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Test - will someone reply
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Mary |
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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
. net... ... please? Boo ;p a |
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On Fri, 1 Apr 2005 10:53:12 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote: ... please? Mary Hello Mary. Were you feeling in need of care and attention? Do I need to have a word with Spouse about this? -- ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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Thanks to all of you.
I'm not lonely nor in need of a shoulder to cry on or care and attention, it's far less interesting than that. I've tiddled with my identity and wanted to know if it was working. Seems to be, thanks to you all. Just back from a wonderful anniversary celebration and recovered from the champagne but not from the over indulgence of fabulous food. Have to prepare for the next one now, I have five years to lose enough weight to fit into a slinky gold lame frock. Nice to be back :-) Mary |
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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message . net... ... please? Mary alt.test or uk.test, put anything but 'ignore' in the subject line and you should have at least one server send an auto reply to your return address, do was it your intention to bog the ng down with one line replies to your request from 50,000 readers ?... |
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alt.test or uk.test, put anything but 'ignore' in the subject line and you should have at least one server send an auto reply to your return address, do was it your intention to bog the ng down with one line replies to your request from 50,000 readers ?... LOL! You've done the same but with more words :-) Mary |
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"Parttime" wrote in message ... But he's not the OP! Cummon, you knew about alt.test You're making a wrong assumption. Look, I 'm not going to upset any more people by takeing up more bandwidth, nor am I going to waste more of my time. If you lot want to do by yourself what you're accusing me of doing go ahead and play. Mary |
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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message . net... alt.test or uk.test, put anything but 'ignore' in the subject line and you should have at least one server send an auto reply to your return address, do was it your intention to bog the ng down with one line replies to your request from 50,000 readers ?... LOL! You've done the same but with more words :-) No, I've tried (but seemingly failed) to inform you of the test groups, how they work and why people should use them. :~( |
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Mary Fisher wrote:
Look, I 'm not going to upset any more people by takeing up more bandwidth, The "bandwidth" arguemnt only exists in the minds of the anally retentive percentage of usenet. In the days of 1200 baud modems and when the reality of disk space and memory ever getting cheaper than £1/MB was a dream in the minds of the insane, then, yes, bandwidth was an issue. But with todays Terrabyte storage devices and Gigabit networks and fibre optics and stuff, an entire thread that carrys on for eternity even with non-snipping Noobs etc etc, the "waste of bandwidth" card can not be played. So post away and have no worries. BTW. If you had posted a test message and you subsequently saw it appear then why did you need to request a reply? -- http://gymratz.co.uk - Best Gym Equipment & Bodybuilding Supplements UK. http://trade-price-supplements.co.uk - TRADE PRICED SUPPLEMENTS for ALL! http://fitness-equipment-uk.com - UK's No.1 Fitness Equipment Suppliers. http://gymratz.co.uk/hot-seat.htm - Live web-cam! (sometimes) |
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"Pet @ www.gymratz.co.uk" wrote in message ... Mary Fisher wrote: Look, I 'm not going to upset any more people by takeing up more bandwidth, The "bandwidth" arguemnt only exists in the minds of the anally retentive percentage of usenet. snip So what would the effect be off 100,000 people each posting a1Kb message and 100,000 people each downloading each of the 100,000 messages then ?... Just increasing the speed of modems etc. still means that the bandwidth used, it's just used more quickly you oaf, what weighs more, a Tonne of feathers or a Tonne of lead.... Doh! |
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":::Jerry::::" wrote in news:424d5411$0$33318$892e7fe2
@authen.white.readfreenews.net: No, I've tried (but seemingly failed) to inform you of the test groups, how they work and why people should use them. :~( P'raps it's you? mike |
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In message , Mary
Fisher writes ... please? Mary 1 out of 10 for getting your name right ... -- geoff |
