Posted by Brian Cryer on 03/02/06 16:09

"Dylan Parry" <usenet@dylanparry.com> wrote in message
news:v5j0n2hhjhgy$.dlg@dylanparry.com...
> Pondering the eternal question of "Hobnobs or Rich Tea?", Brian Cryer
> finally proclaimed:
>
>> What I'd really like though is to be able to direct someone to a (recent)
>> article and have it open in their newsreader.
>
> The problem with that scenario is that it relies upon the user actually
> /having/ a newsreader that is configured correctly, and a browser that
> handles the URL correctly. It's a bit like trying to use mailto: ;)

Very true. I concede, your suggestion is probably the only way to go.

Thanks.
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Brian Cryer
www.cryer.co.uk/brian

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