Re: Newsgroup members - newsreaders are not the same!

I use forte free agent, and it seems to handle threads correctly. However, I see most of your replies as a new thread, not part of their original thread.

On Thu, 09 Mar 2000 15:58:01 +0000, DNP <High.Flight_at_btinternet.com> wrote:

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>A number of people have not been able to see threads properly, with the
>result that some replies seem to be orphaned.
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>For example, a recent thread was invisible (in its entirety) to two of
>the people replying to it.
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>A screenshot of my Netscape's newsgroup client software (Netscape v.
>3.xx) illustrates this.
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>Referring to the screenshot, the posters Rick Wessman and Jeremy Ovenden
>could not see the thread properly (evidenced by the contents of their
>posts).
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>So a general question to the newsgroup :-
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>How does everyone access the newsgroup and does anyone have any ideas
>which newsgroup client software apps don't handle threads properly?
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>Thanks in anticipation,
>
>David P.

Jay M. Scheiner
Programmer/Analyst
Wolpoff & Abramson, LLP
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