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Todd, Dan, etc.: This user, "LUGNET Admin" <suz@lugnet.com> is engaging in personal attacks. Please disable her access until she is ready to apologize for this wholly inappropriate response. XFUT: lugnet.admin.general (Suz: You have lost the (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.admin.general) !!
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(...) As many as will fit? What form did you want answers to this to take? (...) The mockups and the current page both have fine small print, but I wouldn't go much smaller. (...) In the blue Newsgroups sidebar. Move the 'newsgroups' header to the (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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The redesign looks good. For logged in users, how about links to that user's My Collection and Lugnet Homepage? I like to use (URL) as my "portal page" to the rest of Lugnet, but right now the quickest way from there to my My Collection page, which (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Oh ok I see, I thought that it would be going of an East coast time zone. So that was my reasion for concern. By the way I live on the West coast. Dave (24 years ago, 8-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) What time zone are you in? LUGNET server uses GMT for internal times. If you're in Pacific or Mountain that seems about right to me. (I forget if eastern is 6 or 5 off GMT at this very instant and am too lazy to look it up even though it's (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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I just posted to LUGNET.Trains and noticed it said that I posted it on Saturday June 8th at about 4:30am. And its still only Friday the 7th about 9:30pm. So I just thought I would brind this up so someone else nows about it. Dave PS I hope this is (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) While I agree with the above, PLEASE enable a return after typing to start a search - I HATE sites that have a text entry box and hitting return at that point will do nothing. On a sidenote - I use the (URL) Search, have it set to the Search (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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<snipped> This is truely an interesting subject. Can a fan related site become too professional? I feel not, because the things that make commercial sites look so much like commercial sites are the adds, the cluttered look and the flashy elements. (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) OH, yeah, here is my authentication: Jude, Here is a copy of the message you posted to lugnet.robotics... --LUGNET Server ___...___ |Newsgroups: lugnet.robotics |References: <Gx6x4M.K99@lugnet.com> <5.1.0.14.2.20020604....frii.com> (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) That is what I don't get. I only post via the web. I do not like having to authenticate. <g> Could it be a result of the robotics mailing list? Why would a bounce have the same date/time stamp as my posted message? Jude (24 years ago, 8-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) that can't be right? if you look at the message the server bounced at you, it has an html copy of the message, etc - seems like it was an email sent to the mailing list? or am I misunderstanding here? Dan (24 years ago, 7-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I think it was a fine design. I was simply offering an opinion from a different point of view. I took from her original post that she was showing the mock-up in case anyone wanted to offer an opinion. I'm not sure she was actively soliciting (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Well, I don't want to come off as overly combative on this issue but I think Suz's design was fine and absolutely heading in the right direction. Keep in mind that the screen shot she posted first was a screen shot of her whole screen (the browser, (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) But I did post via the web. Jude (24 years ago, 7-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) yah, proper "vacation" programs should know not to respond to "bulk" mail. Unfortunately, some of the more common implementations are not so smart. (...) that is because that mail server (I think it's exchange?) does not reply to mail (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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I posted this message to robotics (URL) got two out of office replies. This I understand why but I wish people would put an exception for subscriptions. grrrrr But why did I get the message below from the Lugnet Server? Jude Message: From: LUGNET (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Ooops, sorry...... didn't mean to give that impression. There's nothing wrong with good design; quite the contrary. I was simply trying to suggest that the design I saw there appeared somewhat too business-like. Perhaps I can clarify with (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) How can someone take such a statement the wrong way? As far as I can tell, you are advocating BAD DESIGN as something that will somehow benefit new users -- in which case, I have to strongly disagree. Good design choices are to everyone's (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) This looks really interesting. Is this intended to be a print mag? Or an e-zine? Either way, it looks very exciting. (...) It looks so very corporate. The design is almost too snazy. The clean lines, the co-ordinated colors. All very high (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) programming and UI design effort, perhaps with the Market section? (...) A thought: This seems to me to have a lot in common with the Market idea. (...) newsgroups there. However I wouldn't recommend redesigning the whole thing, just add a (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Hi! (...) Woho! (...) I know of a great contact that is the cheapest, boasts the highest quality stuff and is the nicest guy. This is first hand, he is printing for my org. (...) Please explain this further... (...) Yeah! (...) Shoot. (...) To (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Suz: I'll start small and work my way in... While it's not a big issue - the use of CSS could help y'all maintain uniformity of appearance across all the pages of the site with a small, reusable bit of "code" -- but then again, I don't really see a (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Well, it's a little busy, but most portals are. Maybe the better question to ask is if the NGs are really what Lugnet is. There's a lot that Lugnet offers, and not everyone might want to use the forums or think they're that important-there's (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Okay, this is a little more appropriate: (URL) comments from everyone so far! -Suz (24 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Doh! Sorry for this