Re: "Well Hell Guys.."

[RTS <gafa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 9/21/2022 1:09 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
> On 9/21/2022 10:08 AM, RTS wrote:
>> Yea,
>> it's even harder when the news group supplier, replaces a "blade"
>> HD and blocks all "write" service for 10 minutes..
>> (without telling anyone of the impact)
>> (and only allowing original post on this group not follow-up)
>> and my luck for trying to post at that same time..  ð???
>>
>> I have to use 2 different N.G. programs anyway,  one for regular mail
>> the other for yNec images..
>>
>> Hine-sight, says it was a good thing, because what I wrote
>> wasn't worth posting anyway...
>> .
>> with all the government spying these days, it's not a really good idea
>> to talk weapons on an open forum anyway...
>>
>> RTSÂ Â Â Â  (70+)
>
>
> Thunderbird is decent for both a mail client and a news client.  I think
> Able uses it too.
>
> I try to keep both AIOE and Eternal September accounts active on my news
> client.  They both work 95-99% of the time.  When one is down the other
> is almost always up.  I get 99.999% news up time between the two.
>
> Some of the newsgroups I used to read are all but dead.  The last
> non-spam post on ROFB was by me, and its old enough the message body no
> longer loads.  LOL.  RCM still has a dozen semi active members and a
> decent size number of lurkers & occasional posters.  RMH is about the
> same.  Most of the people on SEJW are also on RCM and they only seem to
> reply on RCM, so...
>
> Most of the groups went to forums, and now to Facebook groups.  Facebook
> has made it so easy to create a group that they are prolific like
> rabbits with no predators and hugely diluting the user base.  Often they
> are little cliques that just talk among themselves if at all.
>
>
We use the Thunderbird also,  but with the last upgrade, things have
been a little screwy..
.
the other reader is a linux knock-off that's been modified to "mostly"
work on microsoft.. ð???
It does a good job of down-loads but has a run-away uploader.
Does all the ole stuff from "Agent" without all the hassle..
.
So let's see if this will post as a followup..
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*Rocky T. Squirrel, esq.*