On 27 May 2005, Stephen Trapani wrote:
thirty seconds to scroll down through all
the subject headers. If I see a subject and author that looks
interesting, I read the entire message. Once I get to the end of the
subject lines I go up to the "Message" menu pick "Mark as read"

Similar here except I mark the uninteresting and hijacked threads
"Ignore". Saves the time of skipping them again on future header
downloads.

Maybe you all need better newsreader software?

Define "better". I've tried quite a few (including T'bird) and
haven't found anything faster, more stable, less bloated, more
configurable, etc than Agent for non-binary newsgroups. Granted, it
has a longer/taller learning curve than most.

Rick

lid wrote:

On 27 May 2005, Stephen Trapani wrote:

thirty seconds to scroll down through all
the subject headers. If I see a subject and author that looks
interesting, I read the entire message. Once I get to the end of the
subject lines I go up to the "Message" menu pick "Mark as read"


Similar here except I mark the uninteresting and hijacked threads
"Ignore". Saves the time of skipping them again on future header
downloads.


Maybe you all need better newsreader software?


Define "better". I've tried quite a few (including T'bird) and
haven't found anything faster, more stable, less bloated, more
configurable, etc than Agent for non-binary newsgroups. Granted, it
has a longer/taller learning curve than most.

Well, those whose software makes Usenet easy, even with the inevitable
trolls and spam don't need better software. Sounds like you're in that boat!

--
Stephen

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interpretation of its terms, such that it turns out true, and
some sufficiently wide interpretation such that it turns out
false...concept stretching will refute *any* statement, and will
leave no true statement whatsoever.
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