Re: New to group -- ? about DSC QP6 Kit

[Marc_F_Hult <MFHult@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 31 Jan 2007 20:38:10 -0800, "dcalarms" <mdcalvert@xxxxxxx> wrote in
message  <1170304690.732983.103840@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

>I appreciate the group's existence.  I have read a lot of the posts
>and I think I will learn a lot by just being able to read and exchange
>postings.  I do have a couple of questions.
>
>How do I get the new post screen to be full width so that I don't
>to hit a end-of-line Return key in order to keep the text in the
>viewable area of the screen?  I have not had to do that since
>I last operated a KSR-33 Teletype Terminal in the 70's.
>
>Is there any way the forum owner can change the lay out at the
>bottom of the new post screen?  I took a long time to write and then
>edit a previous version of this message and then, while trying to
>"tab-over" as an indentation, I accidentally skipped to the "Post
>Message" button and whoops!, it was gone.  Maybe, if you can put
>at least one intermediary box in between the last text in a new post
>and the "Post Message" box, dolts like me would not post an
>incomplete posting and not be able to find it to edit it.

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From: "dcalarms" <mdcalvert@xxxxxxx>
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Subject: New to group -- ? about DSC QP6 Kit
Date: 31 Jan 2007 20:38:10 -0800
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The introduction of poorly designed, improperly threaded newsreader client
software (such as the monstrosity aol foisted on usenet) has not been
helpful.

If you had an ISP other than aol, you would probably have 'free' usenet
access through something other than www.google.com which is what you used.
(See above capture of your message header.)

Most/many ISPs provide usenet Network News Network Protocol (NNTP) access
-- not web-based like google -- which is needed to be able to use a
well-designed newsreader client app like Agent
http://www.forteinc.com/agent/support.php
which allows enormous flexibility in posting and reading.

One can also purchase NNTP access through many commercial usenet providers.

Better yet, switch ISPs to most anyone other than aol.

HTH ... Marc
Marc_F_Hult
www.ECOntrol.org