confusion.. you're seeing my web browser in a screenshot. I'll crop the picture down right now, so it's just the homepage. -Suz (24 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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"LUGNET Admin" <suz@lugnet.com> wrote in message news:Gx9574.qt@lugnet.com... (...) of (...) is (...) from the (...) often (...) stick (...) have (...) blah, (...) The following are just my opinions, so don't be too offended by them... I think that (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I would like a button. I really hate (for example, sorry Dan) peeron.com, where I type in a set number, then click "sets", and have to click back on the text field & hit enter. (...) My advice would be "restraint". The home page is more for (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) of (...) A few comments: My monitor is set for 1024 pixel width and I still have to scroll sideways to see everything. A lot of people are still on 800x600 even. Some of the labels on the button bar at the top say "LUGNET xxx" and some don't. (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Great work! About the search button question - I think that it would be a good idea to have a button, some people might feel lost without one. It's better to have an extra way to do something than to not have enough. A small suggestion: have a (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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hi. for those of you who love progress... I have a few things to reveal that are not ready for "real" announcement yet. I'm open to feedback as I work. (I know how you guys *love* to provide feedback.. wink) I started an Admin Help Wanted list: (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: What's next for MindStorms
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(...) only that the offending messages come from one of the mailing lists gateways - we have very little control what the list accepts - so unlike mails sent to LUGNET directly, we can't block broken mailers (like some exchange versions, iirc), that (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) My replies appear to thread correctly... I was referring to this thread, starting here: (URL) reply to 18038 which appears in this thread: (URL) is a reply to 18033 appearing in the original thread: (URL) clues here? -Rob. (24 years ago, 3-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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In lugnet.admin.general, Kyle Beatty writes: [lots of snipping here...] (...) Hmm...I agree the front page could use a few modifications here and there, but overall, I think it is easily navigatable (on the contrary to the original home page), and (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) freshening up, but the appearance and performance of the site overall are hugely satisfying to me. Yes, that is right. The design of the site satisfies me a lot! I find your correspondents' impressions baffling. Are they perhaps confusing (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) what mail client do you use to post? Some mail clients don't put the correct headers in the reply, making it impossible to thread. Dan (24 years ago, 1-Jun-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Why aren't these messages threading properly? -Rob. (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.admin.general)
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Please delete the following test message: "(URL) (24 years ago, 26-May-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: SPAM from Lugnet
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My email address started out as Lugnet only, and was later extended to dealing with a few fellow lugnetters. Right from the beginning I've received spam emails, most coming from the same few addresses (a couple of tpg.com.au addresses, an aol (...) (24 years ago, 24-May-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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My copy had a *.bat file attached. Didn't investigate the headers due to fear of viruses... Eric "Dan Boger" <dan@peeron.com> wrote in message news:Gvp2Ew.2py@lugnet.com... (...) complain (...) needed (...) not (...) always (...) (24 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Service Packs: Space, Technic, Train, Town, etc
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(...) What is all this noise about?? Who baited who?? Okay, I feel that Lar's post IS constructive and is, for the most part, factual and correct. I have not yet read the block X to Y discussion but I suppose I will take the time to do this (would (...) (24 years ago, 15-May-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Service Packs: Space, Technic, Train, Town, etc
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Larry, Do you consider this post "constructive"? I certainly don't. If the readers of this group think I should reply to this nonsense I will, but I really don't see the point. The facts are abundantly clear, and your squirming won't change them. (...) (24 years ago, 13-May-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I made a couple of posts yesterday that also seem to have gone missing. I sent them via NNTP from my work machine, got the email asking for confirmation, visited the WWW site and confirmed, and then saw the "Your message will appear shortly" (...) (24 years ago, 13-May-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I think this is true for both of you (Larry & Scott). I'm not interested in who started what - I don't care. There's no point, only further "niggling" and noise. I *am* interested in knowing which one of you is willing to discontinue this 6 (...) (24 years ago, 13-May-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Happens all the time in the real world. c.f. WalMart(tm) and KMart(tm) shopping each other and posting ads highlighting their price differences. When I went to Scott's store and saw his prices I realised that perhaps some competitive advantage (...) (24 years ago, 13-May-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Service Packs: Space, Technic, Train, Town, etc
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(...) I can't agree with that. This whole thing started when LP decided to niggle me after I posted my ad: My one: (URL) niggle: (URL) was not surprised he did what he did... just disappointed. Sure I could have just have left it that, but I'm (...) (24 years ago, 13-May-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Service Packs: Space, Technic, Train, Town, etc
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That's one way of looking at it! But like Scott says, this is off-topic(1). Please take this to e-mail: eh105jb@mx1.pair.com Scott A =+= Have you inspected Arthur’s Seat yet? (URL) reasonable man adapts himself to suit his environment. An (...) (24 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | lugnet.castle post gone missing...
