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Article #720138Re: Trying to learn this new Google crap .. Gothic 3
From: markB
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 15:39
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 15:39
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On 8/18/2013 11:50 AM, Rin Stowleigh wrote: > On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 10:10:39 -0700 (PDT), Justisaur > <just...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Friday, August 16, 2013 9:04:28 PM UTC-7, johns wrote: >>> This sure is a pain in the ass compared to the old >>> usenet style. Morons! >>> >> >> I agree wholeheartedly. I have to dump text in an external editor, add quote symbols, do my reply there and dump it back in to the reply if it's more than a few lines, or it comes out all f'd up. >> >> Still less trouble than getting a 'real newsreader' and sub to usenet though. > > Using a web browser for usenet is far less convenient than a > newsreader. The fact that you have to jump through the hoops you just > described, even if only occasionally, is proof of that. > > I believe they still have free usenet servers (eternal september, etc) > if paying is a concern? Yeah. Many choices. Thunderbird is dead simple for email and news. Cheap usenet is all over, with excellent retention, and there's no reason to pay by the month... eg. Astraweb has $10 for 25 GB which will last a couple of lifetimes of usenet text. -mb
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