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In lugnet.general (and 1 other group), Steven Lane wrote:
> In lugnet.general, James Brown writes:
> > In lugnet.general, Steven Lane writes:
>
> > > Verification sucks. And just think, I'll have to verify this post as • well :-(.
> > >
> > > It's not even like that many people we're being impersonated.
> >
> > Police stink. It's not like that many people are being robbed.
>
> Yeah but the police don't hassle me for my I.D. EVERY day!!
if it bothers you that much, why don't you just post via the web interface?
no verification there?
> Why not have verification for the month following a strike, then revert • to
> normal.
I doubt that will happen.
Dan
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In article <200112101317.fBADHSS27446@void.peeron.com>,
"Dan Boger" <dan@peeron.com> wrote:
> if it bothers you that much, why don't you just post via the web interface?
> no verification there?
Because those of us who use newsreaders can sort through and view
messages WAY faster than we could with the web interface. Unfortunately,
the verification stuff throws a monkeywrench in the gears, so I tend to
post less frequently than I did before.
~Grand Admiral Muffin Head
--
Mark's Lego(R) Creations
http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego
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In lugnet.general, Dan Boger writes:
> if it bothers you that much, why don't you just post via the web interface?
> no verification there?
I don't know about that Steven, but this one would rather read in a
newsreader. Unfortunately, this means that to start a reply on the web
requires going through the process of:
Press [H] to display the headers (I'm using Forte Agent).
Select'n'Copy the message id.
Open a browser.
Type in the url http://news.lugnet.com/[newsgroup]?n=[messageid]
Hit Enter
Wait while the message (and all the accompanying web-iage) is retrieved
Hit Reply
This isn't brain surgery, and you even memorize it after awhile. But it's a
lot harder than just clicking the Reply button.
Not that I want verification to go away. But it's a pain to read with a
newsreader, and reply via the web.
Steve
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"Steve Bliss" <partsref@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Go5DH7.In2@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.general, Dan Boger writes:
> > if it bothers you that much, why don't you just post via the web • interface?
> > no verification there?
>
> I don't know about that Steven, but this one would rather read in a
> newsreader. Unfortunately, this means that to start a reply on the web
> requires going through the process of:
>
> Press [H] to display the headers (I'm using Forte Agent).
> Select'n'Copy the message id.
> Open a browser.
> Type in the url http://news.lugnet.com/[newsgroup]?n=[messageid]
> Hit Enter
> Wait while the message (and all the accompanying web-iage) is retrieved
> Hit Reply
>
> This isn't brain surgery, and you even memorize it after awhile. But it's • a
> lot harder than just clicking the Reply button.
>
> Not that I want verification to go away. But it's a pain to read with a
> newsreader, and reply via the web.
>
> Steve
I use Outlook Express to read LUGNET as I personally find the web interface
painful to use. The verification process is realtively simple. If I want
to reply to a message, I hit the "Reply" button in OE just like I always
have. Once my message is composed and sent I check for new mail in Outlook
where I almost always have a confirmation e-mail from the LUGNET server. I
reply to it with an "X" in the box and I am done. No need to invoke the
LUGNET web interface for anything.
It is one extra step that I didn't used to have to do but I am more than
willing to do that to keep NNTP access to LUGNET. If it went to an only web
interface I doubt I would post very much if at all.
Now if only I could convince Dan Jezik to support NNTP for the Brickbay
forum ... ;-)
Mike
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Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring dot com
http://www.nclug.net - North Carolina LEGO Users Group
http://www.carolinatrainbuilders - Carolina Train Builders
http://www.brickbay.com/store.asp?u=mpw - Brick Depot
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In lugnet.general, Dan Boger writes:
> In lugnet.general (and 1 other group), Steven Lane wrote:
> > In lugnet.general, James Brown writes:
> > > In lugnet.general, Steven Lane writes:
> >
> > > > Verification sucks. And just think, I'll have to verify this post as • well :-(.
> > > >
> > > > It's not even like that many people we're being impersonated.
> > >
> > > Police stink. It's not like that many people are being robbed.
> >
> > Yeah but the police don't hassle me for my I.D. EVERY day!!
>
> if it bothers you that much, why don't you just post via the web interface?
> no verification there?
I do post via the web interface but I'm not a 'paid-up' member so I can't
sign in.
> > Why not have verification for the month following a strike, then revert • to
> > normal.
>
> I doubt that will happen.
>
> Dan
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