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(Andrew Gabriel) Wrote in message:
In article , Jim K writes: (Andrew Gabriel) Wrote in message: In article 20180618222856.6e2980ae@mars, Rob Morley writes: On Sun, 17 Jun 2018 09:54:08 +0100 (GMT+01:00) Jim K wrote: Andrew, may I ask what you use to post on here? You don't need to, it's in his headers: "knews 1.0c.0" It's an ancient Motif-based news reader. (That reminds me someone asked me to upload the source code to github, as I may have the only copy that still exists. I didn't write it, although I have had to modify it to add authentication.) When you do post your & subsequent replies from others posts lines do not wrap properly & I have to scroll sideways with the risk of moving onto the next topic etc. I think that's something your newsreader is doing. Knews is old enough to moan at me if I post lines longer than 72 characters, just in case someone can't read it on their KSR33. They display properly on this machine. This only happens on your posts & on any subsequent replies to your posts... Just thought I'd ask if there was something not just right at your end or mine? Your posts seem to indent the second and subsequent line of each paragraph, which is not something I've noticed in anyone else's posts. I don't see any headers in your posts indicating that this is a feature of any strange transfer encoding. Just for fun, I've done this explicitly in this paragraph. Dunno. But yours are the only posts so far that do it, so dunno what this app could be doing wrong just for your posts? Your last post doesn't exhibit it as bad as usual, did you change something ? I misformatted the last paragraph like your articles are. So this implies PiaoHong.Usenet.Client.Free is making incorrect assumptions about usenet article formatting. It's like when someone forces a web browser to display paragraphs at a set width regardless of screen size, magnification level etc. Maybe a fixed font, or line length type setting that "fixes" line lengths, justification in a word processor etc. PiaoHong.Usenet.Client.Free has had no updates since 2014, and most of the (very few) reviews are 1-3 stars. Therefore? -- Jim K ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
#44
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"Jim K" wrote in message ... (Andrew Gabriel) Wrote in message: In article , Jim K writes: (Andrew Gabriel) Wrote in message: In article 20180618222856.6e2980ae@mars, Rob Morley writes: On Sun, 17 Jun 2018 09:54:08 +0100 (GMT+01:00) Jim K wrote: Andrew, may I ask what you use to post on here? You don't need to, it's in his headers: "knews 1.0c.0" It's an ancient Motif-based news reader. (That reminds me someone asked me to upload the source code to github, as I may have the only copy that still exists. I didn't write it, although I have had to modify it to add authentication.) When you do post your & subsequent replies from others posts lines do not wrap properly & I have to scroll sideways with the risk of moving onto the next topic etc. I think that's something your newsreader is doing. Knews is old enough to moan at me if I post lines longer than 72 characters, just in case someone can't read it on their KSR33. They display properly on this machine. This only happens on your posts & on any subsequent replies to your posts... Just thought I'd ask if there was something not just right at your end or mine? Your posts seem to indent the second and subsequent line of each paragraph, which is not something I've noticed in anyone else's posts. I don't see any headers in your posts indicating that this is a feature of any strange transfer encoding. Just for fun, I've done this explicitly in this paragraph. Dunno. But yours are the only posts so far that do it, so dunno what this app could be doing wrong just for your posts? Your last post doesn't exhibit it as bad as usual, did you change something ? I misformatted the last paragraph like your articles are. So this implies PiaoHong.Usenet.Client.Free is making incorrect assumptions about usenet article formatting. It's like when someone forces a web browser to display paragraphs at a set width regardless of screen size, magnification level etc. Maybe a fixed font, or line length type setting that "fixes" line lengths, justification in a word processor etc. PiaoHong.Usenet.Client.Free has had no updates since 2014, and most of the (very few) reviews are 1-3 stars. Therefore? You're unlikely to get that wart fixed. |
#45
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On Thu, 21 Jun 2018 08:19:26 +1000, cantankerous geezer Rot Speed blabbered,
again: Therefore? You're unlikely to get that wart fixed. Someone needs to fix your senile big gob, Rot! -- Cursitor Doom about Rot Speed: " The man is a conspicuous and unashamed ignoramus." MID: |
#46
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"Rod Speed" Wrote in message:
