it on my banana this AM.
On 2/25/2024 1:37 PM, cshenk wrote:
Can you twist it to cooking? No. You haven't posted anything on
topic for a really long time. Instead your posts are MEANT to be
nasty most of the time and any negative reaction to it is met with
a blatent trollish reply like this one.
Why do you bother? He's been posting crap for years yet you keep
replying to him.
Jill
cshenk wrote:
...
Nuff said but most who found usenet/newsgroups, initially did it
from a BBS.
false, in terms of sheer numbers it was when AOL
came along. before that it was university access
(which was where it started). i'd put BBS's in
3rd place.
songbird
Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2024-02-25, cshenk wrote:
Bruce wrote:
(Deleted pathetic troll attempt.)
Can you twist it to cooking? No.
Why waste any time with him?
Tired of him saying nasty things to people who disagree with him. He
bit Leo and 'D' 2 days ago.
Sounds good! I'll look about for something like it near me.
cshenk wrote:
...
Nuff said but most who found usenet/newsgroups, initially did it from a
BBS.
false, in terms of sheer numbers it was when AOL
came along. before that it was university access
(which was where it started). i'd put BBS's in
3rd place.
songbird
songbird wrote:
cshenk wrote:
...
Nuff said but most who found usenet/newsgroups, initially did it
from a BBS.
false, in terms of sheer numbers it was when AOL
came along. before that it was university access
(which was where it started). i'd put BBS's in
3rd place.
songbird
Humm, AOL did have a big impact. Maybe 50/50 or something. You kinda
live in the middle of nowhere now and BBS sites were thin on the ground there. Might have been living elswhere then.
On 2/26/2024 9:06 AM, songbird wrote:
cshenk wrote:
...
Nuff said but most who found usenet/newsgroups, initially did it from a
BBS.
false, in terms of sheer numbers it was when AOL
came along. before that it was university access
(which was where it started). i'd put BBS's in
3rd place.
songbird
I agree with that, songbird. AOL and Prodigy. BBS's were much more localized.
On 2/26/2024 9:06 AM, songbird wrote:
cshenk wrote:
...
Nuff said but most who found usenet/newsgroups, initially did it
from a BBS.
false, in terms of sheer numbers it was when AOL
came along. before that it was university access
(which was where it started). i'd put BBS's in
3rd place.
songbird
I agree with that, songbird. AOL and Prodigy. BBS's were much more localized.
Jill
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