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Hmmm, a lugnet.castle post of mine may have gone missing. I haven't seen a verification e-mail for it yet, but got one for two posts made subsequently. Frank (24 years ago, 12-May-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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To: Scott A. and Larry P. and anyone else who cares: All right, I am saying this once, and you can fight among yourselves about it. I wish this was totally off LUGNET, and I wish you two would stop this unending, uneeded, feud you two seem to love (...) (24 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Service Packs: Space, Technic, Train, Town, etc
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What's truly sad about this is that there are cheaper ways in getting garage door parts....like this one: (URL) US for the Whole fire hall, and not a cheesy one either, one of the best City Fire Stations Lego has put out, the 6571 Flame Fighters. (...) (24 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Service Packs: Space, Technic, Train, Town, etc
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In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Scott Arthur writes: <snip> It's rather ironic that you say "take it to email" after YOU hijack my thread. I did not respond to yours, you responded to mine... what prevented you from sending me an email at that (...) (24 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) So what else is new? (...) Really? Wow, I hadn't noticed! (...) That's my solution as well. What you are suggesting is only possible IF the request to curate gets answered, which it never was on multiple occasions by more than one person. (...) (24 years ago, 9-May-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Criticism of LUGNET's homepage (was: Re: newsticker)
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(...) I don't want anyone to think I forgot about this.. the homepage came within hours of getting updated, when I had a major change of plans for it. I didn't expect the new format to take as long as it has, and I now wish I had just made some (...) (24 years ago, 8-May-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Help Please Links! -----> .Mecha
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(...) How is this on topic for off-topic.debate? I gave you some pretty good advice on how to proceed (get a curator, by convincing someone to volunteer, or at least set up a links page yourself) as well as some constructive feedback, and your (...) (24 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: MOC Starship Intrepid
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(...) Yes. It'll be taken care of shortly. -Suz (24 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: SPAM from Lugnet
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(...) yah, I got it, and reported it promptly to spamcop... (...) while I'd like to do that, I'm not sure we can... are we ready to say to random web users "you can post, but you can't see who you're replying to"? guess the email is only needed if (...) (24 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Hello, I'm sorry to report that today I recieved spam from someone that harvested my address from Lugnet. This is a first for me (via Lugnet) and I'd like to know what we can do to prevent it from happening again. I'm sure that it's from Lugnet (...) (24 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: MOC Starship Intrepid
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Should lugnet.announce.brickshelf have restricted posting? Is there anyone besides Kevin who would ever have a valid reason to post? Note that the referenced post really belonged in lugnet.announce.moc. Frank (24 years ago, 4-May-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Let me second both points. On the 2nd point, please see the discussion about lugnet.build.fantasy for my thoughts. Frank (24 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) If this is a serious request, please consider calling it .build.sf or else build.science-fiction.... thanks. Not sure that this new group would be needed though. (24 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: How is NNTP, SMTP and HTTP integrated on Lugnet?