"Jim K" wrote in message ... (Andrew Gabriel) Wrote in message: In article , Jim K writes: (Andrew Gabriel) Wrote in message: In article 20180618222856.6e2980ae@mars, Rob Morley writes: On Sun, 17 Jun 2018 09:54:08 +0100 (GMT+01:00) Jim K wrote: Andrew, may I ask what you use to post on here? You don't need to, it's in his headers: "knews 1.0c.0" It's an ancient Motif-based news reader. (That reminds me someone asked me to upload the source code to github, as I may have the only copy that still exists. I didn't write it, although I have had to modify it to add authentication.) When you do post your & subsequent replies from others posts lines do not wrap properly & I have to scroll sideways with the risk of moving onto the next topic etc. I think that's something your newsreader is doing. Knews is old enough to moan at me if I post lines longer than 72 characters, just in case someone can't read it on their KSR33. They display properly on this machine. This only happens on your posts & on any subsequent replies to your posts... Just thought I'd ask if there was something not just right at your end or mine? Your posts seem to indent the second and subsequent line of each paragraph, which is not something I've noticed in anyone else's posts. I don't see any headers in your posts indicating that this is a feature of any strange transfer encoding. Just for fun, I've done this explicitly in this paragraph. Dunno. But yours are the only posts so far that do it, so dunno what this app could be doing wrong just for your posts? Your last post doesn't exhibit it as bad as usual, did you change something ? I misformatted the last paragraph like your articles are. So this implies PiaoHong.Usenet.Client.Free is making incorrect assumptions about usenet article formatting. It's like when someone forces a web browser to display paragraphs at a set width regardless of screen size, magnification level etc. Maybe a fixed font, or line length type setting that "fixes" line lengths, justification in a word processor etc. PiaoHong.Usenet.Client.Free has had no updates since 2014, and most of the (very few) reviews are 1-3 stars. Therefore? You're unlikely to get that wart fixed. Assuming there is one to fix... -- -- Jim K ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
#47
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"Jim K" wrote in message o.uk... "Rod Speed" Wrote in message: "Jim K" wrote in message ... (Andrew Gabriel) Wrote in message: In article , Jim K writes: (Andrew Gabriel) Wrote in message: In article 20180618222856.6e2980ae@mars, Rob Morley writes: On Sun, 17 Jun 2018 09:54:08 +0100 (GMT+01:00) Jim K wrote: Andrew, may I ask what you use to post on here? You don't need to, it's in his headers: "knews 1.0c.0" It's an ancient Motif-based news reader. (That reminds me someone asked me to upload the source code to github, as I may have the only copy that still exists. I didn't write it, although I have had to modify it to add authentication.) When you do post your & subsequent replies from others posts lines do not wrap properly & I have to scroll sideways with the risk of moving onto the next topic etc. I think that's something your newsreader is doing. Knews is old enough to moan at me if I post lines longer than 72 characters, just in case someone can't read it on their KSR33. They display properly on this machine. This only happens on your posts & on any subsequent replies to your posts... Just thought I'd ask if there was something not just right at your end or mine? Your posts seem to indent the second and subsequent line of each paragraph, which is not something I've noticed in anyone else's posts. I don't see any headers in your posts indicating that this is a feature of any strange transfer encoding. Just for fun, I've done this explicitly in this paragraph. Dunno. But yours are the only posts so far that do it, so dunno what this app could be doing wrong just for your posts? Your last post doesn't exhibit it as bad as usual, did you change something ? I misformatted the last paragraph like your articles are. So this implies PiaoHong.Usenet.Client.Free is making incorrect assumptions about usenet article formatting. It's like when someone forces a web browser to display paragraphs at a set width regardless of screen size, magnification level etc. Maybe a fixed font, or line length type setting that "fixes" line lengths, justification in a word processor etc. PiaoHong.Usenet.Client.Free has had no updates since 2014, and most of the (very few) reviews are 1-3 stars. Therefore? You're unlikely to get that wart fixed. Assuming there is one to fix... No assumption, you have proven that there is given that no one else sees the problem you are seeing with Andrew's posts. |
#48
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On Fri, 22 Jun 2018 05:13:22 +1000, cantankerous geezer Rot Speed blabbered,
again: You're unlikely to get that wart fixed. Assuming there is one to fix... No assumption, you have proven that there is given that no one else sees the problem you are seeing with Andrew's posts. Going by the way you behave here, you "brain" needs fixing, Rot! -- Cursitor Doom about Rot Speed: "The man is a conspicuous and unashamed ignoramus." MID: |
#49
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"Rod Speed" Wrote in message:
