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Re: Why all the off-topic posts?

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From: wizofwas
Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 16:00
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"ArtDent" <par@noyd.invalidname> wrote in message
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> On 24-May-2007, "wizofwas" <wizofwas@nospamknology.net> wrote:
>
> > > I'm used to OE, I've been using it for years and years. It's simple
> > > and
> > > straightforward. I did try Agent once but I couldn't get along with
> > > it. I
> > > use Windows too despite it sucking like a black hole, because it's the
> > > only OS that'll run all my games natively.
>
> This is the main reason I have not gone to some flavor of linux, or even a
> Mac.
>
> > > (As for my nick, I use it nowadays just because I always have <g> It's
> > > nearly 10 years old now and if I changed it nobody would recognise me
> > > ;)
> > > LOL)
>
> Understood about the nick, but there are *many* progs, not just Agent.
> See below.
>
> >
> > The same here, except that I tried Firefox and I just didn't like it as
> > well as OE.
>
> Err... Firefox is a browser, I hope you meant Thunderbird, their
> (Mozilla's) e-mail and newsgroup program?
> Thunderbird has been updated quite a bit lately, it may be worth a second
> (or first for EB) look.

ROFL, yes, Mozilla, that's what I meant.  It's been so long that Firefox was
the only thing I could think of at the time.  And I do have to say that it's
been about 10 years since I've looked at it.  Maybe I'll give it another
try.

wizofwas
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