Posted by Arne on 10/31/01 11:31

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.

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 :)

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 :)

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/Arne
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