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Posted by Ed Jay on 11/07/22 11:31
Arne <invalid@domain.invalid> wrote:
>Once upon a time *Ed Jay* wrote:
>
>> Arne <invalid@domain.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>>Once upon a time *Safalra* wrote:
>>>> Arne wrote:
>>>>> Google Group users are clueless, and so are the Google team that set
>>>>> up the interface like a web forum! Please ignore all post from Google
>>>>> Groups until they learn or begin to use a newsreader.
>>>>
>>>> That's a bit harsh. I'm a Google Groups user and I wrote the page you
>>>> quote in your signature:
>>>>
>>>>> * From Google: http://www.safalra.com/special/googlegroupsreply/
>>>
>>>Sorry about that. Yes, there are a few who knows how to do it from
>>>Google Groups. That's the reason I don't to filter everybody posting
>>>from groups.google.com :)
>>>
>>>However, I don't understand why you and the other few are using GG and
>>>not a mail- and/or newsreader. I would not be proud to be connected
>>>with the 99% clueless GG users. :)
>>>
>>>Further more, my opinion is that Google is good when you search (even
>>>in newsgroups) but that's all. Making Usenet to a webforum is the
>>>worst they have done.
>>
>> How many people do you think use Google to post from their jobs or other
>> locale away from home?
>>
>> When at home, I use Agent for my email and Usenet. But, I travel quite a
>> bit and I have little choice but use Google if I want to post a NG
>> message, or webmail to read my email. I don't think I'm unique.
>
>Really?
>
>If reading and posting on Usenet would be part of my job, then the
>company would pay for a subcription to a news server.
I didn't mean to suggest that they were playing with company blessings.
>
>If I only would be allowed to "chat" on Usenet on my company paid
>time, I would be happy to pay less than US$1.00 per month my self for
>a subscription.
>
>When I'm on travel, I have other things to do than sit in front of a
>computer and post on newsgroups, if the computer owner don't have a
>subscription. Webmail is a different thing though :)
When I travel, I spend about two hours sitting in the 1st class lounge
twiddling my thumbs while waiting for my 12-hour flight.
>
>BTW, there are some regular posters on many groups that are filtering
>out *everything* that comes groups.google.com server, so I guess they
>don't see your posts from GG :)
I don't miss their non-responses. :-)
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Ed Jay (remove M to respond by email)
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