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In message , Parttime
writes On Fri, 1 Apr 2005 12:31:39 +0100, "Mary Fisher" wrote: alt.test or uk.test, put anything but 'ignore' in the subject line and you should have at least one server send an auto reply to your return address, do was it your intention to bog the ng down with one line replies to your request from 50,000 readers ?... LOL! You've done the same but with more words :-) Mary But he's not the OP! Cummon, you knew about alt.test - so what's your real motive :-) :-) ****ed again on fizzy wine -- geoff |
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Pet @ www.gymratz.co.uk wrote:
The "bandwidth" arguemnt only exists in the minds of the anally retentive percentage of usenet. Here speaketh a man who does not routinely access data on the move via metered GPRS or GSM data links (56K or 9K6 bps, often at £1.50 / meg) -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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:::Jerry:::: wrote:
what weighs more, a Tonne of feathers or a Tonne of lead.... Doh! If you want real pedentry, then there is a good probability the lead will weigh more. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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Pet @ www.gymratz.co.uk wrote: Mary Fisher wrote: Look, I 'm not going to upset any more people by takeing up more bandwidth, The "bandwidth" arguemnt only exists in the minds of the anally retentive percentage of usenet. GPRS? Capped bandwidth like the Tiscali / BT etc con trick? -- AJL Electronics (G6FGO) Ltd : Satellite and TV aerial systems http://www.classicmicrocars.co.uk : http://www.ajlelectronics.co.uk |
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Andy Luckman (AJL Electronics) wrote:
GPRS? Capped bandwidth like the Tiscali / BT etc con trick? No, the "faster" of the commonly available ways of getting data down a mobile phone connection... (Standard GSM can do circuit switched dial-up at 9600bps - paid for at standard per min call costs, the networks however also support 56kbps GRPS "always on" packet switched data - paid for on a per kB basis. You can get GPRS data cards for your computer that do not need a separate phone to operate - but £40/month is not uncommon for tarrifs that let you shift 100MB / month) -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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Mary Fisher wrote:
"Parttime" wrote in message ... But he's not the OP! Cummon, you knew about alt.test You're making a wrong assumption. Look, I 'm not going to upset any more people by takeing up more bandwidth It always amuses me when some one uses the term bandwidth on the internet. The connection is serial and the data is on/off. So how can bandwidth be used? Bandwidth, by its very description, would mean that more data, other than ones and zeros could be transmitted along the telephone line. There are many radio amateurs looking into this ng who can back me up on the description of bandwidth. So how did bandwidth get on the internet? Dave Very curious |
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:::Jerry:::: wrote:
So what would the effect be off 100,000 people each posting a1Kb message and 100,000 people each downloading each of the 100,000 messages then ?... The serial down/up load time might be delayed. This is not a broad band issue. Bits of data can only be sent on a speed issue. Broad band allows you to send additional information on top of the data. Think about a TV broadcast. The frame is sent as one part of the transmission and the rest is added into this as additional data. Now that is braodband Just increasing the speed of modems etc. still means that the bandwidth used, it's just used more quickly you oaf I didn't understand that argument. Can you expand on it please? Dave |
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Dave wrote:
Mary Fisher wrote: "Parttime" wrote in message ... But he's not the OP! Cummon, you knew about alt.test You're making a wrong assumption. Look, I 'm not going to upset any more people by takeing up more bandwidth It always amuses me when some one uses the term bandwidth on the internet. The connection is serial and the data is on/off. So how can bandwidth be used? This one could run and run.... perhaps a new thread is in order. Bandwidth, by its very description, would mean that more data, other than ones and zeros could be transmitted along the telephone line. And indeed it can and is (single symbol FSK modems went out years ago). There are many radio amateurs looking into this ng who can back me up on the description of bandwidth. So how did bandwidth get on the internet? Much depends on your definition of bandwidth: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=bandwidth I expect that the original assumption that more bandwidth = more data transfer capacity (al la Shannon) has evolved into a burring and re appropriating of the term. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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