Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2005 13:21:47 GMT From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnospamsssssssssssssssssssssssssizefitter.com> Subject: Re: AOL dumps newsgroups
Craig's C900 Site wrote: > > "laurak" <lauraknospamousergraphics.com> writes: > > >I really don't like the way Google Groups works. I can't tell what I've > >read or not. > > Use a normal Unix shell account and run something like 'nn' to read > newsgroups. Does auto-management of what's been read and what hasn't. No > lame graphical interface to contend with. > > Newsgroups are after all meant to be a simple, text-based medium. > > Craig. Groups.Google was once my only news source my the ISP at the time dropped the news server. But Groups.Google had a slow turnaround for updating, sometimes up to 24 hours. Good for reference though since all posts are kept. Another problem: If someone changes the subject line, the thread becomes disconnected as a separate thread is created. My advice in general is therefore never to change the subject line. Likewise, top postings are cumbersome to read in Google whereas bottom postings comes out more naturally when you scroll down an entire thread.
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