Re: Writing an applet

From: GaryM (gmaddr-usenet_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 12/24/04 

Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 23:15:07 -0500

Andrew Thompson <SeeMySites@www.invalid> wrote in
news:1s6jpem7af2ts$.36ayuhpcwzgj.dlg@40tude.net:

>
> All right, we'll play your game..
> "Every single one on earth."

Ah you got me! You checked them all and here I am telling fairy
stories. Let's hear more about this ....

>
> Prove me wrong by naming one that does not.
>
> The three I have thus far tested, and bring you back to the
> specific question. Can you name one that doesn't?
>

"Every single one on earth" eh? Three? And after three you feel it
worthy to spout off some new usenet rule?

OK, I'll play now ... um, here's one where it does not work: Xnews.
It's pretty popular and your new rule won't help me, so is it still
worth your taking umbrage at those who don't follow it for your three
news readers?

>
<LONG URL SNIPPED>
>
> Which breaks in my newsreader. (You forgot to turn off word-wrap
> in my reader, which is a good thing, 'cos that would have pissed
> me off no end.)
>

Why are you lying? I have 40tude on another machine and although it
wrapped it at the edge of the window, clicking integrity was
maintained. Sheesh! If I had let Xnews wrap it, the URL would be broken
in 40tude and every other newsreader. So now back to you again, show me
a newsreader where my long url won't work?

>
> Good URL's don't change, and even bad ones are much more permanent
> than 'tinyurl'.
>

And that's a fact? Good URLs don't change? Hey, good luck with that
one. Oh and FWIW, makeashorterlink.com preserves its links indefinitely
and tinyurl says it does too. Seems like you have another reality going
here on a few levels. Regardless, surrounding with < > is not a
universal solution. You should either test more than three newreaders
and at least get a decent base to support your assertion, or stop
spouting it off.

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