Re: [OT] Re: *pressure Google to put Groups back on main page...*

From: Brian Peasland <dba_at_nospam.peasland.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 16:20:50 GMT
Message-ID: <J45HEt.MnH@igsrsparc2.er.usgs.gov>

Jeffrey Schwab wrote:
> DA Morgan wrote:

>> timasmith_at_hotmail.com wrote:
>>> Seriously, who the hell cares about 'Videos' - there must be millions
>>> of usenet group users - can we club together and force them to put
>>> Groups back on the Google home page - 2 clicks per visit is starting to
>>> bug me...
>>
>> I don't and have never used google to get here: I use ThunderBird. Talk
>> to you ISP.

>
> You've really never posted through Google? What do you do when you
> travel? I use Thunderbird, too, but my ISP only lets me connect
> directly through their routers. Yesterday I posted through Google
> because I was at work, whence I'm not sure NNTP packets would escape
> anyway.

Why would I want to use a web browser to post to a newsgroup? Talk about a clunky interface.....Use Thunderbird and start living. This means you will need access to a news server, and that may be the crux of your problem.

As for being away from home....my work laptop travels with me. I use this wonderful thing called VPN to see my company's news server. Which is no different than when I'm in the office...

Cheers,
Brian

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