"Jim K" wrote in message o.uk... "Rod Speed" Wrote in message: "Jim K" wrote in message ... (Andrew Gabriel) Wrote in message: In article , Jim K writes: (Andrew Gabriel) Wrote in message: In article 20180618222856.6e2980ae@mars, Rob Morley writes: On Sun, 17 Jun 2018 09:54:08 +0100 (GMT+01:00) Jim K wrote: Andrew, may I ask what you use to post on here? You don't need to, it's in his headers: "knews 1.0c.0" It's an ancient Motif-based news reader. (That reminds me someone asked me to upload the source code to github, as I may have the only copy that still exists. I didn't write it, although I have had to modify it to add authentication.) When you do post your & subsequent replies from others posts lines do not wrap properly & I have to scroll sideways with the risk of moving onto the next topic etc. I think that's something your newsreader is doing. Knews is old enough to moan at me if I post lines longer than 72 characters, just in case someone can't read it on their KSR33. They display properly on this machine. This only happens on your posts & on any subsequent replies to your posts... Just thought I'd ask if there was something not just right at your end or mine? Your posts seem to indent the second and subsequent line of each paragraph, which is not something I've noticed in anyone else's posts. I don't see any headers in your posts indicating that this is a feature of any strange transfer encoding. Just for fun, I've done this explicitly in this paragraph. Dunno. But yours are the only posts so far that do it, so dunno what this app could be doing wrong just for your posts? Your last post doesn't exhibit it as bad as usual, did you change something ? I misformatted the last paragraph like your articles are. So this implies PiaoHong.Usenet.Client.Free is making incorrect assumptions about usenet article formatting. It's like when someone forces a web browser to display paragraphs at a set width regardless of screen size, magnification level etc. Maybe a fixed font, or line length type setting that "fixes" line lengths, justification in a word processor etc. PiaoHong.Usenet.Client.Free has had no updates since 2014, and most of the (very few) reviews are 1-3 stars. Therefore? You're unlikely to get that wart fixed. Assuming there is one to fix... No assumption, you have proven that there is given that no one else sees the problem you are seeing with Andrew's posts. Logic not your strong suit either wod! -- -- Jim K ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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"Jim K" wrote in message o.uk... "Rod Speed" Wrote in message: "Jim K" wrote in message o.uk... "Rod Speed" Wrote in message: "Jim K" wrote in message ... (Andrew Gabriel) Wrote in message: In article , Jim K writes: (Andrew Gabriel) Wrote in message: In article 20180618222856.6e2980ae@mars, Rob Morley writes: On Sun, 17 Jun 2018 09:54:08 +0100 (GMT+01:00) Jim K wrote: Andrew, may I ask what you use to post on here? You don't need to, it's in his headers: "knews 1.0c.0" It's an ancient Motif-based news reader. (That reminds me someone asked me to upload the source code to github, as I may have the only copy that still exists. I didn't write it, although I have had to modify it to add authentication.) When you do post your & subsequent replies from others posts lines do not wrap properly & I have to scroll sideways with the risk of moving onto the next topic etc. I think that's something your newsreader is doing. Knews is old enough to moan at me if I post lines longer than 72 characters, just in case someone can't read it on their KSR33. They display properly on this machine. This only happens on your posts & on any subsequent replies to your posts... Just thought I'd ask if there was something not just right at your end or mine? Your posts seem to indent the second and subsequent line of each paragraph, which is not something I've noticed in anyone else's posts. I don't see any headers in your posts indicating that this is a feature of any strange transfer encoding. Just for fun, I've done this explicitly in this paragraph. Dunno. But yours are the only posts so far that do it, so dunno what this app could be doing wrong just for your posts? Your last post doesn't exhibit it as bad as usual, did you change something ? I misformatted the last paragraph like your articles are. So this implies PiaoHong.Usenet.Client.Free is making incorrect assumptions about usenet article formatting. It's like when someone forces a web browser to display paragraphs at a set width regardless of screen size, magnification level etc. Maybe a fixed font, or line length type setting that "fixes" line lengths, justification in a word processor etc. PiaoHong.Usenet.Client.Free has had no updates since 2014, and most of the (very few) reviews are 1-3 stars. Therefore? You're unlikely to get that wart fixed. Assuming there is one to fix... No assumption, you have proven that there is given that no one else sees the problem you are seeing with Andrew's posts. Logic not your strong suit either wod! You never could bull**** your way out of a wet paper bag. |
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"Rod Speed" Wrote in message:
