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  Web Interface suggestion regarding threads
 
Hi Todd, Suz and everyone else, I have a suggestion for the web interface. I've noticed lately that some people are annoyed by threads that (In their opinion) don't fit in the group. I've also noticed that when I come to a large, active group (say (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Web Interface suggestion regarding threads
 
Personally, I find that using a USENET client (like Outlook Express, even) for Lugnet is far quicker and easier. Collapsable and expandable threads and all the other organization perks are built in that way. -- Paul Davidson Shiri (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Web Interface suggestion regarding threads
 
(...) Yeah, but its a major pain when the threads jump groups. I used to read using Netscape Messenger, but it was too annoying, so I switched to the web interface. The only problem I have now is figuring out where I was when I read on different (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Web Interface suggestion regarding threads
 
(...) read (...) Yeah, lucky for me, I only have one computer on the net ;-) (we have two other computers but we all want to work on this one ;-) But I still have problems whenever my Explorer breaks down (1) and I use Netscape instead - then I (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Web Interface suggestion regarding threads
 
(...) Yeah - I have a 15 year timeout on links, basically just so that I know what I've read! It's annoying when I switch between Linux and Win95 though, if my win partition wasn't drive-spaced then I'd try linking my linux history file, cookie file (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Web Interface suggestion regarding threads
 
"Shiri" wrote ... (...) Ooh, yea. I use my newsreader for the groups I follow in depth, but use the web to browse (one of my quick-link shortcuts is (URL) It'd be real nice to be able to add something like &exclue=group,lugnet...pic.debate or (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Web Interface suggestion regarding threads
 
(...) It would be nice, but that functionality already exists in numerous newsreaders. In Forte's Agent software, I just press 'I' to ignore a thread, and I'm never bothered by it again. I'd rather see Todd and Suz spend time on Lugnet-specific (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Web Interface suggestion regarding threads
 
(...) Me too. Even though I use the web interface exclusively, and those features would be nice, I CAN get them with a different interface. I would prefer to see Todd & Suzanne's put their time towards Lugnet functional tasks rather than (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Filtering threads in web interface
 
(...) Another suggestion ROSCO (23 years ago, 7-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)

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