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(...) the way it works here is there's an NNTP server, and custom built SMTP and HTTP interfaces to it. It's all custom code written by Todd... You'd have to ask him about access to it though. :) (24 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Request for new group .build.sci-fi
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(...) X-post: lugnet.admin.general FUT: lugnet.admin.general If that's not the right place either please change it. This is a suggestion I've been thinking about, mostly since I want to build MOC's from the 5th element (probably wont for a year or (...) (24 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: How is NNTP, SMTP and HTTP integrated on Lugnet?
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(...) Try Web Crossing: (URL) software offers the triple interface (SMPT,HTTP,NNTP) and is customizable. Licenses range from $0 on up. -Rob. (24 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | How is NNTP, SMTP and HTTP integrated on Lugnet?
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Here on Lugnet, we have the freedom to choose if we want to post messages through NNTP, SMTP or HTTP? How is the integration of these three protocols implemented. Is the software that implements this integration available for others to use? Several (...) (24 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Plurals of words does not bring back a match.
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(...) By default, Partsref does full-word matches (as you noticed). You can get around this by tagging one, some or all of your search terms with asterisks (*). In this case, you might have searched for 'rocket*'. There is a brief help page for (...) (24 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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I was looking for the 3963 Space Positioning Rockets on the lugnet guide, but couldn't find them until I looked up the Space category itself. I tried rocket (singular of rockets) but that didn't bring back a match. Is there a way to get the lugnet (...) (24 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: NNTP Posting setup (was Re: SOS. Lugnet member... )
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(...) Ok. The heads-up is done, and now so is the re-submit. Sorry for the trouble. -JDF (24 years ago, 23-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: NNTP Posting setup (was Re: SOS. Lugnet member... )
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(...) It's because the True E-mail address is different from the News E-mail address. Spamblocks are allowed, but in this case the True E-mail address isn't apparent given the spamblocked version. On the other hand, if mail addressed to (...) (24 years ago, 23-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: NNTP Posting setup (was Re: SOS. Lugnet member... )
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(...) Seems there is a problem with having two different email addresses on file for a given meatspace name. Got this back today: FORM: (URL) There is a problem with the information you submitted. Please fill out the form again to correct the (...) (24 years ago, 23-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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"Kevin Wilson" <kwilson_tccs@compuserve.com> wrote in message news:GuqJHG.Kr0@lugnet.com... (...) Express. (...) Me too. No changes to my setup. I'd about given up on NNTP (and Lugnet, since I abhore clicking through the website) and decided to give (...) (24 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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"Dan Boger" <dan@peeron.com> wrote in message news:GuqtMx.K0C@lugnet.com... (...) I just checked the logs. Outlook Express (yes, I know, M$, etc. etc....) does TPC FIN after any account syncronization. The firewall does a teardown of any connection (...) (24 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) auth is useless, and has been for the last 10 years or so. I know of no computer that replys to auth truthfully, and even if it does, it proves nothing. I'd disable it if it was easy, but it seems it might take a recompile of the nntpd server, (...) (24 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) just a nit - we're not talking about delay in refreshing newsgroups, but in establishing a connection to the server to begin with. Could it be that since you're always online you never close the connection? (...) hmmm... I get to lugnet (...) (24 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) not likely that I have a transparent proxy at the ISP level, but it is possible, of course. I do think it's more likely that some network is automatically responding to all auth requests than some network sending auth requests where there were (...) (24 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Me too, as of today. I get the initial connect immediately (within a second or so), and then 3 or 4 seconds to get the newsgroups summary (during which I can see my cable modem blinking away - it would be just inactive during the old initial (...) (24 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Dan Boger wrote in message ... (...) weeks (...) I'm now back to normal speed when accessing LUGNET NNTP via Outlook Express. Kevin ---...