|
|
Posted by Blinky the Shark on 08/12/05 01:36
Mason A Clark wrote:
> On 10 Aug 2005 23:03:55 -0700, arbpen2003@sbcglobal.net wrote:
>
>>If you are replying to a message in this group (or any group), please
>>be sure that you have clicked on Show Options. Then when you reply to
>>a message, the original message will be quoted for you. Be sure to
>>only reply to relavent portions and snip anything superfluous.
>>
>>If you do not click on Show Options, no one will know to what you are
>>replying. This is especially true of users who are not using Google
>>Groups (and that's a lot of people).
>>
>>Please realize that you are reading Usenet messages. Most people use a
>>news reader to read and post Usenet messages. There are many news
>>clients available, some free. You can Google for Usenet News Readers
>>and get thousands of results. Not only will you enjoy the benefits of
>>news client, your messages will get to news servers quickly, not three
>>hours later.
>
> I have used for many years -- and strongly recommend -- Agent.
> But I'm curious: what are the reasons if any for using Google Groups?
1. No clue as to what Usenet really is or how to use it. I'd say this
is by far the most common reason.
2. Can't use a real news client at work.
--
Blinky Linux Registered User 297263
Killing All Posts from GG: http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html
End Of The Good GG Archive GUI: http://blinkynet.net/comp/gggui.html
Navigation:
[Reply to this message]
|