fadden@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Andy McFadden) (08/24/89)
In article <3135@cbnewsm.ATT.COM> tp@cbnewsm.ATT.COM (thomas.a.pierce) writes: [ all kinds of stuff] > Y'know what? I just tried posting this article (all above this line) and >it was 'rejected by inews... included more text then new text'<more or less>!! >I took all of the '>'s uot of empty lines, and stuck in a few extra blanks and >here we go..... inews is looking at the '>' thingys at the start of each line. If you change them to a different character, you won't get that message. Most editors have a global replace option (try 1,$ s/>/#/g in vi). Adding extra text to make it happy just makes Usenet strain a little harder... >| Tom Pierce | These opinions don't represent anyone at AT&T (but me!)| -- fadden@cory.berkeley.edu (Andy McFadden) ...!ucbvax!cory!fadden
bchurch@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU (Bob Church) (08/24/89)
Actually, your initial reaction to A2-Central is understandable. I was a very disappointed at first but since I had subscribed for a year and was too lazy to cancel I kept getting it. After a few issues I came to be a believer! For one thing, articles that didn't have any real value in the past came in handy at times. A problem would come up and I'd remember that I'd read about it in A2. ( they have a very handy index for just that reason). One of their undocumented features is their personal help with computer problems. I have had two occasions in which I could not get helpful answers from anyone and I then wrote to A2 about them. The interesting thing was that in both cases, even though my question weren't printed I received personal letters from the editors solving my problems. I mentioned owning an Imagewriter LQ and a //c once ( bragging really) and they later forwarded a letter from another subscriber who was having problems that I had answers to. In short, subscribing to A2 is more like joining a club with the mag serving as a newsletter. My reactions to problems with mail order companies is much like yours and I can appreciate your being ticked off, but you really might consider giving A2 another shot.
SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall) (08/28/89)
>In article <3135@cbnewsm.ATT.COM> tp@cbnewsm.ATT.COM (thomas.a.pierce) writes: >[ all kinds of stuff] > >> Y'know what? I just tried posting this article (all above this line) and >>it was 'rejected by inews... included more text then new text'<more or less>!! > >inews is looking at the '>' thingys at the start of each line. If you change >them to a different character, you won't get that message... I'd MUCH prefer you all let inews "do its thing" and instead purge MOST of the redundant lines. It's VERY annoying to have to wade through a (usually long) message that I've already read looking for whatever's new (often I give up and dump the whole thing). While it does help to repeat enough of the message being replied to for the reader to be able to recall what the thread is all about, it's rarely necessary to reprise the whole thing. I think inews had it right in the first place. Murph Sewall Vaporware? ---> [Gary Larson returns 1/1/90] Prof. of Marketing Sewall@UConnVM.BITNET Business School sewall%uconnvm.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu [INTERNET] U of Connecticut {psuvax1 or mcvax }!UCONNVM.BITNET!SEWALL [UUCP] (203) 486-5246 [FAX] (203) 486-2489 [PHONE] 41 49N 72 15W [ICBM] The opposite of artificial intelligence is genuine stupidity! -+- I don't speak for my employer, though I frequently wish that I could (subject to change without notice; void where prohibited)
gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn) (08/28/89)
In article <8908271512.aa11769@SMOKE.BRL.MIL> SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall) writes: >I think inews had it right in the first place. I don't. Often, the question being answered takes several lines, and the answer may only require one.
SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall) (08/28/89)
On Mon, 28 Aug 89 07:30:19 GMT you said: >In article <8908271512.aa11769@SMOKE.BRL.MIL> SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph > Sewall) writes: >>I think inews had it right in the first place. > >I don't. Often, the question being answered takes several lines, and >the answer may only require one. IF the WHOLE message is under 20 lines, I take it back :-) Murph Sewall Vaporware? ---> [Gary Larson returns 1/1/90] Prof. of Marketing Sewall@UConnVM.BITNET Business School sewall%uconnvm.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu [INTERNET] U of Connecticut {psuvax1 or mcvax }!UCONNVM.BITNET!SEWALL [UUCP] (203) 486-5246 [FAX] (203) 486-2489 [PHONE] 41 49N 72 15W [ICBM] The opposite of artificial intelligence is genuine stupidity! -+- I don't speak for my employer, though I frequently wish that I could (subject to change without notice; void where prohibited)