Re: "Well Hell Guys.."

[ABLE1 <somebody@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 9/22/2022 1:17 PM, RTS wrote:
> On 9/22/2022 12:14 PM, RTS wrote:
>> 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..
>
>
> Well we've worked out what happened..
> The last update of Thunderbird, changed my setting at giganews to a
> generic default...
> Once I changed them back to the original giganews setting, it's now
> working...
> RTS

Yes, I had problems as well after the update.  Drove me a bit nuts!!
Well, that doesn't take much these days!!!  Finally got it back to
what is was before.

I am always a bit nervous now when there is a new update..............

Les