"Jim K" wrote in message o.uk... "Rod Speed" Wrote in message: "Jim K" wrote in message o.uk... "Rod Speed" Wrote in message: "Jim K" wrote in message ... (Andrew Gabriel) Wrote in message: In article , Jim K writes: (Andrew Gabriel) Wrote in message: In article 20180618222856.6e2980ae@mars, Rob Morley writes: On Sun, 17 Jun 2018 09:54:08 +0100 (GMT+01:00) Jim K wrote: Andrew, may I ask what you use to post on here? You don't need to, it's in his headers: "knews 1.0c.0" It's an ancient Motif-based news reader. (That reminds me someone asked me to upload the source code to github, as I may have the only copy that still exists. I didn't write it, although I have had to modify it to add authentication.) When you do post your & subsequent replies from others posts lines do not wrap properly & I have to scroll sideways with the risk of moving onto the next topic etc. I think that's something your newsreader is doing. Knews is old enough to moan at me if I post lines longer than 72 characters, just in case someone can't read it on their KSR33. They display properly on this machine. This only happens on your posts & on any subsequent replies to your posts... Just thought I'd ask if there was something not just right at your end or mine? Your posts seem to indent the second and subsequent line of each paragraph, which is not something I've noticed in anyone else's posts. I don't see any headers in your posts indicating that this is a feature of any strange transfer encoding. Just for fun, I've done this explicitly in this paragraph. Dunno. But yours are the only posts so far that do it, so dunno what this app could be doing wrong just for your posts? Your last post doesn't exhibit it as bad as usual, did you change something ? I misformatted the last paragraph like your articles are. So this implies PiaoHong.Usenet.Client.Free is making incorrect assumptions about usenet article formatting. It's like when someone forces a web browser to display paragraphs at a set width regardless of screen size, magnification level etc. Maybe a fixed font, or line length type setting that "fixes" line lengths, justification in a word processor etc. PiaoHong.Usenet.Client.Free has had no updates since 2014, and most of the (very few) reviews are 1-3 stars. Therefore? You're unlikely to get that wart fixed. Assuming there is one to fix... No assumption, you have proven that there is given that no one else sees the problem you are seeing with Andrew's posts. Logic not your strong suit either wod! You never could bull**** your way out of a wet paper bag. With your pitiful efforts I don't need to be able to ;-) -- -- Jim K ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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On Fri, 22 Jun 2018 07:11:03 +1000, cantankerous geezer Rot Speed blabbered,
again: Logic not your strong suit either wod! You never could bull**** your way out of a wet paper bag. YOU will certainly keep bull****ting your way into the grave, senile cretin! |
#53
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"Jim K" wrote in message o.uk... "Rod Speed" Wrote in message: "Jim K" wrote in message o.uk... "Rod Speed" Wrote in message: "Jim K" wrote in message o.uk... "Rod Speed" Wrote in message: "Jim K" wrote in message ... (Andrew Gabriel) Wrote in message: In article , Jim K writes: (Andrew Gabriel) Wrote in message: In article 20180618222856.6e2980ae@mars, Rob Morley writes: On Sun, 17 Jun 2018 09:54:08 +0100 (GMT+01:00) Jim K wrote: Andrew, may I ask what you use to post on here? You don't need to, it's in his headers: "knews 1.0c.0" It's an ancient Motif-based news reader. (That reminds me someone asked me to upload the source code to github, as I may have the only copy that still exists. I didn't write it, although I have had to modify it to add authentication.) When you do post your & subsequent replies from others posts lines do not wrap properly & I have to scroll sideways with the risk of moving onto the next topic etc. I think that's something your newsreader is doing. Knews is old enough to moan at me if I post lines longer than 72 characters, just in case someone can't read it on their KSR33. They display properly on this machine. This only happens on your posts & on any subsequent replies to your posts... Just thought I'd ask if there was something not just right at your end or mine? Your posts seem to indent the second and subsequent line of each paragraph, which is not something I've noticed in anyone else's posts. I don't see any headers in your posts indicating that this is a feature of any strange transfer encoding. Just for fun, I've done this explicitly in this paragraph. Dunno. But yours are the only posts so far that do it, so dunno what this app could be doing wrong just for your posts? Your last post doesn't exhibit it as bad as usual, did you change something ? I misformatted the last paragraph like your articles are. So this implies PiaoHong.Usenet.Client.Free is making incorrect assumptions about usenet article formatting. It's like when someone forces a web browser to display paragraphs at a set width regardless of screen size, magnification level etc. Maybe a fixed font, or line length type setting that "fixes" line lengths, justification in a word processor etc. PiaoHong.Usenet.Client.Free has had no updates since 2014, and most of the (very few) reviews are 1-3 stars. Therefore? You're unlikely to get that wart fixed. Assuming there is one to fix... No assumption, you have proven that there is given that no one else sees the problem you are seeing with Andrew's posts. Logic not your strong suit either wod! You never could bull**** your way out of a wet paper bag. With your pitiful efforts I don't need to be able to ;-) You never could bull**** your way out of a wet paper bag. |
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On Fri, 22 Jun 2018 08:29:04 +1000, cantankerous geezer Rot Speed blabbered,
again: With your pitiful efforts I don't need to be able to ;-) You never could bull**** your way out of a wet paper bag. You will certainly keep bull****ting your way into the grave, senile cretin! |
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