--- TOWN Lego Building contest! (URL) 2396 piece kit - only one left! (URL) Lego parts store: (URL) Guild of (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) How about turning off the auth attempt? With the e-mail authorization mechanism, it is rather unnecessary... --Bill. (24 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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"Daniel Crichton" <danielc@helio.co.uk> wrote in message news:GuqF5w.AoC@lugnet.com... (...) auth (...) and (...) auth (...) the (...) I agree. I don't have any ISP (I mean I *am* the ISP) and so I can safely exclude the second option. This leave (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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"Dan Boger" <dan@peeron.com> wrote in message news:20020417201416....ron.com... (...) No. Facts: 1) I don't have any delay. (I subscribed 40 groups and it takes 3-5 seconds to refresh them all) 2) No auth requests reach my firewall (I could show my (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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"Dan Boger" <dan@peeron.com> wrote in message news:20020417201416....ron.com... (...) wrapped (...) (port (...) That sounds feasible, except for one thing - I run Outpost on my PC which logs all allowed and denied connections in and out, and I don't (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) that actually proves my point... the server _is_ doing auths (I could show you my firewall logs)... the fact that they don't get to your firewall could explain part of the problem. I'm assuming that you get the delay before nntp works right? (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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"Dan Boger" <dan@peeron.com> wrote in message news:Guq4L6.6w8@lugnet.com... (...) weeks (...) Dan, the server is *not* doing auth right now. (Please, see: (URL) is an exerpt from my network analyzer output: (sorry for the wrapped lines..) As you can (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) of taking ~2 minutes to start up, the NNTP is working properly again. It may be related to me opening the auth port on my home firewall, and enableling the auth service inside.... I'm wondering if anyone else (who was having the problems (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Chris Gray wrote in message ... (...) Several of us are seeing very slow response using NNTP, starting a few weeks ago, and have posted about it in admin.nntp. No idea yet what the problem might be. See these 2 threads: (URL) Lego Building contest! (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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"Chris Gray" <cg@ami-cg.GraySage.COM> wrote in message news:m3y9fnktjv.fsf@...age.COM... (...) No problem here. OE6 on W2K Pro on a 2Mbps line in the UK. Also fine from home on WinME with OE6 on ADSL. Usually connects within 5 seconds or so, and I'm (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Same thing with Forté Free Agent and Windows 2k but I don't know about other servers. Forté says it's "Looking up server" for 20 seconds or so - used to be instant. /Tobbe (URL) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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I've noticed this for 2 or 3 weeks now, but haven't commented. When I crank up my newsreader (gnus inside Gnu emacs) to read via NNTP from lugnet, there is a 1 - 2 minute delay before the newsgroup list starts. I don't see that when reading from a (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: NNTP Posting setup (was Re: SOS. Lugnet member... )
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(...) nope - no problem at all. (24 years ago, 16-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) That part is easy. (I'm having to manually lie to it to get the wrong address in the headers to make posting work as it is...) (...) the access I already had-- do y'all care if there's two email addresses on file with my meatspace name (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I can't help you change what your news client thinks your email is, but here is how you tell LUGNET to accept posts from you: (URL) Dan Boger dan@peeron.com (24 years ago, 16-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Not a password-issue so much, but similar. I set myself for NNTP-based Lugnet posting a few years back. It seems to care what my email address is. I don't see a place where I can change what it thinks my email address is. How do I go about (...) (24 years ago, 15-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) After thinking about this, I figure as long as there's always at least one of us around to keep an eye on things, there shouldn't be too much of a problem. But that means (at least partly) organising "shifts". Maybe this can be done when we (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.au.vic.mel, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) dunno about the gods part, but you should have a new password in the mail. :) Dan (24 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Probably the best way to send this type of request is to email admin@lugnet.com . Give it a couple of days and you should have a reply. Jude LUGNET #549 (24 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Um, Hello. I lost me password and log in codes to LUGNET, is there a way to have them emailed to me or something. Or do I have to pay another ten dollars and lose my fan-tab-ulous #279 just to edit my set list, profile and post messages in a less (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) ...which was *precisely* my point. Scott A (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Another suggestion ROSCO (24 years ago, 7-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.nntp)
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FYI... Thanks, Franklin (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Roy, Your e-mail request of the 18th got filed wrong, so missed the que. Sorry. I'm having the server send you a new password now. -Suz (24 years ago, 28-Mar-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Hi all, I've long forgotten my Lugnet password. I looked around in previous posts and saw only suggestions to email admin@lugnet, but I got no response to that, so I am trying here. How can I change my password or get my old one emailed to me? I (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) LUGNET isn't doing anything to your post - it's your browser. if you were reading the newsgroups via a text browser, or anything that uses an evenly spaced font, you'd have no problem seeing your art. Try clicking on the "View raw message" - a (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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