Re: Batch POD Conversion

leegee@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> A. Sinan Unur wrote:
>
> > Who is 'you'? Please quote some context when you reply.
>
> My oh my, Simon:

Who the heck is Simon?

> you are a stickler for details.

.... like getting someone's name right?

> I'll write to Google
> and tell them to sort their poster out:

Good luck. Regulars in this group (and, I presume many other Usenet
groups) have been trying to get Google to fix their broken Usenet
interface since its inception.

> it all threads nicley with
> Google, but maybe you're using something less sophisticated.

"Less sophisticated" than Google Groups? Like what, an abacus?
Seriously, Google Groups is a *great* archive, but as a newsreader it
is pretty much one of the worst ever. Threading is the *only* thing it
does well (and even that fouls up from time to time.

Regardless, assuming that everyone reading Usenet is, or even desires
to, read messages in a threaded context is both arrogant and naïve.
The custom of quoting an appropriate amount of context in a reply has
been in effect in Usenet for decades. Have you read the Posting
Guidelines for this group?

>I only use Google for usenet these days.

My sympathies to you.

Paul Lalli

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