When I select this Google group, roughly half my screen goes to one
display format and larger font and differnt colours, and the other to
what I am accustomed to with this Forum.

Now, I don't mean half and half screen either vertically or
diagonally,
but PARTS which are always rectangles; possibly 10 or so with 5-10
lines height and mainly on the right side..This is only the last two
days.

Anybody else sees this?

After about 1 second it all goes normal and stays so.

Another point.
I posted a reply yesterday; it doesn't show up where it shoul, but the
NEXT posting has somebody else who saw it, use it to copy and post a
further reply. So at least PART of this is Google and not just my
computer.

Terence,

Google will occasionally revamp its view. I've never been able to use
google reliably to differentiate between the content of subthreads.

When I get a new look from google, I have to play hide, seek, hunt and peck
with which buttons or text operate. As the antecedent circumstance for
using google is that I'm likely traveling or using someone else's machine, I
rarely have high expectations. Lurking is usually the best option.

The immediate strength of google is that you see quite easily what all a
person posts on usenet, and, precisely, where and when. These 3 screen
captures show how to do this:
http://zaxfuuq.net/fortran8_2.htm

Can you give me a better reference for the first image?
--
Reagan Revision

"We are being told that a competent, trustworthy president is someone
who brandishes his religion like a neon sign, loads a gun and goes out
hunting for beautiful winged creatures, and tries to imitate a past
president who, by the way, never shot a bird or felt the need to imitate
anybody."

Terence wrote:

This is a *usenet* group - not something specific to google. Most of
us avoid the google interface like the plague. (Though since google
bought dejanews a few years back, they do have archives going back to
the beginning of usenet.)

Does your ISP provide a usenet feed? If so, just point most email
programs (e.g., thunderbird is a good choice) to the feed.

W.

I have just captured a screen before it changed.
It says Google groups at the top and has my real e-mail address, which
surprises me.
However, that shows me the change is been done at the Google end.
i.e. it sends me the priveledged screen witj my full details, than the
public screen, with the user protection applied. This is NOT good!.
Looks like a lousy update of the software.

I plead ignorance about "Usernet Groups".
Where are to be found the direct URLs of these Forums?

"Terence" cantv.net> wrote in message
news:6fc17498-ca1c-4a6b-a86e-7fb5c0faf9da@e6g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

As already mentioned, your ISP can probably do a better job. I use, for
instance, new.verizon.net directly from Outlook Express (and have done for
years with various ISPs, changing them as I move around).

Regards,

Mike Metcalf

Michael Metcalf wrote:

AT&T will be something like:

news.dallas.sbcglobal.net

I vastly prefer the netscape news group reader. Very easy to sort any
way you want.

Update.

I checked over and over what happens when I select another google
group URL from all the groups i usually consult or post on.

Only this one and alt.lanng.asm have the double-screen initial
display.

After which the screens are stable for that Forum.

I am still trying to understand what the above posters mean about
direct access to User Groups without going through a Google interface.
How?
I use Opera by choice over the MS applications and Netscape, all of
which I have the latest versions. I need to be able to selectively
clear refeence and history out.

Terence wrote:
...

http://www.ibiblio.org/usenet-i/usenet-help.html

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On Jan 12, 4:51 pm, Terence cantv.net> wrote:

On 2008-01-12 17:51:14 -0400, Terence cantv.net> said:

Lets backup a few steps.

Newsgroups use something called NNTP which is Network Newsgroup
Transport Protocol, or something close to that name. There are
specialized programs, that look a lot like email programs to users and
they...