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Author: Ivor JonesIvor Jones Date: Mar 8, 2008 15:46
"JosephKK" yahoo.com> wrote in message
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: > On Sat, 8 Mar 2008 02:43:18 -0000, "Ivor Jones"
: > wrote:
[snip]
: >>It shouldn't be *my* problem if your software can't
: >>cope.
: >>
: >>Ivor
: >
: > That depends on how non-standard you are. Just because
: > some newsreaders can cope does not make it standard or
: > right. Your stuff don't bother me none. News clients
: > that produce non-quotable posts do bother me, it makes
: > trying to reply worthless.
Which makes it the *software's* problem, not mine. If your software can't
do what you want it to, get software that can.
Ivor
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Author: konykony Date: Mar 8, 2008 16:23
On Sat, 8 Mar 2008 23:45:29 -0000, "Ivor Jones"
wrote:
>"Floyd L. Davidson" apaflo.com> wrote in message
>news:87k5kcq5u6.fld@apaflo.com
>
>[snip]
>
>: > So just how many different possible quote characters is
>: > my software supposed to work for?...
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Author: konykony Date: Mar 8, 2008 16:25
On Sat, 08 Mar 2008 14:58:41 -0800, JosephKK
yahoo.com> wrote:
>I think i still have an old trimline. If i can find it, maybe i
>should plug it in. Not much advantage though, i will still have my
>cell. I wonder how long the cell towers will function in a power
>outage. The telco backup may not be any better. Maybe it is time to
>get my amateur licence and a radio.
I've never had the telco power go out with a power outtage,
FWIW, but I've never had to endure one that was lengthly
(more than about a day). Since most outtages tend to be
localized to a small area a cellphone would certainly be
useful in most outtages.
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Author: Floyd L. DavidsonFloyd L. Davidson Date: Mar 8, 2008 17:18
"Ivor Jones" wrote:
>"Floyd L. Davidson" apaflo.com> wrote in message
>news:87k5kcq5u6.fld@apaflo.com
>
>[snip]
>
>: > So just how many different possible quote characters is
>: > my software supposed to work for? Idiots who want to
>: > use a non-standard quote character can choose from 100
>: > or so...
>
>My software (OE Quotefix, also OE as supplied) has a choice of three - the
>standard > or : or |
My software allows me to use virtually *anything*. It
could be a single character, or a string of characters.
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Author: Floyd L. DavidsonFloyd L. Davidson Date: Mar 8, 2008 17:20
JosephKK yahoo.com> wrote:>On Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:40:31 -0900, floyd@ apaflo.com (Floyd L.
>Davidson) wrote:
> >>krw att.bizzzzzzzzzz> wrote:>>>> krw att.bizzzzzzzzzz> wrote:>>>>>> krw att.bizzzzzzzzzz> wrote:>>>>>>>> Foxtrot wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ... snip ...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Is there is a greaterlikelihood of hum if I connect a "2 wire"
>>>>>>>>> phone extension by using one wire from a twisted pair and taking
>>>>>>>>> the second wire from a different twisted pair?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Yes. The idea of twisted pairs is that an interference appears on ...
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Author: CBFalconerCBFalconer Date: Mar 8, 2008 17:45
"Graham." wrote:
> "Ivor Jones" wrote in message
>> "kony" spam.com> wrote in message
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>>:> I don't know about "only thing worse", there are lots of
>>:> worse things but make it a 4th complaint because it
>>:> should not be someone else's burden to cope with
>>:> non-standard quote marks - even if many newsreader apps
>>:> can do so.
>>
>> It shouldn't be *my* problem if your software can't cope.>
> I think software developers sometimes call this kind of dilemma
> Postel's Law
It certainly establishes that my PLONK filter is correctly set.
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Author: Ivor JonesIvor Jones Date: Mar 9, 2008 09:27
"kony" spam.com> wrote in message
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[snip]
: > Explain why we should need software with certain feature
: > sets to reinterpret something so you don't have to
: > follow standards. The whole point of usenet is to NOT
: > need to do these things!
I don't understand why you need *software* (other than any standard
newsreader) to interpret what you're reading on the screen. I type words,
you read them - where does software come into it..? You can see perfectly
well which parts of the message I am quoting.
I ask again - what is *software* doing with my quote marks that upsets you
so much..?
Ivor
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Author: Ivor JonesIvor Jones Date: Mar 9, 2008 09:31
"Floyd L. Davidson" apaflo.com> wrote in message
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: > "Ivor Jones" wrote:
: >>Explain again what exactly your *software* (as opposed
: >>to your eyes) does with quote marks anyway..?
: >
: > I thought you knew all about this???
: >
: > Specifically my software is the gnus package...
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Date: Mar 9, 2008 12:06
> "JosephKK" yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:f156t3d2h5t6gn0vpqfn7css57k13acd49@4ax.com
> : > On Sat, 8 Mar 2008 02:43:18 -0000, "Ivor Jones"
> : > wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> : >>It shouldn't be *my* problem if your software can't
> : >>cope.
> : >>
> : >>Ivor
> : >
> : > That depends on how non-standard you are. Just because
> : > some newsreaders can cope does not make it standard or
> : > right. Your stuff don't bother me none. News clients
> : > that produce non-quotable posts do bother me, it makes
> : > trying to reply worthless.
> ...
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Date: Mar 9, 2008 12:07
>
>
> "krw" att.bizzzzzzzzzz> wrote in message
> news:MPG.223c9d106b41550b9898df@news.individual.net
> : > In article <63ffhgF27r9utU1@mid.individual.net>,
> : > ivor@thisaddressis.invalid says...
>
> [snip]
>
> : >> It's not misconfigured. Just configured differently.
> : >
> : > In this case, "differently" = "non-standard" =>
> : > misconfigured.
>
> How do I know it's not your system that's misconfigured..? If it were
> configured correctly, surely it could cope with a : instead of a > ??
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