Re: Newsgroup posting conventions, was: RE: VMS Software Product & Online

From: Andrew Harrison SUNUK Consultancy (Andrew_No.Harrison_No@nospamn.sun.com)
Date: 04/07/03 

From: Andrew Harrison SUNUK Consultancy <Andrew_No.Harrison_No@nospamn.sun.com>
Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2003 18:03:20 +0100

Main, Kerry wrote:
> Simon,
>
> I am certainly open to suggestions, but like a number of others on the
> newsgroup, email is my preferred method of accessing the list (using
> rules etc).
>

Use Netscape then, its an email client but its perfectly
happy producing sensibly formatted news responses.

Alternatively if you are stuck with Exchange Server
plus group calendaring then Ximian Evolution could
be a better choice it will also improve your security.

Regards
Andrew Harrison

> While this may change in the future, I am currently stuck with sending
> "plain text" emails via my Outback client.
>
> Regards
>
> Kerry Main
> Senior Consultant
> Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Co.
> Consulting & Integration Services
> Voice: 613-592-4660
> Fax : 613-591-4477
> Email: kerryDOTmain@hpDOTcom
> (remove the DOT's and replace with "."'s)
> OpenVMS DCL - the original .COM
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Simon Clubley
> [mailto:clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP]
> Sent: April 7, 2003 8:26 AM
> To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com
> Subject: Newsgroup posting conventions, was: RE: VMS Software Product &
> Online
>
>
> In article
> <BE56C50EA024184DAF48F0B9A47F5CF403FB5BF1@kaoexc01.americas.cpqcorp.net>
> , "Main, Kerry" <Kerry.Main@hp.com> writes:
>
>>JF -
>>
>>You must have mixed up the posts as the person who said that was not
>>me .
>
>
> I believe that was exactly JF's point. The way that you respond to posts
> means that when _your_ posts are responded to, it becomes very difficult
> to follow who is saying what.
>
> Not only are you posting at the top of the article, but much worse, you
> are not using a quote character on the original text, instead including
> it as is at the bottom of your response.
>
> Can you seek advice from someone within HP and get access to a NNTP feed
> ?
>
> Here's a _good natured_ prompt for you:
>
> Andrew Harrison's software is capable of following newsgroup
> conventions. Are you going to let him claim that he can do something
> that you cannot ? :-)
>
>
>>Perhaps the flow of quotes was mixed up by my MS Outback mail utility?
>>
>
>
> That's why you may want to switch to an NNTP feed, with appropriate
> software, or see if Outlook can be configured to follow newsgroup
> conventions.
>
> Simon.
>

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